SARAH ROCKETT
[email protected] | www.sarahrockett.com
EDUCATION
2011
Master of Fine Arts, Drawing
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Advisor: Prof. Mary-Ann Kokoska
Thesis: "Drawing on Identity"
2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Magna cum laude
2003-2005 Worked towards BFA, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
1998-1999 Worked towards BFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2011-Present
Affiliate Faculty, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
 ART 1531: Studio Foundations: 4D, previously Intro. Digital Art
 ART 3641: Drawing IV: Portfolio Introduction
 ART 2644, 3244, 4244: Life Drawing I, II, III, stacked course
 ART 1141: Drawing I
2012-Present
Adjunct Faculty, Front Range Community College, Westminster Campus, Westminster, CO
 ART 221, 222, 223: Drawing II, III, IV, stacked course
 ART 151, 251, 252, 253: Painting I, II, III, IV, stacked course
 ART 121: Drawing I
2011
Adjunct Faculty, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
 ART 1005: Drawing I
2010-2012
Adjunct Faculty, Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus, Fort Collins, CO
 ART 121: Drawing I
2010-2011
Adjunct Faculty, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 ART 495F: Independent Study in Drawing (co-taught with Professor Mary-Ann Kokoska)
 ART 136: Introduction to Figure Drawing
 ART 135: Introduction to Drawing
2009-2010
Instructor of Record, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 ART 135: Introduction to Drawing
2009-2010
Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 ART 335: Intermediate Drawing II
 ART 136: Introduction to Figure Drawing
 ART 135: Introduction to Drawing
EXHIBITION RECORD
Solo and Two Person Shows
2014
Phobic, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. (Scheduled for February, 2014)
2013
Fight or Flight, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
2012
Human Climate, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
Environments, Red Delicious Press, Aurora, CO. Two person show with Kimberly Anderson Ritchie.
Collection of "Others", Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
2010
Forever Young, Ill-mannered, and Unrealized, Colorado State University, Mini Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
2009
Fabricating Pieces of the Essential Self, Colorado State University, Mini Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
2007
Eclectic Works of Sarah Rockett & Pascale Douglas, The Verb, Albuquerque, NM.
2000
New Works by Sarah Rockett, Riverside Theater, Albuquerque, NM.
Juried & Group Shows
2013
Juxtaposition: The Madness of Collage, Next Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Peter Yumi, collage artist and
author of Collage Fancy, an online catalog about the art of Collage.
On Edge, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Ivar Zeile, Owner of Plus Gallery in Denver, CO.
Faculty Exhibition, Front Range Community College, Lowry Campus, Denver, CO.
2012
Ice Cube Gallery Group Show, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
Beyond Erotic, Next Gallery, Denver, CO.
Faculty Exhibition, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO.
Bright Young Things, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO.
Mind Pool, Next Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Kara Duncan, owner of Vertigo Art Space in Denver, CO.
When We Are: Tectonic Shifts and the Dissolution of Boundaries, DeLuce Gallery of Northwest Missouri
State University, Maryville, MO, Juror: Dr. Elaine A. King, art critic, curator and Professor of Art History
at Carnegie Mellon University.
2011
1:1, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
Faculty Exhibition, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO.
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Colorado State University, University Art Museum, Fort Collins, CO.
Icebreaker 2.0, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Tricia Robson, Assistant Curator - Museum of
Contemporary Art, Denver, CO.
2010
Graduate Drawing: Recent Works, Colorado State University, Glass Box Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
2008
Puzzled, UNM - Center for High Performance Computing, Albuquerque, NM.
2006
Friction, Anderson Studio and Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, Juror: Kingsley Anderson, Owner of
Anderson Studio and Gallery.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2012
McGregor Grant Visiting Artist Honorarium, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Stipend for site specific installation.
Best in Show Award, Mind Pool (juried exhibition), Next Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Kara Duncan, owner
and director of Vertigo Art Space in Denver
2008
Colorado State Graduate Fellowship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2013
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. International Drawing Annual v7. Cincinnati,
OH: Manifest Press, 2013.
2011
Fort Collins Starving Artist Association, June 9, 2011.
http://fcsaa.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html
2006
Dameron, Eva. "Artists Show Fruits of Friction," New Mexico Daily Lobo, April 4, 2006.
http://www.dailylobo.com/index.php/article/2006/04/artists_show_fruits_of_friction?&cp=1
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2014
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Phobic Lecture. (Scheduled for February, 2014)
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, Installation Student Workshop. (Scheduled for February, 2014)
2013
Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO, Fight or Flight Lecture.
2012
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, Human Climate Lecture.
Link for video: http://youtu.be/Se4CWVvqpAg
Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, Collaborative Student Installation Workshop.
2011
Colorado State University, University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
Lecture.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2014
University of Montana, Visiting Artist, Missoula, MT. (Scheduled for February 2014)
2012
Wabash College, Visiting Artist in Residence, Crawfordsville, IN.
COLLECTIONS
Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
Convercent, Denver, CO.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Ice Cube Gallery (a competitive cooperative gallery, Denver, CO), Full member, 2011-present
Sapiro Art Consultants, 2011-present
College Arts Association (CAA), Member, 2010 -present
TECHNICAL ABILITIES
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Dry and wet drawing media: Charcoal (sticks and powder), graphite (pencils and sticks), conté, pastel (chalk
and oil), markers (double-tip and pens), ink (bamboo pen and brush, traditional pen and nib), gauche, gesso
Traditional (paper, mylar, acetate) and Non-traditional drawing surfaces (latex, wood, plexi-glass, etc.)
Various Installation art techniques
Mixed media and Collage
Wire working
Brush-able liquid Latex and Silicone
Found object exploration
Acrylic and oil painting media
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Flash, and Audition
Ability to work with PC or Macintosh platforms
Digital drawing animation/Stop motion/ Animated GIFs
Digital photography
Image transfer techniques (citrasolv, wintergreen oil, xylene, gel medium)
Sewing and needlework techniques in terms of drawing/installation art
Printmaking: Woodcut, collagraph, intaglio, and uv-sensitive
Basic tools: Handheld drill, assorted pliers, hand saw, chisels, etc.
Low-tech materials manipulation for 3-D works
Gallery operations experience