sarah Hope Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
Solo:
August 17th-Sept 10th, 2023 The Beauty of Grief: Embracing Impermanence, Revelstoke Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Executive Director/curator: Meghan Porath, curated exhibition of handmade paper installations depicting the emotions of grief.
Duo:
March 14th-April 20th, 2024 Significance of pollinators, Summerland Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Gallery rep: Susan Gibbs, selection by committee, exhibition with Sara Wiens on the importance of pollinators
April 22-May 22, 2023 A Place for the pollinators, Peachland Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Gallery Coordinator: Janet Hornseth, curated exhibition with Sara Wiens on the importance of pollinators
Group:
Sept 13-Nov 9th, 2024 Fantastic Fungi, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Curator: Tracy Kutscher, CARFAC fees paid, curated exhibition with artist highlighting importance of fungi.
Aug 29th - Sept 21st, 2024 Place for the Pollinators , Armstrong Spallumcheen Art Gallery, BC, Canada, Admin: Lark Lindholm, Three artists: Sarah hope, Sara Wiens and Leilani Ambrose about pollinators
Nov 4th-Dec 9th, 2023, Time | Space, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Guest Curator: Damen Archard, CARFAC fees paid, curated exhibition exploring how technology has altered humans perception of time and space. “Time expands time contracts” is an installation of video projection onto hand made paper exploring stage of grief and exploring how time feels before choosing medical assistance in dying.
July 8th-Sept 9th, 2023, Le7 Tmicw, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Curator: Tracy Kutscher, CARFAC fees paid, curated exhibition with artists highlighting acts of healing and solutions for climate change. “Her Voice brings hope for biodiversity” is a paperinstallation focusing on women’s effect on biodiversity.
April 30th-July 2nd, 2022 The Pollinators, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, BC, Canada. Curator: Tracy Kutscher, CARFAC fees paid to all artists. Artists explore the importance of pollinators for this curated exhibition. “At home in the wild and messy” is a paper installation focusing on pollinator homes.
Oct 16th-Dec 11, 2021 Breaking The Binary, Salmon Arm Arts Center, Salmon Arm, BC, Curator: Tracy Kutschker, CARFAC fees paid to all artists. Artists from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community explore looking past binary thinking. “Ability” is a paper installation expression of emotions surrounding coming out.
Oct 24th-Dec 12, 2020 Dust to Dust, Salmon Arm Arts Center, Salmon Arm, BC, Curator Kate Fagervik. CARFAC fees paid to artists exploring concepts surrounding death and grief for this curated exhibition. “Letting go” and “Rollercoaster” are paper installations expressing emotions of personal stages of grief.
June 8-August 3, 2019 A Seat at the Table, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, Salmon Arm, BC, Curator Tracy Kutschker, CARFAC fees paid to all artists exploring food sovereignty, security and sustainability. “Place for the pollinators” is an acrylic on canvas painting stretched over curved frames to represent pollinators homes
Awards/Grants
July, 2023 received Professional Status Profile with the Canada Council for the Arts
February, 2023 Canada Council for the Arts: Concept to Realization, Explore and Create: grant awarded to create paintings and paper installations about pollinators for exhibition at Peachland Art Gallery, April, 2023
February, 2023 British Columbia Arts Council: Professional Development Award: grant awarded to attend Penland School of Craft 2023, covering costs for papermaking intensive.
February, 2022 Canada Council for the Arts: Research and Creation, Explore and Create: grant awarded to create using pigments and papers from foraged and recycled materials depicting emotions of personal stages of grief.
Aug, 2021 Canada Council for the Arts: Research and Creation, Explore and Create: grant awarded to explore uses of pigments and papers from foraged and recycled materials to depict pure emotions of personal stages of grief.
Aug 2019 Marie Manson Memorial Arts Award, Shuswap District Arts Council: exploration into artist specific palette from found materials.
Workshops/Residencies
Oct 1st-Nov 10th, 2023 Penland School of Craft: 6 week workshop: instructor Amy Jacobs from Dieu Donné, NYC
Juried Art Fairs
Sept 2024 LakeCountry Art Walk
Education
2015 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Thompson Rivers University.
1995 Diploma of Fine Arts, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC
1995 Certificate of drawing and painting, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC
1995 Certificate of drawing and printmaking: Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops,
Work
2021-present Artist, contemporary, explorative work with a focus on recycled or biodegradable media
2015-2021 Registered Nurse, community and palliative care/wound care, covid vaccination clinic, IHA, BC
2007-2011 Special Education Assistant. SD83, BC
1991-1994 Oasis gallery, Kamloops, BC
Memberships
Shuswap Artist Collective, Salmon Arm Art Gallery, Vernon Public Art Gallery
Volunteer
Fall 2022 Pride Festival of the Arts, Salmon Arm Arts Centre
Summer 2022 donation of “Letting Go” stage of grief to the Vernon Hospice House
August 2018 Runaway Moon Theatre: “Birds on Parade” for the Vancouver International Bird Festival
June 2018 Art Battle Salmon Arm: 20 min paintings: Proceeds to The Shuswap Hospital Foundation,