SARA SIESTREEM
Born: 1976, Springfield, Oregon
EDUCATION
2007 MFA, with distinction, Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2005 BS, Portland State University, Portland, OR (Studio Arts)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Corridor to Transport, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Day Paintings, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Depth of Defense, The Life Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 exposure: a discrete house on fire, Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2004 Rocks are Happy/In Blue and Green, The Know Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 I don’t recycle Michael, City Center Gallery, Portland, OR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Love Show 2-14, Launch Pad Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Siren Nation, Portland, OR
2008 24 hour draw-a-thon, Pip Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Beulahland, Portland, OR
2006 Daylight Walking, Native American Student and Community Center, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2005 Pratt MFA 1st Year Group Show, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Paranoia, Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR (Nov.)
2004 Small Paintings, Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR (Sept.)
2004 Vinyl Killers, Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR (May)
2004 Cabin Fever, Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR (Feb.)
2003 Cascade AIDS Benefit, Portland, OR (catalog)
2003 Modern Zoo, Portland, OR
2003 Angels of Mercy in an Age of Destruction, Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Stare-well, permanent mural collaboration, Portland State University,
Portland, OR
2001 PSU Studio Scholarship Exhibition, Portland, OR
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Speer, Richard. Visual Arts Listings, Willamette Week, WW Pick, December 2010
Speer, Richard. Visual Arts Listings, Willamette Week, WW Pick, December 2008, p. 47
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2007 Joan Michel Foundation Award Nominee
2005 Merit Award, Pratt Art Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2003 Yale-Norfolk Fellowship Nominee, Norfolk, CT
2001 Florence Glazer Scholarship, Portland, OR
SPONSORSHIP
2010-2011 M. Graham & Co., Portland, OR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 Adjunct Instructor, Design, Portland State University, Portland OR
2008 Instructor, Portland Community College, Introduction to Drawing
2007-2005 Assistant to Kay Walkingstick
2004 Native American Center at Portland State University, Portland, OR
2004 Commission for Public Art – Permanent Marker System Design and Development
2005-2002 Apprentice to Lillian Pitt
2004-2001 Native American Student and Community Center, Portland State
University, Internship and Artist Council Member
CURATION:
2004 Moths Only Kiss on the Neck: Doves of Freedom, Zeitgeist Gallery,
Portland, OR
2004 Art Auction Benefit: a-ok, Beulahland, Portland, OR