Sarah Nesbitt
www.sarahnesbitt.com
snesbitt1@gmail.com
Education
2009-2011
Master of Fine Arts in Photography. School of Visual Arts. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Summa Cum Laude.
2003-2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Drawing. School of Arts. The State University of New York, College at Oswego, Oswego, New York. Cum Laude.
2001-2003
Associate in Arts. Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York.
Career Experience
Winter 2018-Present
Lecturer IV of Applied Arts. College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters. The University of Michigan-Dearborn. Co-Developed the Human-Centered Engineering Design Program (UG).
ART 210: Beginning Digital Design | ART 220: Introduction to Digital Photography | ART 320: Intermediate Digital Photography | ART 202: Beginning Drawing | ART 410/510: Advanced Digital Design | ART 330: Intro to Graphic Design | ART 325: The Art of Animation | JASS 405: New and Emerging Media.
Fall 2012- Present
Photographer and Videographer. University of Michigan, HOUR Media, Orion Photo Group, George Street Photo and Video, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Playground Detroit. Freelance Photographic and video work for web and print-based media for businesses, organizations throughout the Metro Detroit region and for various departments/institutions throughout the University of Michigan, including the Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan Health System, Stamps School of Art and Design, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, the Multidisciplinary Design Program, the Library, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, the Wilson Student Team Project Center, Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.
Fall 2019 – Fall 2022
Lecturer III of Applied Arts. College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters. The University of Michigan-Dearborn.
ART 210: Beginning Digital Design | ART 220: Introduction to Digital Photography | ART 320: Intermediate Digital Photography | ART 202: Beginning Drawing | ART 410/510: Advanced Digital Design | ART 330: Intro to Graphic Design | JASS 405: New and Emerging Media.
Winter 2018-Fall 2019
Lecturer I of Applied Arts. College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters. The University of Michigan-Dearborn.
ART 220: Introduction to Digital Photography | ART 320: Intermediate Digital Photography | ART 210: Beginning Digital Design | ART 202: Beginning Drawing.
Fall 2016-Fall 2017 (Due to the closure of its entire undergraduate program)
Assistant Professor of Photography and Art History. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. Instruction of AH202: World Survey of Art, AH370: 20th and 21st Century Art History, AH355: History of Women Artists, ART276/376: Photography I+II, ART105: Introduction to Studio Art, ART171x: Art and Technology and IS-100: Cristo Rey High School’s College Immersion Program Arts + Community Activism courses, monitoring the computer lab, rebuilding and monitoring the lighting studio and darkroom spaces.
Fall 2011-Fall 2016
Communications Coordinator, Creative Many Michigan. Served as a Communications Coordinator of Creative Many Michigan, a statewide nonprofit organization leading advocacy for the arts, design, culture, and arts education and the transformative power of the creative industries in Michigan. I developed a database of artist exhibition opportunities, jobs, and event postings for artists to hone on their professional practice, provided photographic documentation of events hosted by the organization, in addition to managing their website, social media pages, and online/print communications. In addition to working closely with Kresge Artist Fellows, artists working within the state of Michigan, non-profit and for-profit institutions in the field of art, design, business, law, economic development, community development, politics, and education.
Fall 2014-Summer 2016
Adjunct Professor of Photography and Art History. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. Instruction of AH202: World Survey of Art, AH370: 20th and 21st Century Art History, AH355: History of Women Artists, ART276/376: Photography I+II, ART491-03: Photographic Trends in Criminal Justice, ART491-08: Experimental Photography and IS-100: Cristo Rey High School’s College Immersion Program Arts + Community Activism courses, monitoring the computer lab, rebuilding and monitoring the lighting studio and darkroom spaces.
2016
Executive Board Member. Marygrove Community Association. Aiding in the development and execution of collaborative neighborhood improvement projects.
Summer 2014-Fall 2014
Media Assistant, University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute, Climate Center. Aiding in the media and communications needs of the Climate Center, including, providing data visualization, photographic documentation, and designing and editing publications on research for both the Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities and Great Lakes Integrated Sciences + Assessments Center. Responsible for update of the website and social media platforms.
Spring 2014- Fall 2014
Studio and Media Assistant. Flutter and Wow Museum Projects. Aiding in general office assistance including filing, organizing, research, 3-D modeling of exhibition designs, and record-keeping. Primarily responsible for managing the print, web, and social media presence.
Spring 2014
Teaching Assistant. Ann Arbor Art Center. Spring and Summer Creativity Camps. Aided Instructors in the supervision and instruction of Collaboration and Multimedia Art Classes for 5-7-year-olds.
Spring 2011
Digitization Technician, Learning as Playing: An Animated, Interactive Archive of 17th-19th Century Narrative Media For and By Children. Pennsylvania State University, Rare Books and Manuscripts. National Endowment for The Humanities Level II Start-Up Grant proposed by Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Professor of Education, Language and Literacy Education at Pennsylvania State University and Andrea Immel, Curator of the Cotsen Library at Princeton University. Responsible for the concept for the web. Scanned and edited 1814 Metamorphosis and 1833 German Metamorphosis books for the development of online, interactive content.
Fall 2010- Spring 2011
Instructor, Department of Arts and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University. Instruction of ART 390: Introduction Into Chemical Photography and held the position of Darkroom Lab Monitor.
Summer 2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Arts and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University, Assisted Jean Saunders with the instruction of ART 090: Introduction to Visual Studies.
Fall 2009, Spring 2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Arts and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University. Assisted Professor Lonnie Graham with the instruction of Introduction Into Chemical Photography and held the position of Darkroom Lab Monitor.
2006
Teaching Assistant, Department of Art, the State University of New York at Oswego. Assisted Paul Pearce with the instruction of Photography I (two sections) and Photography II (one section). Assisted in individual and group student project development, critiques, and prepared setting up for demonstrations.
2004-2006
Photography Lab Monitor, Department of Art, the State University of New York at Oswego. Tasks included helping students on projects when needed, general organization and maintenance of the darkroom, and mixing black and white photography chemicals.
2005
Teaching Assistant/Peer Educator, Foundations Area, Department of Art, the State University of New York at Oswego. Assisted Foundations Coordinator, Professor Richard Metzgar, with the instruction of 2 Dimensional Design I (two sections). Participated in student project development and critiques, generated vocabulary/concepts quizzes, evaluated exams, and prepared slide presentations. Additionally, I evaluated student projects with Professor Metzgar.
Assistant. Aided visiting artists Cynthia Pachikara and Charles Gick in assembling their Multimedia Installations. Locations: Four Multimedia Installations. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York.
Assistant Coordinator. Coordinated About Face: A Contemporary Approach to the Portrait. Hat Factory Artists Space, Oswego, New York.
2000
Assistant. Success by Six Program. Hastings-Mallory Elementary, Hastings, New York. Assisted coordinator by instructing, aiding, and disciplining students 4-6 years old in the development of their primary education.
Speaking Engagements/Workshops
2023
Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition. Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan. April 23
2021
The Gold Medal Exhibition Gallery Talk. Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan. December 8
2018
The Snowden Exhibition Gallery Talk. Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan.
2017
The Gold Medal Exhibition Gallery Talk. Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan.
Feeling Blue? Cyanotype Printing Workshop. Michigan Art Education Association Conference. Detroit, Michigan.
Your Side of History: Collage Making. Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center. Alexandria, Virginia.
Making Sense of What We Have. Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center. Alexandria, Virginia.
2014
Festival Internacional de Arte & Tecnologia 404. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. University Cultural Centre (E.C.U), San Martin 750. Rosario, Argentina.
2013
Masters Class. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. Invited by James Lutomski, Associate Professor of Art/Gallery Director of Marygrove College.
2011
Co-Instructor, Wet Plate Collodion Workshop. Department of Arts and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University.
2010
Co-Instructor, Pennsylvania State University. Assisted Photographer Cody Goddard in the instruction of the Wet Plate Collodion Workshop.
Grants/Awards/Honors
2023
Blick Art Award. Michigan Fine Arts Competition. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, Michigan. 16 Jun. – 17 Aug.
2022
Pre-College STEAM Teacher Professional Academy to Support Educational and Access Equity in Engineering Design. Thematic Research Planning Grant. The University of Michigan-Dearborn. Principal investigator: DeLean Tolbert Smith. Co-investigators: Christopher Burke, Georges Ayoub, and Sarah Nesbitt. Awarded: $29,906
Vansant-Spoiden Award. (Best Presentation) Awarded by the Language Culture, and the Arts Department. The University of Michigan-Dearborn.
2020
Lecturer Professional Development Grant. Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, University of Michigan- Dearborn, 2020.
2019
Creative Teaching Fund. Awarded by Hub for Teaching & Learning Resources. The University of Michigan-Dearborn.
2018
Lecturers’ Employee Organization Teaching Enhancement Grant. Awarded by the Literature, Arts, and Philosophy Department. The University of Michigan-Dearborn.
2017
Finalist. 10th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers in the Fine Art Category, Individual Images. Invited to exhibit in Barcelona, Spain.
2015-2016
Detroit Lollo Playground Public Art Grant. Awarded by Beaumont Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
2013
Second Place Award. Codicology: The Art and Study of the Book. Cultural Arts Building, University of North Carolina Wilmington. Juried by Book Sculptor Daniel Essig.
2010
Finalist. 30th Annual Spring Photography Contest. Photographer’s Forum. Publication in Best Of Photography 2010.
2009
Full Graduate Assistantship. Awarded by School of Visual Arts at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
2007
Honorable Mention. Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition. Art Association of Oswego. Oswego, New York.
2006
President’s List. State University of New York College at Oswego, Oswego, New York. 4.0 GPA
Critics’ Choice. 2006 Spring Student Art Exhibition. Gallery State University Plaza, Albany, New York. Invitation from Faculty Sponsor. Chosen for placement for Best of Show State University of New York Art Exhibition.
Grant Arnold Award. Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York
Best of Show. 10th Annual Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition. Art Association of Oswego. Oswego, New York.
Al Bremmer Art Award. Awarded by Emeritus Professor of SUNY Oswego, Al Bremmer. 43rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York.
Society for Photographic Education Conference Scholarship. Awarded by Jim Ramer, Associate Chair/Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Photography at Parsons School of Design.
Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant (SCAC) 2005-2006. Six Degrees Of Separation and Attending the Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Awarded by the State University of New York, College at Oswego SCAC Committee.
2005
Presidential Purchase Award. 42nd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York.
Exhibitions
2024
Monster Drawing Rally. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. 8 Jan.
Maus Haus Gallery Presents: Through the Lens. Color | Ink Studio, Hazel Park, MI. 7 – 16 Jun.
Exposures Photography 2024. Lawrence Street Gallery Ferndale, MI. 3 – 26 Apr.
Vision and Expression: The Art of Photography. PH21 Gallery + Valid World Hall Gallery. Barcelona, Spain
3-10 Apr.
Lost and Found. Gutman Gallery. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 15 Mar.-Apr 27
Silence. PH21 Contemporary Photography Gallery. Budapest, Hungary. 9–30 Mar.
Anything Goes. Gutman Gallery. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jan. 26 – Mar. 2
2023
COMM[UNITY] II. Playground Detroit. Detroit, Michigan. 2 Dec. – 20 Jan.
2023 Photo Annual. Gwinnett County Public Library. Duluth, Georgia. 14 Oct. – 17 Nov.
165th International Photography Exhibition (Shortlisted). The Royal Photographic Society. Bristol, United Kingdom.
2023 Michigan Fine Arts Competition. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, Michigan. 16 Jun. – 17 Aug. Awarded the Blick Art Award.
52nd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Photography. Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan. 30 Jun. – 29 Jul.
Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition. Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan. 22 Mar. – 6 May
“ID:EALS (Information and Democracy: Education, Access, Libraries, and Society)” Exhibition. Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue, Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN. 5 – 23 Apr.
2022
Minimal. Signs and Forms of the Essential. Millepiani, Rome, Italy. 1-30 Sep.
Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club. Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery, Detroit Historical Museum. 21 Jul. – 9 Oct.
You Belong: An Exhibition on Belonging. Chroma. Detroit, Michigan. 11 Jun. – 23 Jul.
Stories to Tell. Solo Exhibition. 1923 Cafe. Hamtramck, Michigan. 1 Dec. 2021 – 15 Jan. 2022
2021
108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. The Scarab Club. Detroit, Michigan. 17 Nov. – 31 Dec.
Imagining the Unreal. Gwinnett County Public Library. Duluth, Georgia. 15 Oct. – 19 Nov.
Art Mile – Hatch Art. Detroit, Michigan. 14 Jun. – 11 Jul.
Making Sense of What We Have. Solo Exhibition. Morey Family Gallery at the Art Reach of Mid-Michigan. Mount Pleasant, Michigan. (Original date: 1-30 Apr. 2020)
Hatchback 15. Hatch Art Gallery Hamtramck, Michigan. 3-24 Apr.
2020
PERSIST and Reimagine. Women’s Work Art Gallery. Online. 31 Aug. – 31 Oct.
Word as Art Exhibition. Gallery at the Center for Detroit Arts and Culture. Detroit, Michigan. 19 Mar. – 15 Apr., Converted into an online exhibition.
Monster Drawing Rally. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. 24 Jan.
2019
Curators’ Choice. Gallery at the Center for Detroit Arts and Culture. Detroit, Michigan. 21 Nov. – 16 Dec.
Focus: On Detroit Photography Festival. Cool Cities Park, Detroit, Michigan. Aug. 24.
Local Perspectives, Global Reach. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development, North America, Inc. Redford, Michigan. 1 May 2019 – 1 May 2020.
Alumni Show. Atom Art Gallery. Ferndale, Michigan. 31 May – 12 Jul.
Perceptions. Mese della Fotografia Roma. Millepiani, Rome, Italy. 21-30Mar., 2019.
40th Annual Paper In Particular National Exhibition. Columbia College. Columbia, Missouri. Juried by Eric Lutz, Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Saint Louis Art Museum. 25 Feb.- 8 Apr.
Bodies in Movement. Millepiani, Rome, Italy. 1-28 Feb.
House Warming Exhibition. Whitdel Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
Origins. Janice Charach Gallery. West Bloomfield, Michigan.
2018
105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan.
Monster Drawing Rally. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Detroit, Michigan.
The Barcelona Foto Biennale. The 5th edition of the Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography. Space Nau Bostik, Barcelona, Spain.
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Contemporary Views in Photography. Atom Art Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan.
About Me. Millepiani, Rome, Italy.
Hatchback 12. Hatch Art, Hamtramck, Michigan.
The Snowden Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan. Juried by Sarah Rose Sharp, creative generalist, and writer of art criticism and philosophy.
House Warming Exhibition. Whitdel Arts, Detroit, Michigan.
2017
104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan. Juried by Dennis Nawrocki, Writer and Art Critic.
2017 Photography Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan. Juried by Cynthia Greig, Visual Artist.
10th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Exhibition. Valid Foto BCN Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. Juried by Amber Terranova, the Executive Producer at Screen Projects.
Sarah Nesbitt: Making Sense of What We Have. Solo Exhibition. Torpedo Factory Art Center, Target Gallery. Alexandria, Virginia.
The Incinerator Show. Ocelot Print Shop, Detroit, Michigan.
Punctum. PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary. Juried by Zsolt Bátori, founder and artistic director of PH21 Gallery.
Marygrove Art Department Playground Reclamation Documentary. Beyond Words Gallery. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
2016
Gold Medal Exhibition. Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan. Juried by Elizabeth Youngblood, artist, educator, designer and maker.
Smallish 2- A Small Works Holiday Show. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
Still Life: Past, Present, and Future. uBe Art, Berkeley, California.
A Six Mile Connection: An Exhibit Opening Reception. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2015
Smallish- A Small Works Holiday Show, Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
Art Department Faculty Show. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
Across Voices: Video/Media Art Show, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, South Korea.
2014-2015
Local Perspectives, Global Reach. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development, North America, Inc. Redford, Michigan.
2014
International Symposium on Electronic Art. Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Biannual All Media Exhibition 2014. Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, Michigan. Juried by Timothy van Laar, Professor and Chairman of Fine Arts at the College for Creative Studies.
Art Department Faculty Show. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
2014 Photography and Digital Imagery Show. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan.
2013
Collaborate, Connect, Reconnect. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. Invited by James Lutomski, Associate Professor of Art/Gallery Director of Marygrove College.
Fall Common Room Display. The University of Michigan, Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Invited by Amanda Krugliak, Curator of the Institute for the Humanities.
Mapping: Borders, Bodies, Memories. Filter Photo Festival, David Weinberg Photography, Chicago, Illinois. Juried by Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director of the Griffin Museum of Art.
Griffin Museum of Photography’s 19th Juried Exhibition. Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts Juried by Kathy Ryan, Photo Editor of The New York Times Magazine.
Festival Internacional de Arte & Tecnologia 404. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. University Cultural Centre (E.C.U), San Martin 750. Rosario, Argentina.
NEWSPACE 2013 Juried Exhibition. Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon. Juried by Sarah Stolfa, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.
PPAC’S 4th Annual Contemporary Photography Competition and Exhibition. Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Juried by Lesley Martin, Publisher of the Aperture Book Program and Andy Adams, Creator of FlakPhoto.com
Codicology: The Art and Study of the Book. Cultural Arts Building, University of North Carolina Wilmington. Juried by Book Sculptor Daniel Essig. Second Place Award.
Straight Trippin’. Altered Esthetics. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2012
Sum of Parts. Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography. Detroit, Michigan.
Oswego Art Alums Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York.
2nd Annual National and International Juried Photography Exhibition. Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, New York. Juried by Jennifer Blessing, Curator of Photography at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Where We Are: Tectonic Shifts and Dissolution of Boundaries [Exploring the Tension and Transitions in Contemporary Visual Art Today] Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri. Juried by Elaine A. King, Ph.D. Art Historian at Carnegie Mellon University, Critic and Curator.
Illusion and Chemistry: The Alternative Process. The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, Virginia. Juried by Christopher James, Author of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes.
2011
Making Sense of What We Have. Two-Person Exhibition. Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
2010
Soho Photo Alternative Process Competition. Soho Photo, Tribeca, New York. Juried by France Scully Osterman, an educator at Scully and Osterman Studio and Mark Osterman, process historian at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film both specializing in the Wet-Plate Collodion Process.
Second Year MFA Exhibition. Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Unbound. Coleman Burke Gallery, New York, Chelsea, New York.
5th National Juried Exhibition. Axis Gallery, Sacramento, California. Juried by Joe Amrhein, Director of Pierog Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
Photos With Words. Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, Vermont. Juried by Liz Lee, Department Chair of Visual Arts and New Media at the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Made In New York 2010 Exhibition. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York. Juried by Joan Lyons, Founding Director of the Visual Studies Workshop Press and John von Bergen, co-founder of Sculpture Space in Utica, New York.
Graduate Research Exhibition. Hetzel Union Building Art Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Free Ice Cream- Second First Year MFA Exhibition. Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Focal_Resolution_01. Climate Gallery, Long Island City, New York.
First Year Masters In Fine Arts Exhibition. Borland Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
2009
Made In New York 2009 Exhibition. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York. Juried by Todd McGrain, Associate Professor of Art at Cornell University and Sylvia de Swaan, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow 1994, 2000 and 2006.
Memento Mori: Contemporary Manifestations. Claypool-Young Art Building. Morehead State University. Morehead, Kentucky. Juried by Eleanor Heartney, Contemporary Art Critic and Scholar.
2008
2008 Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition. Art Association of Oswego, New York.
2007
Made In New York 2007 Exhibition. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, New York. Juried by Michael A. Sickler, Professor of Art and Art History at Syracuse University and Buzz Spector, former Professor and Chair of the Department of Art at Cornell University (at the time of exhibition).
2007 Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition. Art Association of Oswego, New York. Honorable Mention.
2006
Autumn Annual Juried Show 2006. Worcester Artist Group Gallery. Worcester, Massachusetts. Juried by Nato Thompson, curator of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MOCA)
National Photography Exhibition ’06. Main Street Gallery. Groton, New York. Juried by Nicolai Klimaszewski, Chairman of the Photography Department, Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY and Roger Smith, Director of The Main Street Gallery.
Bodyscapes: Exploring the Multidimensional Aspects of The Human Figure. Studio 7 Gallery. Rockaway Center for the Arts. Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area, Rockaway, Queens, New York.
Best of Show State University of New York Art Exhibition. New York State Museum, Albany, New York. Juried by State University of New York Chancellor.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York. Approved by Faculty. Grant Arnold Award.
Quest Student Grant Exhibition. Hewitt Student Union, State University of New York College at Oswego, Oswego, New York.
2006 Spring Student Art Exhibition. Gallery State University Plaza, Albany, New York. Invitation from Faculty Sponsor. Critics’ Choice.
2006 Lakeside Statewide Juried Art Exhibition. Art Association of Oswego. Oswego, New York. Juried by Richard Zakin and Helen Zakin, Head of the Art Department of State University of New York at Oswego. Best of Show.
43rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York. Al Bremmer Art Award.
2005
Appendix: 15th Annual Member’s Exhibition. Rochester Contemporary Gallery. Rochester, New York.
2005 Society for Photographic Education Northeast Regional Conference: Students from Central New York Exhibition. Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Oswego Independent Art & Music Exhibition. State University of New York College at Oswego, Oswego, New York.
Everyday Dream: Translating the Moment with Hat Factory Art Collective of Oswego. Art Association of Oswego, Oswego, New York.
About Face: A Contemporary Approach to the Portrait. Hat Factory Artists Space, Oswego, New York.
2nd Annual Great Lakes Emerging Artist Competition. Michael C. Rockefeller Arts Center, Fredonia, New York. Juried by Louis Grachos, Director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
42nd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York. Juried by Kathryn Martini, associate curator at the Everson Museum in Syracuse, and Elizabeth Brownell, a graphics art professor at Finger Lakes Community College. Presidential Purchase Award.
2004
Convergences. Artist’s Palette Gallery, Oswego, New York.
41st Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Tyler Art Gallery, the State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York. Juried by Elizabeth McDade, executive director of the Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, and Cara Thompson, a professor at Bryant & Stratton in Syracuse.
Publications
2024
Gutman Gallery Exhibit Presents Art Made from Scattered Objects. Article by Drew Saunders. Current Magazine. 14 Mar.
Sarah Nesbitt. Article by Gita Joshi. Art Seen/The Curator’s Salon. Spring 2024
Curator’s Pick. Women United Art Magazine. Issue VI. Winter 2024
2023
Michigan artists compete in annual BBAC competition. C&G Newspapers. Article by Mary Genson. June 28.
“COMM[UNITY] II” Group Exhibition (12.02-1.14). Playground Detroit. November 24.
2023 MFAC Exhibiting Artists. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. June 16.
2022
Has Magazine. Humanities, Arts and Society. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-MOST). Paris, France. Issue 4, January 2022.
Side-yard: On the Commons, the Neighborhood, Grief, and Not Making Theatre While Still Making Theatre HowlRound Theatre Commons. Emerson College. Article by Richard Newman. March 15.
2021
GCPL Photo Annual Juror Talk with Maria Kelly. Gwinnett County Public Library. November 30. Online.
Five students selected to have artwork displayed in the Michigan Legislature. University of Michigan-Dearborn. College of Arts, Sciences and Letters News. November 3. Online.
Photo exhibition held at Duluth Library in Gwinnett County. 귀넷카운티 둘루스 도서관서 사진전시회 열려. KTN Atlanta. October 21. Online.
Atlanta Celebrates Photography Week: GCPL Photo Annual. Lenscratch. Article by Ashley Kauschinger. October 7. Online.
Photo Annual 2021 Digital Guide. Gwinnett County Public Library. October 7. Print.
Superpresent. Groupi Publishing. Issue 4. Fall 2021. p. 78-79. Print.
Eastern Michigan University Galleries Catalog. Eastern Michigan University. 17 February.
2020
UM-Dearborn Launches New Engineering Program for Makers, Creatives and Designers. News University of Michigan-Dearborn. Article by Lou Blouin. July 14.
Women Artists of Detroit. Photograph by Jeff Cancelosi. Women’s Work Art Gallery.
2019
May 31 AtomArt Alumni Show in Ferndale. Oakland County Times. Online.
Expanding the Vision of Queer Dance. Article by UCR NEWS. University of California Riverside News. May 15. Online.
Bodies in Movement Catalogue Exhibition. Loosen Art Magazine. Print.
U-M’s new Daring Dances project explores social justice through movement in Detroit, Ann Arbor. Article by Sydney Hawkins and Marilou Carlin. University of Michigan News. February 26. Online.
U-M’s Daring Dances launches public programming in Southeast Michigan. University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. February 13. Online.
Photography Challenging Objectivity. The Woven Tale Press. Article by Richard Malinsky, Arts Editor. January 29. Online.
Member Portfolios. Society for Photographic Education Website. Online.
Playground Detroit. Olu Company Website. Online.
2019 Members Exhibition. Whitdel Arts. January 18.
2018
Scarab Club Annual Publication. Scarab Club. Print. p. 126
About Me. Wam Bam Its Jam Website. Online.
Motor City Icon: The Spirit of Detroit. Catalog for Exhibition at Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum. Print. p. 6
Artist Profile: Sarah Nesbitt. Murze Magazine. November 1. Online.
What’s Your Favorite ArtPrize Memory? Creative Many Michigan. ArtPrize Stories, ArtPrize. June 13, 2018. Online.
20 Years of the Gallery. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. April 17, 2018. Print. p. 9, 36
The Makings for a New Marygrove. Image for Article. HOUR Detroit. March 2018. Print. p. 12, 67
Join Us. Dance Studies Association. 2018. Online.
Shift. Light Leaked. Article by Melissa Kreider. February 2018. Online.
Homepage. Daring Dances Website. 2018. Online.
rapture/rupture (2013). Cynthia Ling Lee Website. 2018. Online.
2017
Scarab Club Annual Publication. Scarab Club. Print. p. 122
Students Protest Marygrove College Dropping Undergrad Programs. Image from the protest. C and G News. Article by Brendan Losinski. Print.
The Greater Good. CCS Alumni Magazine. College for Creative Studies. Print. p. 3
In the Galleries. Art Review of Solo Exhibition. The Washington Post. Article by Mark Jenkins. Print.
Detroit Home. Edited images for print. HOUR Media. August/September 2017. Print. p. 15, 82, 83
Our View: Discovering the Hidden Gems of Alexandria. Alexandria Times. Article by Editorial Staff. Print. p. 22
Art Review: Sarah Nesbitt grasps Truth of Matter. Alexandria Times. Article by Evan Berkowitz. Print. p. 13, 17
Navigating Manufactured Truths In New Target Gallery Exhibition. DC Style is Real. Online.
Alexandria-Arlington community calendar, July 6-13, 2017. The Washington Post. Compiled by Ria Manglapus and Lisa Bolton. Print.
Target Gallery Presents Sarah Nesbitt Making Sense of What We Have. East City Art. Online.
Navigating Manufactured Truths In New Target Gallery Exhibition. Alexandria News. Online.
A Festival Explodes Expectations of Queer Dance at JACK. Hyperallergic. Article by Benjamin Sutton. Images from the performance of we [still] queer here 4.5, Confetti Sunrise. Online.
Explode! queer dance festival Flyer. Image from the performance of we [still] queer here 4.5, Confetti Sunrise. Print.
Meanings and Makings of Queer Dance. Croft, Clare. Images from the performance of we [still] queer here 4.5, Confetti Sunrise. Oxford University Press. Print. p. 2, 42, 58, 174, 178, 192, 219
Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures Newsletter. University of Michigan Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Spring 2017. Print. p. 1, 4, 11
Exhibition Highlighted Mural’s Progress. Tower Times: Marygrove College, Office of Alumni Relations. vol. 16 number 2. Print. p.19
Creative Class: Sarah Nesbitt. HYE Times. Article by Ara Topouzian. Online.
How does Grand Rapids become stronger? By ensuring other cities do too. Rapid Growth Media. Article by Allison Spooner. Online.
A Page from Our Handbook: Designing and Building Your Artist Site. Creative Capital. Article by Holly Ajala. Online.
2017 Michigan House Promotion. Middle West and Creative Many Michigan. Photos by Samantha Danhoff Vanderlist, Sarah Nesbitt, and Shawn Jordan. Video.
Winter 2016- Winter 2011
Creative Many Michigan Website. Researched and provided content for the entire website. Online.
2016
Infinite mile Year 3 Anthology: December 2015-November 2016. Edited by Jennifer Junkermeier, Stephen Garrett Dewyer, and Ryan Harte. Images from the Art and Race Conference. Print. p. 10-11
Our History of the Telephone. Scarab Club Gold Medal Gallery. Online.
Scarab Club Annual Publication. Scarab Club. Print. p. 102
Fall Event Program Guide: Sept-Dec 2016. Creative Many Michigan. Print. p. 5, 6, 16, 20, 21
Creative State Michigan: 2016 Creative Industries Report. Creative Many Michigan and Kerr Smith Design. September. Print. p. 19, 22, 98, 106-110, 130
Dancing toward Queer Horizons. Croft, Clare. Theatre Topics, John Hopkins University Press. Print. p. 59-60
Domestic Scenes: The Art of Ramiro Gomez. Weschler, Lawrence. Documentation of Michigan Cut-Outs. Print. p. 116-117
New Recordings by Heaters, ONEFREQ, In Tall Buildings: The ArtPrize Sessions, Michigan House-Austin. Sinkevics, John. Local Spins. March 18. Online.
Any Holder but a Pot Holder. Levester Williams Website. Online.
Art and Race Conference. Infinite Mile Detroit. Online.
2015
The State of the Creative Economy in Michigan. Wasacz, Walter. Rapid Growth Media. Online.
The˜60 wrd/min art critic comes to Hamtramck. Detroit Metro Times. Online.
Detroit: Sarah Nesbitt. Waxman, Lori. “60 wrd/min art critic” project website. Online.
Making Sense with Sarah Nesbitt. Breakfast with the Artist. Interview with Rosie Sharp. Online.
Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities: Project Evaluation Report. Project Staff. Grace, Ashlee. Climate Center, University of Michigan. October. Print. p. 17
2014-15 Annual Report. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. Summer 2015. Print. p. 2, 4, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24
How much is a city’s culture worth? Quantifying the economic impact of the arts in Detroit. Knight Arts Detroit Blog. Article by Rosie Sharp. Online.
Joy. Savage, Anne C. Eclecta Blog- Progressive News and Commentary. Online.
[ë„ì„œ] 뉴 미디어 아트 2015: New Media Art 2015. Kim, Leejin. Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, South Korea. Print. p. 32-35, 100
Book of Alternative Photographic Processes. Third Edition. James, Christopher. Image of Working Harder to Reclaim That Context and Losing the Collection. Delmar Cengage, New York, New York. Print. p. 465, 790
The Year in Life Writing – Year in Review. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. Edited by Donald Harrison, Provided Stills for Video. May 19. Video.
Acknowledgments with Great Appreciation! Creative Convergence 2015 Program Guide. Arts Alliance of Washtenaw County. March 19. Print. p. 4
Feeling at Home with Alison Bechdel. Hyperallergic. Article by Sarah Rose Sharp. Online.
[Exhibition] Across Voices – Whispers: About the Artist About Featured Artists. CICA Museum. Online.
Heidi Kumao Exhibits in Korea. Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan. Online.
A phase of domestic and international new media art, “New Media Art 2015” published. Design Jungle Magazine. Online.
Across Voices ì†ì‚ìž„Â CICA ë¯¸ìˆ ê´€ 비디오 / 뉴미디어 아트 êµì œå±•Â . 네오룩 ì´ë¯¸ì§€ì˜¬ë¡œê¸°ì—°êµ¬ì†Œ 오시는 길 Neolook. Online.
New Media Art 2015: Across Voices – ì†ì‚ìž„. Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, South Korea. Video.
The Year of Life Writing Fall Highlights. Michigan Humanities. Provided Still Photos for Video. March 19. Video.
Highlights of Alison Bechdel’s “Dykes, Dads, and Moms To Watch Out For” Exhibition. Video by Donald Harrison, Provided Still Photos for Video. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. February 18. Video.
Business Leaders in the News. Detroit Free Press, January 18. Print. p. 3B
Design My Diabetes Solution Workshop. Health Design by US. Online.
Design Workshop for Improving Communication. Health Design by US. Online.
Health Virtual Reality Apps By Us. Health Design by US. Online.
Innovations in Diabetes Education. Health Design by US. Online.
Our Work. Health Design by US. Online.
Resident Sign-Out Deserves Great Design. Health Design by US. Online.
Who We Are. Health Design by US. Online.
Making Health. Wilson, Allison. Medicine at Michigan. Fall-Winter 2015 Online.
2014
Infinite mile Year 1 Anthology: December 2013-November 2014. Edited by Jennifer Junkermeier, Stephen Garrett Dewyer, and Ryan Harte. Print. p. 154-170
Creative Many moves HQ to TechTown Detroit, sets sights on Grand Rapids for 2015. Rapid Growth Media. Article by Anya Zentmeyer. Online.
Sarah Nesbitt. Levure Litteraire. Accueil: Numero 10, November 2014. Online.
Marygrove staff shows its colors in the 2014 Faculty Exhibition. Knight Arts. Article by Rose Sharp. Online.
Local Perspectives, Global Reach. 2014-2015 Art Exhibition Catalog. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Print. p. 23, 24
Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan- Jennifer Karady Exhibition Catalog. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. September 25. Print. Inside Flap.
Photo Gallery: ArtServe Michigan Presents PDP Workshops in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Creative Capital. Article by Maura Guyote. Online.
Helping Kids Manage Diabetes with Video Games. Emergence Magazine UM Stamps School of Art and Design Summer 2014. Print. p. 13
2013-14 Annual Report. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. 2014. Print. p. 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 23, 27
A Campaign Conversation with Dean James Hilton. University of Michigan Library Spring 2014 Development Newsletter. Spring 2014. Print. p. 1
Our Collaboration with Dr. Joyce Lee and the University Medical Community Continues. University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design Tumblr. Online.
Making A Difference Video Games that Help Kids Manage Diabetes. Stamps School of Art and Design. Article by Katherine Weider. Online.
INSIGHT 7 Magazine. Photomedia Center- Contemporary Imagemakers 2013. Print. p. 12-17
Lost and Found: Making Art from Migrants’ Trash. A Growing Movement. Amin, Sameen. Al Jazeera America. May 26 Online.
Detroit Art Shakers: Ongoing Project of my Journey to Meeting Detroit Artists + Not Abandoned: Just Taking the Deserved Weekend Off. Infinite mile, issue 05: April 2014. Online.
Sarah Nesbitt: Making Sense of What We Have. Photomedia Center, Contemporary Imagemakers Program. In the running for Photomedia Center’s micro-grant, in addition to a series of publications brought forth by the Photomedia Center. Online.
Chris Hyndman, No-Touching Zone. Slideshows. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. April 10. Online.
State of Exception: Richard Barnes, Jason De Leon, Amanda Krugliak. Slideshows. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. Online.
2014 State of Exception: Richard Barnes, Jason De Leon, Amanda Krugliak. Tumblr Blog. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. Online.
2013
IMD Facilitates Outreach Art Exhibits Tour/Lecture. Marygrove Campus News. Online.
Filter Photo Festival Catalog. Filter Photo. September 23. Print. p.18
404 10º Festival Internacional de Arte y Tecnologia Catalog. 404 Festival. August 31. Print. p.14
404 Festival Internacional de Arte y TecnologÃa. Universidad Nacional de Rosario VlogTV. Video.
404 Festival 2013. 404 Festival Website. Video.
Recontruccion de la Memoria de Otro. 404 Festival Website. Online.
Alumni Exhibit Success in All-Oswego Show. Oswego Magazine. Article by Shane M. Liebler. Print. p. 26
The Griffin Museum 19th Juried Exhibition Catalog. The Griffin Museum of Photography. Print. p. 1, 69
2012-13 Annual Report. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. Print. p. 10, 12, 23
Powertools, Arduino Boards, and Oil Spills: Installing (in)Habitation at MOCAD. Play, UM Stamps School of Art & Design. Provided footage for Video. June 20. Video.
Interview with Artist Lynne Avadenka. Daub, Peggy. The University of Michigan Library. Online.
Institute for the Humanities Exhibit Explores Intersection of Text and Image. Cantu, John Carlos. Ann Arbor News, mLive. May 10. Online.
Visiting Artist Lynne Avadenka’s 1-credit mini-course “The Book: Body and Soul”. Slideshows. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. April 16. Online.
Sibande on Campus. Slideshows. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. April 10. Online.
The Zarazua Family. Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Huron Valley. Hope Away from Home. Spring 2013. Print. p. 3
Language Comes After the Artist: The Work of Lynne Avadenka Exhibition Catalog. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. Print. p. 4, 12
Language Comes After the Artist: The Work of Lynne Avadenka. Slideshows. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. March 31. Online.
Jason Ferguson Faculty Artwork. Eastern Michigan University. Online.
Griffin Opening! What Makes it Great? What Will You Remember? Article by Elin Spring. Online.
Challenges and Opportunities for Art Coverage in the Age of Media Convergence. Motown Review of Art. Article by Vince Carducci. Online.
Internal Review, Saturday, Feb. 1. MHeal Website. Online.
About Us. Woven Wind Website. Online.
State of Exception: The Undocumented Migration Project at the University of Michigan. Rybak, Sarah. U-Loop Politics-News University of Michigan. Online.
2012
Sum of Parts at DCCP. ArtHopper.com Exhibition Review by Ron Scott. Online
Multidisciplinary Design Minor Brochure. The University of Michigan Engineering. Print. p. 1, 2
Remainders: The Banned Book Project/Nigel Poor Exhibition: Remainders: god, sex and animals talking. Edited by Sharad Kant Patel, Provided Video Footage. Michigan Humanities. Nov 16. Video.
Artist Nigel Poor’s Workshop with Lloyd Hall Students in Collaboration with Arts at Michigan. Slideshows. Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan. November 8. Online.
Student Engagement and the Academic Library. Quoted in a chapter named: Undergraduates of Opportunity: Capitalizing on Talent and Crafting Undergraduate Projects at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Libraries Unlimited, Santa Barbara, CA. Print. p. 68-69
Reframing Photography Theory and Practice. Resources: Artists: Sarah Nesbitt. Website by Rebekah Modrak and Bill Anthes. Online.
Time After Time. Edited by Sharad Kant Patel, Provided Video Footage. Michigan Humanities. Sep 18. Video.
A Crash Course in Creativity. Hensel, Jennifer Judge. Michigan Engineering News Stories. August 28. Online.
Detroit: An Artist’s Perspective. Edited by Sharad Kant Patel, Provided Video Footage. Michigan Humanities. Aug 17. Video.
Illusion and Chemistry: The Alternative Process, exhibition catalog. Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA. Blurb Publishing. Print. p. 52
3D Video Installation by OpenEndedGroup. Edited by Sharad Kant Patel, Provided Video Footage. University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities. April 23. Video.
Charles Atlas Installation at U-M. Edited by Sharad Kant Patel, Provided Video Footage. Michigan Humanities. Mar 23. Video.
2010
Best of Photography 2010. Photographers’ Forum, Santa Barbara, CA. Serbin Communications. Print. p. 189
Winners Gallery- Best of Photography-Finalists. Photography Forum Magazine.com, Image of Working Harder To Reclaim That Context. Online.
Exhibit features work of students, recent graduates of MFA program. Live psu.edu, July 22. Online.
MFA Students and Recent Alumni Emerge in UnBound Exhibition. Arts and Architecture.psu.edu, July 22. Online.
5th National Juried Exhibition, exhibition catalog. Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA. Print.
Unbound, Exhibition Catalog. Coleman Burke Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, New York.
Photos With Words, exhibition catalog. Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Blurb Publishing. Print. p. 22, 62
Focal_Resolution_01, exhibition catalog. Climate Gallery, New York, NY. Blurb Publishing. Print. p. 26
First-Year MFA Students to Show Their Boundaries in Borland Exhibition. Arts and Architecture PSU.edu, January 26. Online.
Graduate research displayed in HUB. The Daily Collegian, March 29. Online.
Master of Fine Arts Students Show Work in Borland Exhibition. Live psu.edu, January 27. Online.
Portfolios/Sarah Nesbitt. Alternative Art and Culture Magazine, Spring 2010. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Print. p. 56-65
2009
Made in New York. Art Calendar. The Post-Standard/Stars. June 7. Print. p. 10
2007
State Artists’ Exhibit. Art Calendar. The Post-Standard/Neighbors Cayuga. July 5. Print. p. 14
2006
People in Action. Campus Update- the State University of New York at Oswego. Volume 17, Number 18, July 12. Print. p. 2
People in Action. Campus Update Volume 17, Number 16, May 3. Print. p. 2
Fine Arts- Oswego State Students Exhibit Their Crafts. The Post-Standard/Neighbors Oswego. April 27. Print. p. 1
Quest ’06 A Symposium Catalog. The State University of New York at Oswego. April 19. Print. p. 9
Tyler Art Gallery Features Student Exhibition. Oswego State University website news. April 13. Online.
AAO Announces Lakeside Art Show Winners. DiscoverOswego.com, April 3. Online.
In Print. Campus Update- the State University of New York at Oswego. Volume 17, Number 13, March 22. Print. p. 1
Funded Student Scholarly, Creative Work Sees Big Jump This Year. Campus Update. Volume 17, Number 12, March 8. Print. p. 2