Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
"Wild Lands" curated by Gina Tuzzi
online show sponsored by the Artis Alliance
"Hawaii Nei 2020" Native Species Juried Show
Exhibition runs November 6th-December 10th 2020
Opening reception Friday November 6th from 1-6pm
Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii
"16th Annual Celebration of Hawaii Invitational Show"
January 23-March 1, 2021
Opening reception Saturday January 23rd, 2021
Viewpoints Gallery 3620 Bldwin Ave, Makawao, Maui
"Reaching Out" Palila Project
Summer 2021
Viewpoints Gallery 3620 Bldwin Ave, Makawao, Maui
more information to come
August 9 – September 26, 2020
Selected Awards
~ Recognition and Purchase Award from The Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and the Arts 2019
~ Honorable Mention for "Little Bird in a Wild World," Hawaii Nei, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii, November 2018
~ Honorable Mention First Annual Art2Life Academy International Show, juried by Donna Seager, October, 2017
~ Recognition Award, Volcano Art Center, 2017
~ Second Place for "Wild Boar," Imagine Juried Show, Hilo, Hawaii, 2017
~ People's Choice Award for "Go with the Flow" Collaborative art exhibit, August, 2015
~ Honorable Mention 4th Biennial juried "Abstract Only" Exhibition,Wailoa Center, Hilo Hawaii, August, 2012
~ Honorable Mention Award, Hawai’i Nei Celebrating Native Species, Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI, August, 2011
~ Third Place Award, E Komo Mai juried competition, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii, November, 2010
~ Honorable Mention, East Hawai’i Cultural Center Spring Arts Festival, Hilo, Hawaii, April, 2007
~ Jurors Award, East Hawai’i Cultural Center Fall Arts Festival, Hilo, HI recognition by the State of Hawai’i, 2007
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Selected Exhibition History
~ Front Porch Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by Maria Mingalone, Carlsbad, California, August, 2020
~ "Through the Eyes of Artists 2020" Mural Project June, 2020
~ 10th Annual Maui Open Studios, 2020
~ Selected for "Portals," Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Hawaii April, 2019
~ Selected for Hawaii Nei, Wailoa Center Hilo, Hawaii, November, 2018
~ Chosen for the First Annual International Art2Life Academy Show, 2018
~ Invitational to the Birds of the Park Invitational Exhibit, Volcano Art Center, Volcano Hawaii, 2018
~ Midsummer Art Celebration, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii, 2018
~ Selected for Juried Art Show, Volcano Art Center, 2017
~ "Imagine" Juried Show, Hilo, Hawaii, 2017
~ Selected for the first Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Juried Invitational Show, "Through Artist's Eyes," April, 2015
~ Chosen for Hawaii Nei, juried art competition, Walioa Center, Hawaii, 2014
~ 4th Biennial juried "Abstract Only" Exhibition, Wailoa Center, Hilo Hawaii, August, 2012
~ Selected for Calvin College Alumni Juried Painting Exhibition, Center Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2012
~ Hawaii Volcano Observatory’s 100th Anniversary juried show, January,EHCC, Hilo, Hawaii, 2012
~ Hawai’i Nei Celebrating Native Species, Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI, August, 2011
~ "E Komo Mai" juried competition, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii, November, 2010
~ East Hawai’i Cultural Center Spring Arts Festival, Hilo, Hawaii, April, 2007
Publication
~ Published in the December 2019 issue of Still Points Quarterly, "Phenomenol Women."
~ Published in Cloudsong, a collaborative music and art show inspired by clouds, 2016
Current Gallery Representation:
~ Represented by Banyan Gallery, 71 Banyan Drive, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720
2014-present
~ Represented by One Gallery, 186 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720
2013-present
Education:
~ CVP Creative Visionary Program, Nicholas Wilton, 2017
~ BFA Calvin College, 1994
About
For 98 years only boys were born in the Taylor family until Sarah broke tradition and entered the scene in the 1970's near Detroit, Michigan.
Sarah was co-chair of the Visual Arts Guild at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan where she graduated magna cum laude and earned a BFA in 1994. She moved to Hawaii Island in 2006 to support her health from longstanding chronic pain and fatigue exacerbated by cold weather. She homeschooled her 2 children through high school, started an organic farm, raised flocks of chickens, and always kept a hand in art. She has made stained glass, worked with encaustic, Japanese bookbinding, printmaking, zentangle, and taught free classes at the local schools.
Sarah's award winning work has been juried into over 20 shows, recognized by the Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, and purchased by the permanent collection of Calvin University and the Honolulu Museum of Art. It can be found in private collections around the world.
Because of her interest in patina she prefers working on wood panels with acrylic paint, collage, and other elements that can be distressed. She has an enduring desire to showcase the diverse and unique aspects of Hawaii as well as an interest in imaginative abstract work.