Sarah Purnell
(413) 559-1611
Education:
2007 – Present - University of Massachusetts
MFA Candidate Painting and Drawing
2007 Graduate - Herron School of Art and Design,
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
BFA Painting, minor art history
Exhibitions:
2008 - “More is More”, Student Union Gallery, Amherst, MA
2007 - “Counterparts”, Herder Gallery, Amherst, MA
2007 - “Search Engine”, The Art Hospital, Bloomington, IN
2007 - “Student Show”, The Eleanor Prest Reese and The Robert B. Berkshire Galleries, Indianapolis, IN
2007 - “Disconnections”, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2006 - “Love Me”, Big Car Gallery, Indianapolis/Fountain Square, IN
2006 - “Herron School of Art & Design Exhibition”, Dean Johnson Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2006 - “Wet Ink”, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2006 - “Acta Est Perdida”, Centre International d’Art Contemporain, Pont-Aven, France
Awards and Grants:
2006 - Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art Fellowship, Pont Aven France
2006 - UROP Travel and Research Grant, Indiana University Purdue University at
Indianapolis
2006 - Fehnel Scholarship, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI
2006 - Outstanding Teaching Award, Saturday School Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI
2006 - Outstanding Teaching Award, Honor’s Art Summer Program, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI
2005 - Marvin Bradley Drawing Award, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI
2004 - Mary Milliken Award, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI
Teaching Experience:
Spring Semester 2008 - present - Screen-printing & Digital Imaging, Instructor of Record, University of Massachusetts
Fall Semester 2007 - Drawing 104, Instructor of Record, University of Massachusetts
2006 - 2007 - Saturday School, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI : Instructor, Experimental Drawing / Printmaking
2006 - Honors Art, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI : Instructor, Drawing and Printmaking
2005 - Saturday School, Herron School of Art and Design IUPUI : Administration Assistant
Travel:
February to May 2006 - Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art, Pont Aven, France
Other Travels includes:
April 2006 Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany
April and May 2006 Paris, France
February 2006 Arco 06, Madrid, Spain
February 2006 Bilbao, Spain