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| BIOGRAPHY |
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| Sara Sisun was born in Denver, Colorado in 1986. She has studied since age six at the Art Students League of Denver since 1994. Sara graduated from Stanford University in 2009 with a degree in Studio Art and a minor in Creative Writing. In the fall of 2009 she will be enrolled in the full time MFA program in painting at the Art Institute of San Francisco. |
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| EDUCATION |
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Will graduate from SFAI in 2011 with MFA in painting
Stanford University BA in art practice minor in creative writing 2009.
Summer Study at The Slade School of Art 2008 |
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| REPRESENTATION |
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| SOLO EXHIBITS |
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Jan. 2009 "New Work" Stanford Coffee House
May 2008 "Help I'm Stuck in the Photocopier" Cummings Gallery, Stanford University
August 2008 "Movements" Snarf's Sandwiches Boulder, CO
Jan 2008 "Deux Veux: Paintings from Provence" The French Alliance, Denver, CO
Jan 2009 "New Work From London" Stanford Coffeehouse
May 2009 "Potential for Growth and Decay" Paintings and Installation, Stanford SubGallery |
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| GROUP EXHIBITS |
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Corporate Collections at Republic Plaza 2005
Kaiser Permanente Corporate Collection 2005
Art and Soul 2005 (received Allied Arts Award)
Duex Veux at The French Alliance, Denver 2007
ASLD Summer art Market 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (featured in advertising materials)
Art and Gender, Stanford Institute for Gender Research, 2007
Art on the River Juried competition 2007
Gala for Cystic Fibrosis Jan 2009 Denver, CO.
New York Art Exchange Gallery Opening Feb. 2009. Palo Alto, CA
Please Remove Me From Your Mailing List, Stanford SubGallery May, 2009
Senior Show, Stanford University June, 2009 |
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| ARTICLES |
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featured in "21 Under 30" Southwest Art Magazine Sept, 2007
House of Tate 2009
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| OTHER INFO |
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Awards:
Allied Arts Award 2005, best artist under 30
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards 2005, gold key regional and silver key national portfolio
Museum of Outdoor Arts Scholarship Winner
Fall Quarterly Grant, Stanford University 2007
The Angel Grant, Stanford University 2008
Best in Show, Art Students League of Denver Summer Art Market (of 300+ artists) June 2008
Myartspace.com Undergraduate Scholarship Competition 1st Prize Feb. 2009
JE Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement 2009
San Francisco Art Institute MFA Fellowship 2009-2011
Raina Giese Award in Creative Painting |
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