Education:
MFA: California College of the Arts 2005
BFA: Magna Cum Laude, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 1994
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture 2005

Areas of Specialization: Fiber, Sculpture, Installation Art

Solo Exhibitions and Performances:
2009
(upcoming) "Nuclear Family" Santa Clara University, California
2008
(upcoming) "Nuclear Family" George Ayers Cress Gallery, University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga
"Nuclear Family" Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California
2007
"Seam-ingly" 21 Grand, Oakland, California (with Cynthia Yardley)
"Roots Grow Both Ways" 310 Bocana Gallery, San Francisco, California
2006
"Lepidopterists, 2006", Homie, Berlin, Germany (with Jon Brumit and Lee Montgomery)
"Root: Origin", Window, Artist's Television Access, San Francisco, California
"Life Law Affimations--A Perfect Day", Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Performance, San Francisco, California
2005
“Cat Chat” for Neighborhood Public Radio, Artist’s Television Access, Performance San Francisco, California
2004
“Duck and Cover” (with Jon Brumit) 21 Grand, Oakland, California
“Crossover” Association for Visual Artists (with Jon Brumit), Chattanooga, Tennessee
“Traffic Conduction, Market Street Bridge (with Jon Brumit), Performance,
Chattanooga, Tennessee
“Cat Chat” Neighborhood Public Radio, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California

Group Exhibitions:
2008
"Spring Show" Living Room Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007
"C-Change" Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, California
"Blue Drawings" El Camino College Art Galley, Torrance, California
"Everything but the Kitchen Sink", Flippo Gallery, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
"Ripples", Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California
"Group Show", Artist's Television Access, San Francisco, California
2006
"Drawn", Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California
"all together now", Projekt 0047, Berlin, Germany
"Rising Stars" CPF Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Momentum”, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California
“Benefit” 21 Grand, Oakland, California
“Annual Auction”, The Lab, San Francisco, California
"2006 ATA Fundraiser", Artist's Television Access, San Francisco, California
“New California Masters” San Jose Works, San Jose, California
“So Beautiful” Revolution, Ferndale, Michigan
“Textile is a State of Mind”, North and South Galleries—CCA, Oakland, California
2005
“Visual Alchemy” Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California
“5th Annual Benefit Art Sale 2005” 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
"E-Bay Project" San Jose Works, San Jose, California
"Group Show with a Common Denominator of Humor" Artist's Television Access, San Francisco, California
“Thesis Exhibition" California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
“Annual Auction”, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California
"Holiday Arts Auction" Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
"2005 Works/San Jose Auction" San Jose Works, San Jose, California
“Small Works”, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California
“Annual Auction”, The Lab, San Francisco, California
2004
“Small Works: Anniversary Auction”, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California
“Subtle” Playspace, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
“Perceptions,” California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
“Material Matters” Playspace, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
“Benefit” 21 Grand, Oakland, California
2003
“Sliv and Dulet Present:A Summer Line. ” New Langton Arts, San Francisco, California
2002
“Duct Tape Festival” 21 Grand, Performance, Oakland, California
“Downward From Darkness on Extended Wings” Lisser Auditorium, Mills College, Costumes, Oakland, California
2001
"Think Again" Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California
"Urban, Suburban and Boondocks" Second City Council. Long Beach, California
"One Minute Show" Your Local Gallery, Oakland, California
2001
"Art Shak" San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, California
"Auspicious Day" Mills College Concert Hall, Performance, Oakland, California
2000
"Borderbend"I AM Performance, Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco,
California
1999
"Beyond the Surface" Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, Michigan
1998
"12th AnnualMichigan Artists Exhibition" Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, Michigan
1996
“Artist’s Market” Louie’s Bookstore Cafe, Baltimore, Maryland
1995
"Association for Visual Artists" Miller Plaza, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1994
"Participart" Galleria Mesa, Mesa Arizona,
"Senior Exhibition" George Cress Gallery, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Honors and Awards:
Lowenstein Fellowship, California College of the Arts, 2003-2005
Merit Scholarship, California College of the Arts, 2003-2005
Eyeopener Award, Second City Council. Long Beach, 2001
Elected to Alpha Society, 1994
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Brock Scholar, 1994
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magna Cum Laude, 1994
Cottonball Scholarship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1992

Reviews and Publications:
Stanchfield, Natalie, "Evanescence and Fragility" Artslant San Francisco. May 2008. http:// www.artslant.com/sf/articles/picklist#p1277 (internet cited 6/1/08).
Stork, Jeanne, "Sarah Wagner: Nuclear Family" Flavorpill. May 2008. http://flavorpill.com/ sanfrancisco/events/2008/5/1/sarah-wagner-nuclear-family (internet cited 6/1/08).
Palm, Kristin, "Sarah Wagner at 301 Bocana", Artweek. July/August 2007. p. 17-18
Wolf, Allyssa, ed. effing magazine #5, 2006. p. 54.
Gordon, Ann. “Oh So Beautiful!” Real Detroit Weekly. 18-24 May 2005. p. 26
Robinson, Phaedra. “Flowerings.” Metro Times. 11-17 May 2005. p. 28
Cartlidge, Ruth. “Chattanoogans Drive a Work of Performance Art.” Pulse. 26 May
2004. p. 12.
Cartlidge, Ruth. “Crossover Bridges Chattanooga’s Many Layers at AVA.” Pulse. 28
April 2004. p. 11.
Nichols, Anne. “Crossover” Chattanooga Times Free Press. 18 April 2004. p. D6.
Tudor, Silke. “Caught on Tape” SF Weekly October 2002
Sequoya Review. Chattanooga, 1993 and 1994

Lectures and Presentations:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 2006
California State Hayward 2006
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2005
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2005
California State Hayward 2005
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA 2005
Oakland Art Gallery, Artists Panel, Oakland, CA 2005
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA (Workshop) 2005
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2005
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA 2005
University of California at Davis (Lecture and Workshop) 2004
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA 2004

Teaching Experience:
Instructor Introduction to Fiber and Material Studies, Introduction to Weaving, Soft Logic, Time, Material and the Everyday, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2007-2008
Teaching many aspects of the fiber arts including basic basketry techniques, embroidery, pattern making, block printing and fiber sculpture in a survey class. Teaching weaving and fiber sculpture. Teaching conceptual art practices.

Lecturer Advanced Fiber Sculpture Tutorial: Special Projects. California College of the Arts, Oakland 2007
Helping students conceive, develop and bring to conclusion a single project over the course of the semester.

Teacher's Assistant Printing, Dying and Painting, California College of the Arts, Oakland 2007
Assisting in teaching many aspects of the textile print arts
Art Teacher Piedmont Recreation Department, Piedmont, CA 2005-2006
Teaching classes in hand building and wheel throwing to children. Creating and implementing lesson plans.

Teacher's Assistant Introduction to Textiles, California College of the Arts, Oakland 2005
Assisting in teaching many aspects of the textile arts including basic basketry techniques, embroidery, pattern making, block printing and soft sculpture in a survey class.

Teacher's Assistant Introduction to Sculpture, California College of the Arts, Oakland 2004
Instructing students in Foundations in Art across media including wood, metal, found object, drawing and mold-making in a survey class.

Art Teacher Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI 1997-1999
Teaching painting, drawing, and ceramics to all ages. Focus was on teaching basic processes and enjoyment.

Substitute Teacher West Bloomfield and Waterford School Districts; MI 1997-1998
Teaching Art and General Education subjects to Elementary, Middle, and Secondary schools including special education. I implemented lesson plans on a day-to-day basis.

Related Professional Experience:
Foreman Batenburg and Associates Home Remodeling 2001-2004
All aspects of residential repair including framing, trim carpentry, drywall installation and finish, plaster repair, structural repair. Management of jobs and crews. Teaching carpentry skills to apprentice carpenters.

Milliner San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, California 2001
Building unique hats for opera productions.

Freelance fabricator Oakland, CA and Pontiac, MI 1995-2007
Designing, prototyping, and fabricating custom hats. Building custom wedding dresses. Teaching "Empty Bowls" ceramic class to Bloomfield Hills elementary school students. Prototyping a chair for the Cranbrook Architecture office. Sculpting a missing section of the Detroit Stove, a historic monument.

Fabricator Academy Studios Museum Design/Fabrication, Novato, CA 2000-2001
Fabricating botanically accurate plants for science museums, leading production teams, making molds and sculpting in a realistic, lifelike manner. Designing armatures for larger shrubs from steel, copper, and PVC. Teaching sculpting of natural forms to fellow fabricators.

Assistant to Artist Jane Lackey: Cranbrook Academy of Art 1997-1999
fabrication of artwork, ordering materials, shipping work, installation of artwork

Potter's Apprentice Faith/Works Pottery, Flintstone, Georgia 1994-1995
All aspects of making and glazing salt-fired production pottery and teaching a class in beginning ceramics.

Selected Gallery Experience:
Curator Big Pagoda Co. San Francisco, CA 2005-2007
Curating and managing art for this high end design/art store. Responsibilities included curating artists for the collection, curating shows, organizing paperwork, negotiations with artists, sales, marketing, hanging, shipping and receiving art.

Curator PlaySpace Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA 2004-2005
Co-curated two group shows

Preparator Wattis Institute, Berkeley Art Museum, Jewish Art Museum, Bay Area, CA 1999-2000, 2001
Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI 1996-1999
Art and science exhibit installation, fabrication of mounts and stands

Preparator Revolution Gallery, Ferndale, MI 1997-1999
Art installation, recieving, shipping and crating and lighting shows. Management of interns.

Co-Founder Metro Art Gallery Collective, Chattanooga, TN 1993-1994
Construction of gallery space, curating shows, managing gallery sitters, fundraising for openings, sales of artwork

Technical Expertise:
General Sculpture: Conceptual Art, Performance, Principles of 3-D design, Basic Wiring and Plumbing, Framing, Taping and Mudding, Figure Sculpting

Fiber and Material Studies: Multiple Harness Floor Loom, Sewing Machine (industrial and portable), Overlock/Serger, Knitting, Crochet, Basket-weaving, Block Printing, Stenciling, Felt-making, Embroidery, Applique, Quilt-making, Millenary, Sculptural Forms, Armature Building

Wood: Table Saw, Joiner, Planer, Band Saw, Chop Saw, Router, Power Sanders, Jigsaw, Hand tools; Knowledge of Woods, Joinery and Adhesives

Metal: Sweat Soldering, Cold connections, Jeweler's Saw

Ceramic: Hand building techniques (Slab, Coil, Pinch); Wheel Throwing; Glaze Calculation; Kiln Building; Salt, Reduction and Electric Firing Techniques

Mold-making: Plaster 1 and 2 Piece Molds; Silicone, Urethane, Epoxy Mold Making and Casting Techniques; Vacuform

Painting/Drawing/2-D design: Life Drawing, Principles of 2-D Design, Color Theory, Color Mixing, Airbrush

Computer: Mac Programs including Word, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Dream-weaver, Google Sketch-Up