Artist Biography
Originally from Perry, Florida, Sara is an interdisciplinary artist based in Pensacola, Florida. Sara was employed in the dental field for most of her young adult life, but decided to follow her passion for the arts and returned to school becoming a student of the University of West Florida at the age of 33. Fascinated with trying all mediums, her exploration began with traditional mediums such as graphite, photography, and charcoal. As a teenager, she began experimenting with Adobe Photoshop and other technological possibilities. Later on, her experiences at UWF allowed her to expand into mediums such as oil paints and other digital mediums including digital painting, electronic arts, video editing and 3D printing. Regardless of medium, Sara generally focuses her subject matter around the human figure. Mainly that of the female form. She draws most of her inspiration from fellow female artists that love exploring the beauty in the female form such as Olivia De Berardinis and Laura H. Rubins. Sara graduated from the University of West Florida with her BFA in Digital Arts in the Spring of 2022. |
Art is a buffet and I want to try it all.
EDUCATION
2022 BFA , Digital Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
2012 AA, General Studies, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL
GRANTS | AWARDS
2022 $400, Office of Undergraduate Research Individual Grant, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
EXHIBITIONS
2022 SynThesis, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2022 Student Scholars Symposium, Building 22, University Commons Building,
University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Juried)
2022 68th Annual Members of PMA Exhibition (MOPMA), Pensacola, Museum
of Art, Pensacola, FL (Juried by Carrie Ann Baade, Associate Professor of
Painting and Drawing, Florida State University)
2022 Points of Departure Foundation Exhibition, The Art Gallery (TAG), Center
for Fine & Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
(Invitational)
2021 Autumn International Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (Juried)
2021 Semi-Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Online/Fall), CFPA, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2021 Semi-Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Fall), CFPA, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2021 Semi Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Spring), Building 82, Center for Fine & Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
(Invitational)
2021 67th Annual Members of PMA Exhibition (MOPMA), Pensacola, Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL (Juried by Elizabet Elliott, Executive Director/ Curator of Alabama Contemporary Art Center)
2020 2020 Tagged: Student Art and Design Exhibition, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Juried by Richard McCabe, Photography Curator, Ogden Museum of Southern Art)
2019 Points of Departure Foundation Exhibition, The Art Gallery, Center for Fine & Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2022 Alliance of The Arts and Sciences: Development of a 3D Printed Turbidity Sensor through Trans Collaboration, Building 22, University Commons Building, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (in collaboration with Rebekah Dilavore, Douglas Hunter, Aniana Monteverde, Christina Kilpatrick, and Connor Webb)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022 Studio Art Intern, Center for Fine & Performing Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Autumn 2021 Art Awards,” Art Week, publication date: November 22, 2021.
https://www.artweek.com/events/united-states/art-exhibition/scottsdale-virtual-event/autumn-2021-art-awards
“Autumn 2021 Art Awards,” Art.Base, access date: December 7, 2021.
https://art.base.co/event/10960-autumn-2021-art-awards
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
2022 BFA , Digital Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
2012 AA, General Studies, St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL
GRANTS | AWARDS
2022 $400, Office of Undergraduate Research Individual Grant, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
EXHIBITIONS
2022 SynThesis, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2022 Student Scholars Symposium, Building 22, University Commons Building,
University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Juried)
2022 68th Annual Members of PMA Exhibition (MOPMA), Pensacola, Museum
of Art, Pensacola, FL (Juried by Carrie Ann Baade, Associate Professor of
Painting and Drawing, Florida State University)
2022 Points of Departure Foundation Exhibition, The Art Gallery (TAG), Center
for Fine & Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
(Invitational)
2021 Autumn International Visual Arts Exhibition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (Juried)
2021 Semi-Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Online/Fall), CFPA, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2021 Semi-Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Fall), CFPA, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Invitational)
2021 Semi Annual Pop-Up Exhibition (Spring), Building 82, Center for Fine & Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
(Invitational)
2021 67th Annual Members of PMA Exhibition (MOPMA), Pensacola, Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL (Juried by Elizabet Elliott, Executive Director/ Curator of Alabama Contemporary Art Center)
2020 2020 Tagged: Student Art and Design Exhibition, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (Juried by Richard McCabe, Photography Curator, Ogden Museum of Southern Art)
2019 Points of Departure Foundation Exhibition, The Art Gallery, Center for Fine & Performing Arts, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2022 Alliance of The Arts and Sciences: Development of a 3D Printed Turbidity Sensor through Trans Collaboration, Building 22, University Commons Building, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL (in collaboration with Rebekah Dilavore, Douglas Hunter, Aniana Monteverde, Christina Kilpatrick, and Connor Webb)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2022 Studio Art Intern, Center for Fine & Performing Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Autumn 2021 Art Awards,” Art Week, publication date: November 22, 2021.
https://www.artweek.com/events/united-states/art-exhibition/scottsdale-virtual-event/autumn-2021-art-awards
“Autumn 2021 Art Awards,” Art.Base, access date: December 7, 2021.
https://art.base.co/event/10960-autumn-2021-art-awards
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL