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Finding balance between darkness and light, what is masked and revealed has become a recurring theme in my work. Light, shadow and transition continue to play in the imagery I am drawn to. 

 

Recent work refers to the internal time-travel we engage in when confronted with nature, our surroundings and generally the "outside" - the contrast of memory and reality in our mind's eye, our ability to pass through doors, gates and over thresholds - both physically and metaphorically as we navigate our ever-changing world.

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After many years working as a bookbinder and high school visual arts educator, I am currently establishing a permanent teaching studio in Stafford Springs, CT.

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Please feel free to contact me: sarahpburda@gmail.com

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Exhibits:

2021  "Inspired Views" Invitational, Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Beverly, MA

2018  "Crossing Paths" Individual Exhibit, Arts On Main, Artful Annie's, Stafford Springs, CT

2017  "Our Experiences, Our Travels, As Women" Group Exhibit, Gallery MAC650, Middletown, CT

2017  "Hindsight: Four Alumni from the College of VPA," Syracuse University Art Galleries, Syracuse, NY

2015  "Recent Places" Individual Exhibit, Arts On Main, Three Graces Gallery, Stafford Springs, CT

 

Experience:

2003-           High School Visual Arts Educator, CT Public Schools

2012-2019    Art Educator, Town Summer Art Program, Somers, CT

2001-2002   Art Instructor: Green Street Art Center, Middletown, CT

2000-2003  Rare Book Conservation Tech: Yale University Libraries, New Haven, CT

2000-2002  Visiting Artist: Book Arts, Drexel University Photography Department, Philadelphia, PA

1999-2000   Ceramics Assistant Instructor: 92nd St Y, NY, NY

1999-2000   Book Conservation Assistant: Butler Library, Columbia University, NY, NY

1996-1997    Studio Assistant - Margie Hughto: NYC subway ceramic tile mural, Jamestown, NY

 

Education:

2025  Abstraction Through Observation, Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA

2016   MECA: Feed Your Soul, Workshop for Teaching Artists, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

2016   Copper Fabrication: Shapes in Nature, The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT

2015   Introduction to Stone Carving: The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, VT

2012   Teaching Artists' Workshop: Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

2007  Masters in Liberal Studies (MALS), Concentration in Fine Arts: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

2003  CT Alternate Route to Certification (ARC), Visual Art, PreK-12: CT Department of Higher Education

1997-99   Formal Apprenticeship - Don Rash: Fine Bookbinder, Plains, PA

1998   Paper and Book Intensive (PBI), Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME

1997   BFA in Printmaking; Ceramics Concentration, Syracuse University SVPA

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