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EDUCATION
2011 MASTER OF FINE ARTS, Studio Art, Concentration: Printmaking
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2008 BACHELOR OF ARTS, Concentration: Printmaking, Minor: Art History
Portland State University, Portland, OR
2005 ASSOCIATE OF ARTS, Concentration: Ceramics
Portland Community College, Portland, OR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 “Not Promising Dawn” Grumpy’s, Manhattan, NY
2013 “Concerning the Dust”, Midoma Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2012 “No Named Location”, Charlotte Patisserie, Brooklyn NY
2011 “Many Ears are Full” Grumpy’s, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
“Something in the Water” Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2010 “Accustomed to Armor”, Urbhana, Knoxville, TN
“Phantoms: Collages”, Coffee and Chocolate
“Paire Paire”, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2009 “Merging”, Oodles, Knoxville, TN
“If I Knew You Were Coming….”, 1010 Gallery Knoxville, TN
2007 “Things a Little Bird Saw: Etchings”, Farm Café, Portland OR
2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Together”, Farm Cafe, Portland, OR
2010 “Chimera Phantoms”, Fort Sanders Yacht Club, Knoxville, TN
2009 “Der Røuska Schoeka: The Red Shoes”, Birdhouse Laboratories, Knoxville,
JURIED AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Art in the Library”, John C. Hodges Library, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN
2010 “Hand Held Spring Film Festival”, Regal Downtown Cinema, Knoxville, TN
“UTK Juried Student Art Show”, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“UTK Juried Student Design Show”, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2009 “Imaging Desire” Gallery X at the Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY
“Phoenix Literary Magazine Exhibition”, UC Gallery, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN
“UTK Juried Student Art Show”, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 “Fanning the Flames”, Brooklyn Fire Proof Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 “Bad Moon”, Double Six Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2012 “Figure Fragments”, Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2011 “Last Minute”, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
“Art on the Floor”, Community Television of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
“Dissolving Facades”, Farm, Portland, OR
2010 “Accustomed to Armor”, Urbana, Knoxville, TN
“I am an Important Giant”, Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA
“Mixed Nuts”, Birdhouse Laboratories, Knoxville, TN
“Reconfigured: An A&A Building Material Exchange”,1010 Gallery,
Knoxville, TN
“Phoenix Exhibition, University Center, Knoxville, TN
2009 “Phoenix Exhibition”, University Center, Knoxville TN
“Seven Times Standard”, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
“Trouble in Tight Jeans:UGA/ UTK Collaborative Print show”, Gallery
1010, Knoxville, TN
“Trouble in Tight Jeans 2: UGA/UTK Collaborative Print show” Athens, GA
“CC”, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville TN
“Student Art Exhibition”, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“So It Goes….”1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“BIG PRINTS”, Old Library Space, Knoxville, TN
“A Wolf in Fine Trappings”, Academy of Fine Arts, Poznan, Poland
“Mind the Gap” Southern Graphics Council, Chicago, IL
“Dixie Highway” University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2008 “Tyranny of the Matrix”. Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville TN
“Seven Women and a Shoe”, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“Start / Stop”, Food for Thought Gallery, Portland, OR
“Senior Art Exhibit”, Portland State University, Portland, OR
“BOGO: Buy One Get One Free”, 8th Annual Postcard Print Exchange,
Gallery 1818, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
“Second Annual Print Exchange”, Oregon Ink Spot, La Grande, OR
“PrintWORKS”, MK Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2007 “Little Red Riding Hood is Getting Opinions”, P:ear Gallery, Portland, OR
“Printmakers Salon Exhibition”, Print Zero Studios, Seattle, WA
“Extravagantly Unsane”, 7th Annual Postcard Print Exchange, Gallery 1818,
College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
“Things a Little Bird Saw: Etchings”, (Solo Exhibition) Farm Café, Portland
2006 “Spring Break 2007: Installation”, Joey Macca Gallery, Portland, OR
“Shooting Horses: Paintings”, Independent Project, Portland State
University, Portland, OR
2005 “Love Show”, Launch Pad Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 “Works in Clay”, Graystone Gallery, Portland, OR
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013 VISITING INSTRUCTOR Pratt Institute, Drawing 2
INSTRUCTOR Robert Blackburn printmaking Workshop, taught trace monotype classes
2012 INSTRUCTOR Third Ward Design and implement various 2d courses
INSTRUCTOR Brooklyn Brainery Design and implement handmade card workshop
2012 TEACHING ASSISTANT Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop,
Assisted Japanese Woodblock course
2011 GRADUATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Instructed a bookmaking and papermaking course. Designed curriculum, projects, and lesson plans. Responsible for grading, critiquing, studio maintenance, and demonstrations therin.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Assisted a lithography course. Helped with research, grading, demonstrations, studio maintenance and individual assistance with students
2010 GUEST INSTRUCTOR University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Instructed a Coptic bookbinding workshop Prepared materials and handouts taught and facilitated construction of books.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Instructed an intaglio course. Instructed and team-taught an interdisciplinary foundations art course, focused on 2d possibilities. Designed curriculum, projects, and lesson plans. Responsible for grading, critiquing, studio maintenance, and demonstrations therein.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Assisted a bookmaking/papermaking course. Helped with grading, critiquing, demonstrations and shop maintenance.
2009 GRADUATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Instructed a 4-d foundations art course. Designed curriculum, projects, and lesson plans. Responsible for grading, critiquing, studio maintenance, and demonstrations therein.
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Assisted an intaglio course taught by Koichi Yamamoto and a
4-d art course taught by Ericka Walker. Helped with grading, critiques, demonstrations and facility maintenance.
2008 GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Assisted an interdisciplinary foundations art course.
Helped with grading, critiques, demonstrations and facility maintenance.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2012 Recent Graduate Residency, Brooklyn Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
011 Work- Study Award, Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
Ewing Award, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Nomination for a Graduate Teaching Award, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2010 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Nomination for College Art Association Graduate Student Fellowship
Nomination for Southern Graphics Council Graduate Student Award
Beauvais Lyons Printmaking Award, Ewing Gallery, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville
63nd Annual Student Art Competition, Ewing Gallery, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2009 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
62nd Annual Student Art Competition, Materials Award, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville,
Poznan Artist Residency Exchange Program, Poznan, Poland
2008 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Herman E. Spivey Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
PORTFOLIO EXCHANGES
2010 PARTICIPANT- “Unicorns”, Coordinated by Emmy Lingscheit, including 40
international artists.
CURATOR/PARTICIPANT- “Swimming in the Wreckage”, Collaborative portfolio
exchange with graduate students from University of Tennessee,
Knoxville and Ohio University, Athens.
2009 PARTICIPANT- “Global Implications”, SGC exchange
2008 PARTICIPANT- “Lincoln” exchange organized by Valerie Wallace
2007 PARTICIPANT, “BOGO: Buy One Get One Free”, 8th Annual Postcard Print
Exchange, Gallery 1818, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
PARTICIPANT, “Second Annual Print Exchange”, Oregon Ink Spot, La Grande, OR
SCREENINGS
2010 “ClunkChunk”, Handheld Film Festival, Regal Cinemas, Knoxville, TN
2009 “What Remains”, Handheld Film Festival, Regal Cinemas, Knoxville, TN
CURATING
2009 “Multiple X Multiple: an Exhibition of Contemporary Printmaking”
Co-Curator, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
PUBLICATIONS AUTHORED
2010 “Making Meaning of Detritus: An Interview Concerning Collaboration with
Helen Frederick”Graphic Impressions, Winter 2010,
2009 “Dewdrop Complex: An Interview with Chris Natrop”, Graphic Impressions,
Winter 2009 issue.
“Multiple X Multiple: an Exhibition of Contemporary Printmaking” co-writer of
exhibition catalogue, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
CITATIONS
2011 http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/04/05/sara-marie-miller/
2010 Phoenix Literary Journal, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Spring
2009 Phoenix Literary Journal, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Fall.
Phoenix Literary Journal, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Fall.
LECTURES
2010 “Location’s Impact on the Image”, Southern Graphics Student Panel
Philadelphia, PA (March)
2009 “Printmaking and the Performative”, Academy of Fine Art, Poznan and
University of the Arts, Wroclaw, Poland
RELATED COURSEWORK
2011 “Sewing Construction for Textilists”, taught by Cathryn Amidei, Penland School
of Crafts, Penland, NC
“Fibers”, taught by Nick De Ford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2010 “Mask-making”, taught by Marianne Custer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Theatre department
200 hour yoga teacher training certification
Glowing Body Yoga Studio, Knoxville, TN
2009 University of the Arts, Poznan, Poland
Focus in Printmaking, month-long, artist-exchange program
2008 Grant Institute, Portland, OR
Completed workshop for writing and researching grants.
Earned certification for professional grant-writing.
2007-2008 Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR
Attended classes and lectures about letterpress, sign press,
mimeography, book arts and book-binding, Html, graphic design, self-
publishing zines and calendars, and Gocco printing.
2006 Workshop with Royal Nebekker, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
Attended weeklong mixed media workshop
2001 Portland Community College—semester in Florence, Italy
Studied Film as literature, Communication, and Italian language, art and culture.
1992-1997 Bemis School of Art, Colorado Springs, CO
Focus on Ceramics and Drawing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-PRESENT ART PRESERVATION SPECIALIST
BARK FRAMEWORKS, Long island City, NY
Quality control, store, fit unfit, back and wrap artwork, update database, photograph and catalogue each piece, prioritize production flow and maintain communication amongst coworkers, order supplies
2012 SHOP TECHNICIAN, CHOPLET CERAMIC STUDIO
Brooklyn, NY
load and unload kilns, mix glazes, organize inventory, studio maintenance, document student projects, paper work, assist artists and students.
2011-PRESENT MEMBER/MONITOR, ROBERT BLACKBURN PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
NEW YORK CITY, NY
studio maintenance, paperwork, assistance with art openings, assist
artists and students
2011-2013 SALES ASSOCIATE/ MATTING SPECIALIST, FRAME IT
Brooklyn, NY
Assist customers with matting and framing options, mat artworks,
paperwork, organize space and daily maintenance of operations
2011 CURATOR, CHARLOTTE PATISSERIE
Brooklyn, NY
Curate monthly exhibitions, assist with installing and deinstalling art
2008-2010 MEMBER, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Attend weekly meetings and help install and de-install exhibitions.
Communication with artists.
2009 MEMBER--GRADUATE STEERING COMMITTEE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Attend committee meetings and facilitate communication between
faculty and students
2008-2010 COLLABORATION COORDINATOR- UGA/UTK COLLABORATION
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Link communication with graduate students at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville and University of Georgia, Athens for
collaborative printing workshops. Collaborations held in Knoxville in January 2009 and Athens in January 2010
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