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Finding balance between darkness and light, what is masked and revealed has become a recurring theme in my charcoal and mixed media pieces. Movement and transition continue to play in the imagery I am drawn to. The drive home, a conversation I had today, the natural world and our relationship to it -- glimpses of maps, dreams and photographs all play a part. 

 

Recent work refers to the internal time-travel we engage in from time-to-time, the contrast of light and dark in our mind's eye, the 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 ceramics/sculpture teacher, I am currently establishing a permanent studio in Stafford Springs, CT.

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

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Recent 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  "Wandering Uterus III: 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 Teacher, CT Public Schools

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:

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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