education
San Jose State University
Course work towards M.A. in Contemporary Non-Western Art History, 2006-2008
M.F.A. in Pictorial Arts, 2006
B.F.A. in Spatial Arts, minor in Art History, Cum Laude, 2002
teaching experience
Lecturer * Department of Arts & Sciences, Gavillan College, Gilroy, CA 2010
Instructor of Record, At History -Prehistoric to Medieval and Renaissance.
Lecturer • School of Creative Arts, Skyline College, San Mateo, CA 2009
Instructor of Record, Painting I & II, and Art Appreciation, Spring Semester, 2009.
Art Instructor/Artist in Residence, BackWater Arts, San Jose, 10/07 to 8/08
Instructor of Record for onsite classes and workshops. Classes include beginning and advanced encaustic
painting, beginning and expressive drawing, and figure drawing.
Art Instructor, Arts in Action, Community School of Music & Art, Mountain View, CA 8/06 to 11/07
Instructor of Record for onsite and offsite courses. All courses required personal curriculum
development. Adult courses include: Beginning Drawing & Encaustic Painting. Teen courses include: Summit
High School arts program with at-risk youth, 2D Design & 3D Design. Pre-School and Youth courses include:
Arts in Action Program, Fine Arts Camps, Pre-School Adventures in Art, Drawing and Painting with the
Masters, Melodies and Colors, and Draw! Paint! Sculpt!
Graduate Teaching Associate • School of Art & Design, San Jose State University, San Jose
CA 8/05 to 6/06
Instructor of Record, Two Dimensional Design, Spring Semester, 2006.
Instructor of Record, Two Dimensional Design, Fall Semester, 2005.
Graduate Teaching Assistant • School of Art & Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1/05 to
5/05
Assist Associate Professor Mel Adamson, Life Drawing, Spring Semester, 2005.
selected exhibitions
2011
Small Works Invitational, Costello Childs Contemporary Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2010
Stroke Alert! An Art Benefit, ArtObject Gallery, San Jose, CA
Los Angeles Art Show 2010, represented by Bryant Street Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
new beginnings, solo show, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Re-Purposed, group show, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA
THREE, group show, ArtObject Gallery, San Jose, CA
Summer Extravaganza, group show, Jules Place, Boston, MA
2009
ecology, group show, The Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Artist’s Inventory Sale, group show, ArtObject Gallery, San Jose, CA
beginings, group show, Jules Place, Boston, MA
SWAN Day Exhibition, group show, the Alameda Artworks Gallery, San Jose, CA
Holiday Exhibition, group show, Dawson Cole Fine Art, Beverley Hills, CA
2008
Biennial Invitational Auction, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
underneath, Bryant Street Gallery, Solo Show, Palo Alto, CA
Sunset Magazine Idea House, featured artist with Joseph Hittinger Designs, Monterey, CA
Two Worlds, Atelier Deux Mondes, group show, Metz, France
Monotype Marathon XIII, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA
If these walls could talk, Reaves Gallery, group show, San Francisco, CA.
Red Dot Fair, represented through Bryant Street Gallery, invitational group show, New York City, NY
Delineated, BackWater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA
2007
Essence of Asia: eastern influence in western art, Asian Fusion Gallery of the Asian Cultural Center,
juried group exhibition, New York City, NY. Award: 2nd Place in Best of Show
Inaugural residents show, BackWater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA
Affordable Art Fair, represented through Bryant Street Gallery, invitational group show, New York
City, New York
Arts of Silicon Valley, Triton Museum of Art, juried group show, Santa Clara, CA
27th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Monotype Marathon XII, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA
Recent Graduates, inaugural invitational group exhibition, ArtArk Gallery, San Jose, CA
2006
Dislocations, Bryant Street Gallery, solo exhibition, Palo Alto, CA
Fall Community at the Citadel, group open studios, San Jose, CA
26th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Monotype Marathon XI, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA
Lift Off! San Jose State University MFA Group Show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Flux, annual members group show, WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA
2005
Fresh Strokes, group show, Heritage Bank, San Jose, CA
WORKS Annual Auction, group show, WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA
paper cuts (again), invitational group show, Bay Area MFA students on paper, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo,
CA
25th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Monotype Marathon X, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art,
monotype
2004
24th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
2003
Peninsula Open Studios Preview Exhibition, group show, Cogswell College Gallery, CA
Peninsula Open Studios Preview Exhibition, group show, Herbst International Exhibition Hall, The
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
selected exhibitions toward degree
2006
dirshinsear::diroschliochtoch, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2005
sara cole / jason adkins, collaborative group show, gallery 8, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Advancement to Candidacy, group show, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
recent work, Gallery 2, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2004
American Values, juried group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
on paper: recent work from sara cole and shelby smith, group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA
Advanced Drawing Class Show, group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
quiescence, solo show, Gallery 5, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Drawing from Six Painters, group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
broken lines, solo show, Gallery 2, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
selected awards & scholarships
2007
2nd Place Award in Best of Show, Essence of Asia at the Asian Fusion Gallery of the Asian Cultural
Center, New York, NY
2005
Catherine Urban Art Scholarship, San Jose State University, Department of Art & Design, Artistic Merit
2004
Randall Sadler Art Scholarship, San Jose State University, Department of Art & Design, Artistic
Merit
2003
Dean’s Scholar Award, San Jose State University, Scholastic Achievement
2002
Viola Speddy Scholarship, San Jose State University Department of Art & Design, Artistic Merit
Dean’s Scholar Award, San Jose State University, Scholastic Achievement
2001
Elizabeth Heil Scholarship, San Jose State University Department of Art & Design, Artistic Merit
Dean’s Scholar Award, San Jose State University, Scholastic Achievement
2000
De Anza College Memorial Art Scholarship, Artistic Merit
De Anza College Art on Campus Purchase Award, Ceramic Sculpture
publications
2008
Sunset Magazine, Idea House Monterey, October.
The Wave Newspaper – BackWater Renaissance. March. San Jose, CA
2007
Channel 36 – Television interview as focus artist of the south bay area, May. Mountain View, CA
Metro Newspaper – review for the Citadel Artists Community exhibition. April. San Jose, CA
The Wave Newspaper – review for Kalied Gallery. February. San Jose, CA
San Jose Mercury News – Kalied Gallery review, business weekly. January. San Jose, CA
2006
The Wave Newspaper – No More Cockroaches! being an artist in the south bay area, December. San
Jose, CA
2005
ArtWeek – paper cuts again! exhibition review. OCT/NOV.
San Jose State University
Course work towards M.A. in Contemporary Non-Western Art History, 2006-2008
M.F.A. in Pictorial Arts, 2006
B.F.A. in Spatial Arts, minor in Art History, Cum Laude, 2002
teaching experience
Lecturer * Department of Arts & Sciences, Gavillan College, Gilroy, CA 2010
Instructor of Record, At History -Prehistoric to Medieval and Renaissance.
Lecturer • School of Creative Arts, Skyline College, San Mateo, CA 2009
Instructor of Record, Painting I & II, and Art Appreciation, Spring Semester, 2009.
Art Instructor/Artist in Residence, BackWater Arts, San Jose, 10/07 to 8/08
Instructor of Record for onsite classes and workshops. Classes include beginning and advanced encaustic
painting, beginning and expressive drawing, and figure drawing.
Art Instructor, Arts in Action, Community School of Music & Art, Mountain View, CA 8/06 to 11/07
Instructor of Record for onsite and offsite courses. All courses required personal curriculum
development. Adult courses include: Beginning Drawing & Encaustic Painting. Teen courses include: Summit
High School arts program with at-risk youth, 2D Design & 3D Design. Pre-School and Youth courses include:
Arts in Action Program, Fine Arts Camps, Pre-School Adventures in Art, Drawing and Painting with the
Masters, Melodies and Colors, and Draw! Paint! Sculpt!
Graduate Teaching Associate • School of Art & Design, San Jose State University, San Jose
CA 8/05 to 6/06
Instructor of Record, Two Dimensional Design, Spring Semester, 2006.
Instructor of Record, Two Dimensional Design, Fall Semester, 2005.
Graduate Teaching Assistant • School of Art & Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1/05 to
5/05
Assist Associate Professor Mel Adamson, Life Drawing, Spring Semester, 2005.
selected exhibitions
2011
Small Works Invitational, Costello Childs Contemporary Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2010
Stroke Alert! An Art Benefit, ArtObject Gallery, San Jose, CA
Los Angeles Art Show 2010, represented by Bryant Street Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
new beginnings, solo show, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Re-Purposed, group show, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA
THREE, group show, ArtObject Gallery, San Jose, CA
Summer Extravaganza, group show, Jules Place, Boston, MA
2009
ecology, group show, The Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Artist’s Inventory Sale, group show, ArtObject Gallery, San Jose, CA
beginings, group show, Jules Place, Boston, MA
SWAN Day Exhibition, group show, the Alameda Artworks Gallery, San Jose, CA
Holiday Exhibition, group show, Dawson Cole Fine Art, Beverley Hills, CA
2008
Biennial Invitational Auction, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
underneath, Bryant Street Gallery, Solo Show, Palo Alto, CA
Sunset Magazine Idea House, featured artist with Joseph Hittinger Designs, Monterey, CA
Two Worlds, Atelier Deux Mondes, group show, Metz, France
Monotype Marathon XIII, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA
If these walls could talk, Reaves Gallery, group show, San Francisco, CA.
Red Dot Fair, represented through Bryant Street Gallery, invitational group show, New York City, NY
Delineated, BackWater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA
2007
Essence of Asia: eastern influence in western art, Asian Fusion Gallery of the Asian Cultural Center,
juried group exhibition, New York City, NY. Award: 2nd Place in Best of Show
Inaugural residents show, BackWater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA
Affordable Art Fair, represented through Bryant Street Gallery, invitational group show, New York
City, New York
Arts of Silicon Valley, Triton Museum of Art, juried group show, Santa Clara, CA
27th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Monotype Marathon XII, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA
Recent Graduates, inaugural invitational group exhibition, ArtArk Gallery, San Jose, CA
2006
Dislocations, Bryant Street Gallery, solo exhibition, Palo Alto, CA
Fall Community at the Citadel, group open studios, San Jose, CA
26th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Monotype Marathon XI, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA
Lift Off! San Jose State University MFA Group Show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Flux, annual members group show, WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA
2005
Fresh Strokes, group show, Heritage Bank, San Jose, CA
WORKS Annual Auction, group show, WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA
paper cuts (again), invitational group show, Bay Area MFA students on paper, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo,
CA
25th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
Monotype Marathon X, patron sponsored group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art,
monotype
2004
24th Annual Fall Auction, invitational group show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA
2003
Peninsula Open Studios Preview Exhibition, group show, Cogswell College Gallery, CA
Peninsula Open Studios Preview Exhibition, group show, Herbst International Exhibition Hall, The
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
selected exhibitions toward degree
2006
dirshinsear::diroschliochtoch, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2005
sara cole / jason adkins, collaborative group show, gallery 8, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Advancement to Candidacy, group show, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
recent work, Gallery 2, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2004
American Values, juried group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
on paper: recent work from sara cole and shelby smith, group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA
Advanced Drawing Class Show, group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
quiescence, solo show, Gallery 5, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Drawing from Six Painters, group show, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
broken lines, solo show, Gallery 2, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
selected awards & scholarships
2007
2nd Place Award in Best of Show, Essence of Asia at the Asian Fusion Gallery of the Asian Cultural
Center, New York, NY
2005
Catherine Urban Art Scholarship, San Jose State University, Department of Art & Design, Artistic Merit
2004
Randall Sadler Art Scholarship, San Jose State University, Department of Art & Design, Artistic
Merit
2003
Dean’s Scholar Award, San Jose State University, Scholastic Achievement
2002
Viola Speddy Scholarship, San Jose State University Department of Art & Design, Artistic Merit
Dean’s Scholar Award, San Jose State University, Scholastic Achievement
2001
Elizabeth Heil Scholarship, San Jose State University Department of Art & Design, Artistic Merit
Dean’s Scholar Award, San Jose State University, Scholastic Achievement
2000
De Anza College Memorial Art Scholarship, Artistic Merit
De Anza College Art on Campus Purchase Award, Ceramic Sculpture
publications
2008
Sunset Magazine, Idea House Monterey, October.
The Wave Newspaper – BackWater Renaissance. March. San Jose, CA
2007
Channel 36 – Television interview as focus artist of the south bay area, May. Mountain View, CA
Metro Newspaper – review for the Citadel Artists Community exhibition. April. San Jose, CA
The Wave Newspaper – review for Kalied Gallery. February. San Jose, CA
San Jose Mercury News – Kalied Gallery review, business weekly. January. San Jose, CA
2006
The Wave Newspaper – No More Cockroaches! being an artist in the south bay area, December. San
Jose, CA
2005
ArtWeek – paper cuts again! exhibition review. OCT/NOV.
| sara cole |
| education & student resources |
born: april 1974
framingham, massachusetts
currently lives & works in seattle, washington
framingham, massachusetts
currently lives & works in seattle, washington
