Sarah Soward's C.V.
Exhibitions
2021
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Juried exhibition, Textures
Las Laguna Art Gallery
Laguna Beach, CA -
Juried international exhibition, DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year 2021
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Virtual exhibition -
Solo exhibition, Tiny Birds
Kennedy Grace Gallery
Long Beach, CA -
Group exhibition, ART.HAPPENS (February 2021)
Crashspace and Fun-A-Day LA
Virtual exhibition with gather.town - Group exhibition, Call and Response—Collaboration at a Distance No. 13
Shoebox Arts
Virtual exhibition
2020
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Solo exhibition, Sarah Soward (April 2020–2021)
Kennedy Grace Gallery
Long Beach, CA -
Multidisciplinary publication, Days of Solitude
Art and literature webzine based in Long Beach, CA
Virtual publication/exhibition -
Virtual exhibition, Sarah Soward
Artsy as presented by Kennedy Grace Gallery -
Duo exhibition, Rebecca Ney and Sarah Soward (February–April)
Kennedy Grace Gallery
Long Beach, CA -
Group Exhibition, Fun-A-Day LA
Long Beach, CA -
Group Exhibition, This is a Jar for your F****s
Embark Gallery, organized by Carmina Eliason
San Francisco, CA
2019
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9th Biennial Long Beach Mid-City Studio Tour
Long Beach, CA -
Long Beach Open Studio Tour 2019 (LBOST)
Long Beach, CA
2018
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Juried international exhibition, Artists4Rhino
The accepted work was selected to travel with the exhibition
Teatro di Milano
Milan, Italy -
Selected works from public art installation, Rabbitville
Chuck Jones Gallery
San Diego, CA - Long Beach Open Studio Tour 2018 (LBOST)
Long Beach, CA
2017
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Juried international exhibition, DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year 2017
Mall Galleries
London, UK -
International conceptual exhibition, Biennial 2017
The Museum of Non-Visible Art
Skelf -
Juried group exhibition, Hop-Up Gallery for Rabbitville
(featured artist on Saturday, 7/22/17)
453 5th Ave, San Diego, CA -
Group exhibition, Bright Lights
Art Unites at Kensington Club
San Diego, CA -
Art Festival, Mission Federal ArtWalk
Little Italy, San Diego, CA -
Juried group exhibition
Hype at The Studio Door
San Diego, CA -
Public art installations, Rabbitville
Gaslamp District,
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Prismatic: Rainbow
Iron Fist
San Diego, CA -
Art Festival, Art Around Adams
Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Prismatic: Orange
Iron Fist
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Prismatic: Blue
Iron Fist
San Diego, CA -
Art Fest, Grub-a-Dub Sunday's
Mercado Del Barrio in Barrio Logan
San Diego, CA -
Fundraising group exhibition, FIGMENT
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Homes for the Homeless/No Place like Home
Expressive Arts
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Prismatic: Green
Iron Fist
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Small Works!
Exhibition by Thumbprint Gallery
San Diego, CA -
Group show, Pancakes and Booze
59 Degrees
San Diego, CA
2016
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SiSoDraft Collaboration, Contralateral Eye
Buunni
New York, New York -
Juried international exhibition, Artists4Rhino
The accepted work was selected to travel with the exhibition
Bologna, Italy -
Art Festival, Art Around Adams
Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA -
Juried international exhibition, Artists4Rhino
The accepted work was selected to travel with the exhibition
Castello di Vigevano,
Italy -
Juried exhibition, Art Ark Gallery
San Jose, CA -
Juried exhibition, In Good Company
Bankhead Theater Gallery
Livermore, CA -
Silicon Valley Open Studios (SVOS)
San Mateo, CA -
Maui Open Studios (MOS),
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
Maui, HI
2015
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Juried international exhibition, Artists4Rhino,
The accepted work was selected to travel with the exhibition
Castello di Momeliano, Piacenza, Italy
Palermo, Italy -
Individual exhibition, Colorful Creatures
Highland Partners Boutique Real Estate Offices
Piedmont, CA -
Individual exhibition, Debut of Stellae Errantes/Wandering Stars
(Elephant Paintings for the 21st Century)
Makai Gallery, Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art
Hilo, HI -
Juried international exhibition, DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year 2015
Mall Galleries
London, UK -
Juried exhibition, Double X
Valkarie Gallery
Denver, CO -
Individual exhibition, Preview of Stellae Errantes/Wandering Stars
Claremont Art Studios
San Mateo, CA -
Individual exhibition, Stellae Errantes and Selected Work
Highland Partners
Piedmont, CA -
San Mateo County Fair,
1st and 2nd Place in Surrealism,
San Mateo, CA -
Group exhibition, Chillin' Productions Exhibition,
Mezzanine
San Francisco, CA -
First Friday Open Studio events, On-going,
Claremont Art Studios
San Mateo, CA -
Silicon Valley Open Studios (SVOS)
San Mateo and Los Gatos, CA -
Maui Open Studios (MOS),
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
Maui, HI -
MOS Preview Exhibition
Maui Tropical Plantation
Maui, HI
2014
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Juried international exhibition, Artists4Rhino,
Museo di Storia Naturale
Genoa, Italy -
Juried exhibition, tiny
STUDIO Gallery
San Francisco, CA -
Juror and Featured Artist, Claremont Art Studios Art Market
Claremont Art Studios
San Mateo, CA -
Juried national exhibition, 30th Annual Juried Show for the National Society of Artists,
Art League of Baytown Art Center
Baytown, TX -
Juried exhibition, Landscapes, Seascapes, and Urbanscapes,
Pacific Art League
Palo Alto, CA -
Solo exhibition, Colorful Creatures,
City Arts of San Mateo Gallery
San Mateo, CA -
Juried national exhibition, Animals 2014,
Light, Space, and Time Online Gallery
Special Merit Award -
Group exhibition, Chillin' Productions Anniversary Finale,
Mezzanine
San Francisco, CA -
Solo exhibition, Rhinotopia® and New Work,
Cheap Pete's Frame Store
San Mateo, CA -
Juried public art exhibition, Gallery Walls, Downtown Art Project,
30' projections of Rhinotopia®
San Mateo, CA -
Duo exhibition, Animals and Archetypes,
550 Bryant
San Francisco, CA -
San Mateo County Fair,
2nd Place and Honorable Mention in Surrealism,
Honorable Mention in Wildlife Painting
San Mateo, CA -
First Friday Open Studio events, On-going,
Claremont Art Studios
San Mateo, CA -
Juried exhibition, Factor XX,
Jennifer and Philip DiNapoli Gallery
San Jose, CA -
Silicon Valley Open Studios,
Claremont Art Studios
San Mateo, CA -
Group exhibition, Saratoga Library SVOS Preview Exhibition
Saratoga, CA -
Group exhibition, San Jose Bridge Club SVOS Preview Exhibition
Campbell, CA -
Maui Open Studios,
Sacred Garden
Maui, HI
2013
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Juried international exhibition, DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year 2013
Mall Galleries
London, UK -
Group exhibition, A Million Little Pictures
Art House
NY, LA, touring show -
Claremont Art Studios Open Studio,
San Mateo, CA -
Juried exhibition, Hawai’i Ne’i,
Wailoa Center Gallery
Hilo, HI -
Featured artist, The Wild Life,
One Gallery
Hilo, HI -
Juried exhibition, 37th Annual Fall Arts Exhibition,
Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art, Hilo, HI -
Juried exhibition, Collaborations,
Wailoa Center Gallery
Hilo, HI -
Juried exhibition, WonderlandSF Anniversary,
WonderlandSF Gallery
San Francisco, CA -
Individual exhibition, Rhinotopia®,
Mauka & Makai Galleries
East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI
2012
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Group exhibition, EHCC Member Show,
East Hawaii Cultural Center
Hilo, HI -
Supporting artist for Beastmaster#
60 Rausch
San Francisco, CA -
Group exhibition with Chillin’ Productions
Mezzanine
San Francisco, CA -
Juried exhibition, Dimensions of Love,
East Hawaii Cultural Center
Hilo, HI -
Juried exhibition, EHCC Spring Art Show,
East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI -
Juried exhibition La Jungla,
WonderlandSF
San Francisco, CA
2011
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Group exhibitions with Chillin’ Productions,
San Francisco, CA -
Group multimedia public art piece for Doors to Nowhere,
San Francisco, CA -
San Mateo County Fair
3rd Place for Wildlife Painting
San Mateo, CA -
Juried exhibition, Swankety Swank Art Collective,
San Francisco, CA
2010
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Group exhibition at BAVC
San Francisco, CA -
Group exhibition at Sub-Mission Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2009
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Group exhibition with Art WorkSF
San Francisco, CA -
Group exhibition at Six by Six art gallery
New York, NY
2008
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Group exhibition with Art House
Atlanta, GA -
Individual exhibition Divine Being
The Lighthouse Community Center
Hayward, CA
2007
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Group exhibition with Chillin’ Productions
San Francisco, CA -
Group exhibition at Pantheacon
San Jose, CA
2006
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Group exhibition with Art WorkSF
San Francisco, CA -
Juried exhibition at the Boontling Gallery
San Francisco, CA
2005 and Earlier
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2003–2005 Group exhibitions with Chillin’ Productions
San Francisco, CA -
2004 Juried exhibition, Gift
by Altruity.com
San Francisco, CA -
2002–2004 Group exhibitions with The Muse Studios
various locations
Bay Area, CA -
2002 Group exhibition at 111 Minna
San Francisco, CA -
2002 Open Studio
Marin, CA -
2001 Individual exhibition at Acabello Salon
San Francisco, CA -
1999–2001 Various individual exhibitions at Papalote
San Francisco, CA -
1998–2002 Various group and individual exhibitions at the
California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco, CA - 1997 and earlier Various group and individual exhibitions in the United States and Germany
Current Galleries
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Kennedy Grace Gallery, Long Beach, CA
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Dreams of Paradise Gallery, Hilo, HI
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Jungle Love, Pahoa, HI
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Jungle Love, Hilo, HI
- WonderlandSF
Museums
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International conceptual show, Biennial 2017
The Museum of Non-Visible Art, Skelf -
Solo exhibition at the EHCC: Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art, Hilo, HI, 2015
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Group exhibition at the Museo di Storia Naturale, Genoa, Italy, 2014
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Work in the collection of the Churchill Downs Derby Museum, Louisville, KY, 1995
Articles And Press Releases
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November 2021: Medium “Book Review: Rhinotopia Beginnings: The Art of Sarah Soward”
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November 2021: Well-Seasoned Librarian Podcast “Rhinotopia” episode
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March 2021: Shoutout LA "Meet Amy Stock: Gallerist" (Multiple paintings used for article)
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February 2021: ART.HAPPENS "Illustrating the Rhinoceros Sutra" artist talk/presentation
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July 2017: San Diego Downtown News "Celebrating the days of 'Rabbitville'"
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June 2017: Gaslamp Quarter "Meet the Next Artist of Rabbitville: Sarah Soward"
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May 2017: Bloomin Uterus "Excision vs Ablation" article uses "The Endo-Graphic" image I created
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January 2017: International Rhino Foundation "An Incredible Comeback Story" featured artist
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June 2015: BBC Wildlife Magazine (Painting used for exhibition review)
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June 2015: The Londonist (Painting used for exhibition review)
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November 2014: San Mateo Daily Journal "Seasons of life explored in art"
Select Catalogs Online
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DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition 2017
Issuu, DWSF site -
DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition 2015
Issuu
Publications: Art And Creative Writing
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Rhinotopia Beginnings, art book
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Terrene biannual art and literature publication, selected artist
- Days of Solitude, selected artist
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Self-Portraits of the Apocalypse: Shelter-in-Place
- “Sky Creature” painting featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine
- “Sky Creature” painting featured in The Londonist
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The Comprehensive Pocket Guide for the Badass Artist, contributing writer
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“Yellow Sadness” in The Colors of Life
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“Einstein’s Daughters” review for Gilded Serpent Webzine
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“White Out Wedding” for Gilded Serpent Webzine
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Featured as a performer in California 24/7
Education
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California College of the Arts
BFA in Painting & Drawing, 2002
Curator/Co-Curator:
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Claremont Art Studios First Friday Featured Artist exhibitions 2014, 2015
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Claremont Art Studios Art Market 2014
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CCA’s Women’s Caucus Association Show
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Guerilla Girls lecture presented by the Women’s Caucus Association at CCA
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The Muse Studio’s “Glub Glub–A Show About Fish” at The 1923 Tea House
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“The Muse” group show at Chevil Ate’ Theatre
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Various fundraisers for The Pagan Alliance
Exhibition Juror:
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15th Annual City Arts of San Mateo High School Arts Recogntion Program
City Arts of San Mateo, 2015 -
First Friday Guest Artist Juror
Claremont Art Studios, 2014–2015 -
Claremont Art Studios Art Market
Claremont Art Studios, 2014