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MFA 1992 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
BA 1979 San Diego State University
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Selected Recent Exhibitions
- 2008 - "Materials Hard and Soft", Denton Art Center, Denton TX
- 2007- "Sarah Perkins - New Enameled Vessels" solo show at Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
"Enamel Experience - International Badge Exhibition" Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg, Germany
"Sarah Perkins - Enamels" Gold Ecological Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
"Fusion" Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
"10x10x10 Broochless", National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
"Topeka Competition", Alice Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS
- 2006 - "27th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition" Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
"The Art of Enameling" Art and Design Gallery of North Carolina State University
"Reinterpreting the Vessel" Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Basket (R)evolution" Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
"Exquisite Objects" Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Selected Recent Visiting Artist and Workshop Instructor Positions
- 2008 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
- 2007-08 Taiwan National University of the Arts in Tainan, Taiwan.
- 2007 Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
San Francisco City College, San Francisco, CA
- 2006 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Kentucky School for the Crafts, Hindman, KY
Recent Awards
- 2007 Best of Show at the "Biennial Quad-State Juried Exhibition" Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Juror's Award at "Fusion", Columbus Art Center, Columbus, OH
Best of Show at "39th Annual Exhibition" Octagon Art Center, Ames, IA
Honorable Mention at the "57th Annual Art Competition" Fort Smith Art Center, Fort Smith, AR
Purchase Award at the "Wichita National 2007", Wichita Art Center, Wichita, KS
- 2006 Missouri State University Award for Research
Selected Publications
- Images included in the books "500 Metal Vessels"and "500 Necklaces", and juror for "500
Enameled Objects" published by Lark Books
- Included in the book "Contemporary Enameling, Art and Techniques" by Lilyan Bachrach
- Included in the book "Teapots: Makers and Collectors" by Dona Meilach
- Included in the book "The Penland Book of Jewelry: Master Classes in Jewelry Techniques"
- Included in the International Contemporary Vitreous Enamel Archive maintained by the British Crafts Council
- Included in the book "The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects, and Inspiration" by Linda Darty
- Included in the book "The Craft of Silversmithing" by Alex Austin
- Subject of the article "A Fulfilling Absence: The Enamelware of Sarah Perkins" in Metalsmith Magazine Vol 23, No 2
Selected Public Collections
- Long Beach Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
- Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
- National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
- Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN
Courses Taught
- Art 223 Beginning Metals and Jewelry
- Art 323 Intermediate Metals and Jewelry
- Art 324 Advanced Metals and Jewelry
- Art 399 Independent Study in Metals and Jewelry
Office: Ellis Hall 302
Phone: 836-5340
Email: sarahperkins@missouristate.edu
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