C.V. / RESUME
Sarah-Faith Strait
sarahfaithstrait@gmail.com
Represented by Steven Francis Fine Art, Lynchburg, VA. www.stevenfrancisfineart.com
EDUCATION
2024
Master of Fine Arts, Studio. Miami University, Oxford, OH.
2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts (painting, printmaking, drawing), Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2024
Sinisa Lenac Graduate Studio Award. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Jan. 31.
2023
Juror’s Choice. Daydreams, Juried Online MFA Exhibition. University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Juried by the MFA students of UM. Nov. 26.
Nancy F. Cady Art Scholarship. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. May 4.
Tara Savage Award. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. April 4.
Three Arts Scholarship Award (Master’s Candidate). Three Arts Scholarship Fund Inc., Cincinnati, OH. March 15.
2022
Tara Savage Award. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. October 27.
Three Arts Scholarship Award (Master’s Candidate), Three Arts Scholarship Fund Inc., Cincinnati, OH. July 14.
Sinisa Lenac Graduate Studio Award. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. June 28.
Tara Savage Award. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. March 10.
2020
Marty Kalb Purchase Award. Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
2019
Annie Rogers Rusk Prize in Art (Painting). Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
Merit Award. Spring Show, Juried Exhibition. Gallery 2001, Beeghly Library, Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
2018
Annie Rogers Rusk Prize in Art (Painting). Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
Merit with Distinction (Best of 2D). Spring Show, Juried Exhibition, Gallery 2001, Beeghly Library, Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
Merit Award, Spring Show, Juried Exhibition, Gallery 2001, Beeghly Library, Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
In Motion. Baker Gallery, Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA. Sept. 4 - Oct. 25.
Always Again, MFA Thesis Exhibition. North Gallery, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH. April 29 - May 6.
2019
Equus II, Gallery 22, Delaware, OH. Sept. 6 - Oct. 26.
Equus, Werner Gallery, Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH. April 12 - Sept.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Hats Off to the Derby. Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford, OH. April 13 - May.
Self/Realization: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH. Feb. 23 - March 17.
2023
Extrapolated Forms. Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford, OH. Nov. 10 - Dec. 1.
Shaping Forethought. Hiestand Galleries, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Oct. 19 - Nov. 3.
Continuum. Nichols Gallery and Steven Francis Fine Art, Barboursville, VA. July 29 - Sept. 30.
Contingencies of Light. Steven Francis Fine Art, Lynchburg, VA. June 9 - Aug. 5.
Equestrian Art and Jewelry Show, Bowen Jewelry Company and Steven Francis Fine Art, Lynchburg, VA. April 7 - May 27. With Elise Schweitzer and Aggie Zed.
Studio to Studio : Miami U. MFA Pop Up Show at Studios at Solway. Studios at Solway, Cincinnati, OH. March 17.
2022
New; Real. The Virginian Hotel, Lynchburg, VA. and Steven Francis Fine Art, Lynchburg, VA. Nov. 11 - Feb. 11.
Borderlands : Miami University MFA Exhibition. Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond, IN. Oct. 24 - Nov. 18.
Your eyes, too : Recent Work by MFA Candidates in the Department of Art. Hiestand Galleries, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. Oct. 14 - 31.
2021
Looking out, looking in : an introspective. Alice Gauvin Gallery, hosted by Engine, Biddeford, ME. August 10 - 26.
2020
Becoming Visible (Online Senior Exhibition). Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Daydreams, Juried Online MFA Exhibition. University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Juried by the MFA students of UM. Nov. 26.
2022
Studio Art Exhibitions at Lewis Place. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
2020
Fresh Looks 2020. Ford Gallery and University Gallery. Eastern Michigan University School of Art and Design, Yipsilanti, MI. Juried by the MFA students of EMU.
2019
Spring Show. Gallery 2001, Beeghly Library, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
2018
Spring Show, Gallery 2001, Beeghly Library, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
2024
Instructor of Record, ART 121-B, Observational Drawing, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Spring)
Gallery Assistant to Gallery Director Ann Taulbee. Hiestand Galleries, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Spring)
2023
Instructor of Record, ART 231 - B, Painting One, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Fall)
Teaching Assistant to Full Professor Dana Saulnier. ART 431/432, Painting Three and Four. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Fall)
Gallery Assistant to Gallery Director Ann Taulbee. Hiestand Galleries, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Fall)
Instructor of Record, ART 121 - C, Observational Drawing. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Spring)
Gallery Assistant to Gallery Director Ann Taulbee. Hiestand Galleries, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Spring)
2022
Instructor of Record ART 121 - B, Observational Drawing. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Fall)
Instructor of Record ART 121 - C, Observational Drawing. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Spring)
2021
Gallery Assistant to Gallery Director Ann Taulbee. Hiestand Galleries, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Fall)
Teaching Assistant to Assistant Professor Michael Stillion. ART 121 - C, Observational Drawing. Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH. (Fall)
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2024
‘Always Again,’ Artforum Lecture, Miami University Department of Art, Art Building Room 100. April 25.
‘Artist Talk,’ Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH. March 2.
2021
‘Artist Talk’ (Online), Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of CUNY, New York City, NY. Nov. 22.
‘Artist Talk’ (Online), Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of CUNY, New York City, NY. April 19.
COLLECTIONS
2024
Sara Vance Waddell. Cincinnati, OH.
2021
Martica Sawin, Art historian, author, and critic. ME.
2020
Department of Art, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.