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Sarah Beckstrom
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Fertile Ground, a mixed media storefront installation sponsored by the Santa Fe Arts Commission, 150 W. Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM
2011 Travelscapes and other selected portfolios, Sotheby's Open House Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Series 8; Transformation, Vital Projects Photography Studio, Chicago, IL
1998 Seeing don Juan, Gallery S, Chicago, IL
1997 Shadows and Space, Fusion Gallery, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
2011 Axle Contemporary Group Show at the Progressive Art Fair, Axle Contemporary Mobile Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Open House Exhibition, Switching Station Artist's Lofts, Chicago, IL
2008 Mary Beth Creiger Photography Exhibition (curated by Catherine Edelman), Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Phantom Gallery Chicago Network Exhibition, Bloomingdale Arts Building, Chicago, IL
2007 Focus on Chicago, Photo and Digital Exhibition, 33 Collective Gallery, Zhou B. Arts Center,Chicago,IL
2007 Garfield Park Artists, Phantom Galleries, sponsored by the East Garfield Park Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL
2006 Here Comes the Bride, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005 Open studio installation with photography and original sound composition, Headlands Center for the Arts Annual Open House, Sausalito, CA
2004 Retrospective, 10 years of photography, open studio exhibition, Switching Station Artist's Lofts, Chicago, IL
2003 Shadow Studies, Charcoll (Chicago Artist's Collective) Space, East Pilsen's Chicago Arts District, Chicago, IL
2002 Gallery Artists Exhibition, Michigan Avenue Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Fusion, BigBang, Chicago, IL
2000 Infinite Travels Towards Light, multi-media installation, M5 gallery in Fulton Market Warehouse, Chicago, IL
2000 A Look into the Future, Watermark Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Blink, Friends of the Arts show at Cornelia Arts Center, Chicago, IL
1998 Installation and performance with photography and original sound composition, Headlands Center for the Arts Open House, Sausalito, CA
1996-2004 Around the Coyote Art Exhibition (annual), Chicago, IL
1996-1999 Women's Works (annual); Old Courthouse Gallery, Woodstock, IL
Collections
Prentice and Paul Sack Photographic Trust at SFMOMA
Numerous Private Collections
Curatorial Projects
1999-2004 Curator of triennial group photography exhibitions at Vital Projects Photography Studio, Flat Iron Arts Building, Chicago, IL
1998 Curated solo and group photography exhibitions, Gallery S, Chicago, IL
1997 Twelve into One; Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL
Awards and Related Activities
2011 Santa Fe Arts Commission Storefront Installation Project Grant
2008 City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
2003 Artist in Residence; the Switching Station Artist's Lofts, Garfield Park, Chicago, awarded by ARTSPACE, inc.
2001 Arts in Education Roster Artist; Illinois Arts Council
2001 City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
1998 Headlands Center for the Arts, Artists Resident Internship (Feb-June), Sausalito, CA
Press
Windows Open Options for Art, by Kathaleen Roberts, Albuquerque Journal North, July 10, 2011
Exploring Light and Self; Sarah Beckstrom, artist's profile by Chris Johnson, Citylink Chicago, December 5, 2004
Galleries Tip of the Week: Four past Three, Vital Projects Residency Program Artists[program instructor and curator] exhibition review by Michael Weinstein, New City Chicago, March 11, 2004
Vital Projects business profile by Paul Segedin, Chicago Learning Guide, July, 2003
Galleries Tip of the Week, Southeast Asia, Vital Projects Residency Program Artists [program instructor and curator] exhibition review by Michael Weinstein, New City Chicago, July 10, 2003
Photography Studio Draws Novices, Pros, Vital Projects Photography Studio profile by Annemarie Mannion, Chicago Tribune, June 11,2003
Photo Opportunity, 200-4-2000, A Millennium Scrapbook; The McHenry County Story, project profile by Donna Santi, The Northwest Herald, April 14th, 2000
Galleries Tip of the Week, Seeing don Juan solo exhibition review by Michael Weinstein, New City Chicago, July 23, 1998
Community Arts
2008 Executive Assistant, The Bauen Arts Camp (for teens), Parkman, WY
2006-2008 Arts Program Coordinator, Association House of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2006-2008 Community Task Force Member, Building Communities through the Arts Humboldt Park Task Force and Garfield Park New Communities Program, Chicago
2006-2008 Community-Based Organization Representative (Association House of Chicago), Urban Missions Program, Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College Chicago
2003-2008 Committee Member, Garfield Park Artists Community Task Force at the Switching Station Artist's Lofts, Chicago, IL
2006 TalkShops, Hyde Park Arts Center, community-based arts panel/arts workshop presenter with the Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College, Chicago, IL
2006 Project Director and Workshop Instructor, Closer than they Appear, summer photography workshop and exhibition with youth in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago, IL
1999-2004 Founder/Program Director of numerous special projects through Vital Projects Photography Studio, Flat Iron Arts Building, Chicago, IL
1999-2000 Project Coordinator and Exhibition Curator, 200-4-2000, A Millennium Scrapbook; The McHenry County Story, community project and exhibition at the Raue Arts Center, Crystal Lake, IL
Teaching
2011-2012 - Adjunct Professor, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Santa Fe, NM
2011-2012 Photography Instructor, New Mexico School for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2009-2011 Phonetic Reading Tutor in Santa Fe Public Schools through ABC Phonetic Reading School
2009 Pinhole Photography Workshop, Warehouse21 Teen Center, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Pinhole Photography Workshop for teens, The Bauen Arts Camp, Parkman, WY
2006-2008 Visual Arts (Photography, Mural Painting, Mosaics, Mask-Making, etc.) and Performance After-School Program Workshops for Children and Teens, Association House of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1999-2004 Camera Function and Technique, Digital Camera Basics, Creative Photography, Basic and Advanced Darkroom, Pinhole Photography, Polaroid Transfer and Emulsion Lift, Color Photography, Studio Lighting, Portfolio Development, Mat Cutting and Framing Workshop and Vital Projects Residency Program (Creative Process and Development), Vital Projects, Chicago, IL
2001 Pinhole Photography Workshop, Around the Coyote, Chicago, IL
2001 Shooting Slides of Artwork, Lill Street Arts Center, Chicago, IL
2000-2001 Camera Basics and Darkroom Technique, McHenry County College, Department of Continuing Education, Crystal Lake, IL
2000-present Independent Study Instruction, private photography and creative process instruction for individual clients
Education
2009 Graduate of OneDream Consciousness Training Program (1.5-year study), The School for Humanity and Awareness, Atlanta, GA
1994 BFA, Studio Art, emphasis in Photography, magna cum laude; Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
