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SARAH WARDA
Web: sarahwardafineart.com
Instagram: wardafinearts
Email: sarahartwarda@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
1998 Art Students League New York with Harvey Dinnerstein
1989-93 Workshops with Aaron Shikler
1989-93 Lyme Academy of Fine Arts with Deane G Keller Peter Zallinger and Dan Gheno
Extensive travel throughout France, Italy, and Spain studying masterworks
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 Ethereal Epiphany 33 Contemporary Gallery Chicago, IL
2020 American Women Artists Spring Online Juried Show, Outstanding Figurative Award
2020 NOAPS Best of America Small Works Exhibition, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2020 76th Annual CT Artists Exhibition, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT, awarded Best In Show
2019 CT Women Artists 90th Anniversary Council Exhibition, Chase Family Gallery, JCC, West Hartford, CT
2019 NOAPS International Fall online Juried Exhibition
2019 CT Women Artists National Juried Open Show Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, CT
2019 CT&6 Annual Regional Juried Exhibition West Hartford, CT
2019 CT Academy of Fine Arts 108th Juried Exhibition at the Mystic Museum of Art
2019 CT Women Artists Annual Spring Juried Exhibition 2019 Contemporary Online Art Gallery online exhibition
2019 Women Artists Exhibition Awarded Best in Show
2019 Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club Selected to the 122nd Annual Exhibition at the National Arts Club, NYC
2019 Adorn Me Online exclusive exhibition with PoetsArtists curated by Carol Hodes
2019 Gallery on the Green Canton, CT Solo Exhibition entitled, Human/Nature
2018 Fusion Art Figures and Faces online exhibit awarded second place
2018 CT Women's Artist National Open Juried Exhibition, Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Farmington, CT
2018 New Britain Museum of American Art N'oreaster Members show
2018 Spring Street Gallery Block Island, RI featured guest artist Island Light exhibit
2017 Gallery on the Green Open Juried Show Canton, CT, Peg Douglas Memorial Award
2017 Art League of New Britain Member’s Show New Britain, CT prize for Second Place
2017 Hospital for Special Care New Britain, CT Joy of Art, 14th Annual Juried Show
2017 Lyric Hall, New Haven, CT Light Observation and Response. Joint Exhibition with Juan Andreu
2015 Lyric Hall New Haven, CT Solo Exhibition
2014 New Britain Art League Juried Exhibition
2008 Southington Art League Juried exhibition, First Prize
2007 New Britain Museum of American Art Members show
2003 Golden Street Gallery New London, CT, What’s Inside Funded by the Connecticut Commission On The Arts
2002 Norwich Arts Council Urban Artist’s Initiative Group Show Norwich, CT
2002 Books, Boats, And Brushes New London, CT, Group Exhibit, Best in Show
1999-2001 Pfizer Pharmaceutical Corporation Groton, CT, Bringing Art To The Research Environment, Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, CT
Connecticut Artist Show, Pacific Street Gallery New London, CT
Hygienic Art Inc., Solo Show
Lyme Art Association Old Lyme, CT Group Show
Bradley International Airport Hartford, CT Group show
New Britain Museum Of American Art New Britain, CT Members Show First Prize Oil Painting and Best of Show
2008 Southington Art League Best of Show
2002 -2003 Awarded grant from The Connecticut Commission On The Arts
2002 Books Boats And Brushes Best of Show
2001 New Britain Museum Of American, Art Best oil Painting and Best of Show
HONORS AND AWARDS
2001 Grant from The Urban Arts Initiative
in partnership with The Institute for Community Research and the Connecticut Commission on The Arts
1989-1992 Carlton C. Wiggins Scholarship for painting
Robert M. Lynch Scholarship for painting and sculpture
C. D. Batchelor Scholarship for painting
Wardlaw Scholarship for painting
PUBLICATION AND MEDIA
Nineveh Magazine featured article
Kain’s World Channel 3 News featured interview
New York Times
PoetsArtis, Ambivalance, Adorn Me, Shelter
New London Day
Norwich Bulletin
Various Articles Assyria Live
Channel 26 New Britain, CT featured Interview
COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Commissioned to Paint a mural of jazz musician, Jackie McClean on Upper Albany Ave Hartford, CT through a grant from Hartford decides and Hartford Paint the City
Commissioned to inpaint and restore two 14′ murals for Wall Street Theater, Norwalk, CT
Chelsea Groton Bank Corporate Collection
Hygienic Art Inc., Commissioned to paint five 30' figures for outside mural in downtown New London, CT
Various portrait, mural, and landscape commissions in both private and corporate collections
MEMBERSHIP
PoetsArtists
American Women Artists
NOAPS
Oil Painters of America
CT Women Artists, Council