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Education and Academic Experience

Professor Emeritus and former Chair | Painting Program, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Director | PDIALOGUE CHICAGO, 2003-present, Evanston IL
Visiting Artist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Master of Fine Arts, Painting | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
Bachelor of Science, Art | Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY

Selected Exhibitions (* denotes a solo exhibition)

2012
* "BLOW-OUT", Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL
"Ways of Making: Painting," Visual Arts Gallery, Governors State University, University Park IL
* "The Walking Drawings", Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Art Chicago," International Art Exposition, Chicago IL (annually 1983-present)
* "Sarah Krepp", Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Il
2011
* "Sarah Krepp", Gallery 175, Chicago, IL
2009
"Sarah Krepp: New Work" Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Il
2008, 2007
"Art Chicago," International Art Exposition, Chicago IL (annually 1983-present)
"Gallery Artists," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL (annually 1979-present)
2007
"Art Works Chicago; Progressive Corporate Exhibition of Chicago Artists" Trees Studios, MetCap Bank, Chicago, Il
2006
Juried alumnae exhibition, Tang Art Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
"Gallery Artists," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL (annually 1979-present)
2005
* "Sarah Krepp: New Work," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
"Icy/I See," (2-person exhibition) Los Manos Gallery, Chicago
2004
"being, beyond" (3-person exhibition), mn Gallery, Chicago IL
2003
* "Sarah Krepp: New Work," Gallery K, Washington DC
"Underfoot," Instituto Cultural Brasiliero Norte-Americano, Porto Alegre Brazil;Helioi Oiticica Museum, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
2002
* "Sarah Krepp: New Work," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
"Small is Beautiful," Gallery K, Washington DC
"Underfoot," Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil
"Noyes White Noise," Evanston Arts Council, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston IL
"Gallery Artists-Anniversary Exhibition," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
2001
"Underfoot," Dan Galleria, Sao Paulo, Brazil
"Faculty Exhibition," Krannert Art Museum, Champaign IL (1986-2001)
2000
Sheela-na-Gig: Tracing the Walled Women" (3-person exhibition), I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL, traveling
"Sight-Seeing," Leo Burnett, Chicago IL
1999
* "Sarah Krepp," Betty Moody Gallery, Houston TX
* "Mapping the Difference" (4 one-person exhibitions), Hellenic American Institute, Athens, Greece
"Strands," University of Northumbria Gallery, New Castle, England, traveling to Wolverhampton University, Wolverhampton, England
"Sarah Krepp," New American Paintings: Juried Exhibition-in-Print: Number 23, The Open Studios Press, Wellesley MA, 1999
1998
* "Sarah Krepp: New Work," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
"Contemporary Abstraction Chicago," Klein Art Works, Chicago IL
"Collages," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
1997
* "Three From Illinois" (3 one-person exhibitions), Locus Gallery, St. Louis MO
"A Thought Intercepted," California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa CA (curated by Bob Nugent)

Honors and Awards

1999
Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Grant
Featured Chicago Artist (1 of 4), Chicago Millennium Celebration, McCormick Place, Chicago IL
1998
Scholar's Travel Grant, Scotland Project, UIUC
1997
Research Board Grant, Greece Project, UIUC
1996
Research Board Grant, Ireland Project, UIUC
International Research Support Grant in the Humanities and Arts, UIUC
1995
Illinois Arts Council Finalist Grant
Special Travel Grant, UIUC
1994
Research Board Grant, Exhibition Project, UIUC
1991
"Imagery Series: A Collection of Fine Wine and Art," commission, Glen Ellen Vineyards and Winery, Sonoma CA
1989
Research Grant, Europe Project, "Art in Context," UIUC
1985
llinois Arts Council, Chairman's Grant
Albert & Rosemary Joseph Merit Award, Union League Club Art Exhibition, Chicago IL
Pougialis Fellowship Recipient, Columbia College, Chicago IL

Juror/Organizer of Exhibitions

2008
"New Insight Exhibition," Director, Art Chicago 2008, International Expo, Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL
2007
"New Insight Exhibition," Director, Art Chicago 2007, International Expo, Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL
2006
"Beverly Art Center Annual Exhibition", Chicago IL
2005
"Above the Noyes - 25 Artists," Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston IL
2004
"Inspiration Corporation: Art Auction 2004," Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL
2003
"The Big Picture Show: Size Does Matter," Betty Rymer Gallery, SAIC, Chicago IL
2001
"Today in 8 Parts," UIUC Graduate Painters, I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
2000
"Undergraduate Exhibition," Division of Art Theory and Practice, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
1997
"Cross Currents," Glasgow School of Art/UIUC Graduates Exchange Exhibition, I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL; Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
"Lewis de Soto," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
"IN.SIGHT-Art in Context" exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign IL
1998
"John Phillips," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
"Jan Wade," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1996
"David Humphrey," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1995
"Gordon Powell," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
"Richard Rezac," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1994
"Joy Hormuth," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
"Jane Lackey," I-Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1992
"Open Spectrum," David Adler Cultural Center, Libertyville IL
1991
"Members Exhibition," North Shore Art League, Winnetka IL
1990
"Sited Sites-Art in Context," Gallery Nine, Urbana IL
1989
"Woman," Countryside Art Center, Arlington Heights IL

Selected Lectures/Panels

2007
"HELP WANTED: Confronting the Realities of 21st Century Art Practice," panel moderator, Chicago IL
2004
"being, beyond," Ladies Salon of Friedl Gallery, mn Gallery, Chicago IL
2001
Is Painting Dead?" panelist, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
1999
"Sarah Krepp," University of Houston, Houston TX
1999
"Outstanding Graduates at UIUC," Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
1997
"Contemporary Artwork," University of Vera Cruz, Xalapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico
1995
"Visual Literacy," panelist, Illinois Art Educators Association, in conjunction with S.O.F.A "1995 Exhibition," Navy Pier, Chicago IL
1993
Graduate Critique panelist, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL
1991
"The Role of the Mentor: Before and After/Then and Now," panelist, College Art Association Annual Conference, Chicago IL
"Sarah Krepp," Rockford Art Museum, Rockford IL
"The School of Art and Design in the Next Decade: Merits of Interdisciplinary Collaboration,"UIUC Faculty Symposium, Champaign IL
"Art in Context," UIUC School of Landscape Architecture, Champaign IL
"Sarah Krepp-Work and Work," Rockford College, Rockford IL
1991
Graduate Painting Critique panelist, SAIC, Chicago IL
"Sarah Krepp," Illinois State University, Normal IL
1990
"Sarah Krepp," Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro KY
"Looking at Color," UIUC National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Champaign IL
1989
"Cross References/Parallel Thoughts," University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
"Other Ways of Knowing," Countryside Art Center, Arlington Heights IL
"Sarah Krepp," Graduate Photography Seminar, UIUC, Champaign IL
Visiting Artist, Palatine High School, Palatine IL
1988
"Sarah Krepp," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago IL
"Sarah Krepp," The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
1987
"Sarah Krepp," The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
"Sarah Krepp," Museum of Contemporary Art Affiliates, Chicago IL
1985
"Business of Art Conference" panelist, Chicago Artists Coalition, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL
"Looking at Color Workshop," ARC Gallery, Chicago IL
Graduate Painting Critique panelist, UIUC, Champaign IL

Publications and Media

  • Kevin Nance, "Sights for sore feet," Long journey around sprawling Artropolis had some pleasant stops, Chicago Sun-Times, May 2, 2008
  • Fred Camper, "Traces of Trauma: Sarah Krepp," Galleries and Museums: Now Showing, Chicago Reader, (June 24, 2005).
  • Anthony Elms, "Sarah Krepp," Time Out Chicago (June 23, 2005).
  • Alan Artner, "Sarah Krepp at Roy Boyd Gallery," On the Town (section 7), Chicago Tribune (June 10, 2005). Paul Klein, "Sarah Krepp," ArtLetter (June 4, 2005).
  • Victor Cassidy, "Art Chicago 2005," artnet.com Magazine Reviews (April 2005).
  • Ellen Pritsker, "Artist Sees White-and Red," Evanston Review, B4 (October 31, 2002).
  • Alan Artner, "Sarah Krepp's Strength is Her Sense of Light," Friday (section 7), Chicago Tribune (March 1, 2002, p. 34).
  • "White Noise-Sea Music, a Painting by Sarah Krepp," photograph, Harper's Magazine, March 2001, p. 34.
  • Margaret Hawkins, "Challenging Popular Perception," Chicago Sun-Times: Arts (September 22, 2000).
  • Jenny Southlynn, "When God Was a Woman: Sheela-na-gig: Tracing the Walled Women,"The Octopus: The Arts (September 15-20, 2000).
  • Barbara Stafford, Visual Analogy: Consciousness as the Art of Connecting, pp. 83-84, photograph (MIT Press 1999).
  • Stella Sevastopoulou, "Four Artists, One Long Journey," Athens (Greece) News (January 19, 1999).
  • Victor M. Cassidy, "Squeezing a Buck: How Artists Save Without Sacrificing Quality," Chicago Artist News, p. 7, picture (January 1998).
  • Linda James, "Art in context: Interview with Barbara Kendrick and Sarah Krepp," in Decadent Public Art: Contentious Term and Contested Practice, David Harding, ed., with Parel Buchler, pp. 84-93 (Foulis Press, Scotland, 1997)
  • "Jeff Daniel on Art: Three from Illinois," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Sunday, December 14, 1997).
  • Melissa Mitchell, "The Vision Thing," Inside Illinois (February 3, 1994).
  • Melissa Mitchell, "Two Faculty Artists Respond to the KAM Collection" (1994).
  • Lisa Wainwright, "Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest, Put Our Magic to the Test," New Art Examiner (May 1994).
  • Lori Gray, Chicago Tribune, Friday Section 7, p. 70 (December 9, 1994).
  • David McCracken, Chicago Tribune (April 24, 1992).
  • Michael Bonesteel, Pioneer Press (May 7, 1992).
  • Guy Stevens, "Art Sounds," WNIV Radio (July 4, 1992).
  • Guy Stevens, "Art Sounds-Sarah Krepp," WNIV Radio, feature program (July 18, 1992).
  • Mary Daniels, Chicago Tribune (February 3, 1991).
  • Giselle Atterbury, The (Champaign-Urbana IL) News Gazette (July 1991).
  • Spencer Sauter, The (Bloomington IL) Pantagraph (July 18, 1991).
  • Cara Glatt, The Herald (August 21, 1991).
  • Mary Sherman, Chicago Sun-Times (June 16, 1989).
  • David McCracken, Chicago Tribune (June 23, 1989).
  • Melissa Mitchell, Illini Week (October 12, 1989)
  • Gordon Ligocki, The Hammond Times (November 24, 1989).
  • David McCracken, Chicago Tribune (December 15, 1989).
  • David McCracken, Chicago Tribune (March 25, 1988).
  • Karl Moehl, New Art Examiner (June 1988).
  • Mary Matthews Gedo, New Art Examiner (April 1986).
  • Joanna Frueh, New Art Examiner (June 1986).
  • Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune (November 12, 1986).
  • Betsy Schein Goldman, West End Word (December 18, 1986).
  • Decatur Herald & Review (September 18, 1985).
  • Decatur Tribune (September 18, 1985).
  • Robert L. Pincus, Los Angeles Times (March 11, 1983).
  • Ari Kambouris, "Art Watch," The Grey City Journal (May 21, 1982).
  • Joanne Burstein, "Chicago Abstractionists," Artweek (December 4, 1982).
  • Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune (1980).
  • David Elliot, Chicago Sun-Times (July 4, 1980).
  • Arlene Becker, Pioneer Press (June 12, 1980).
  • David Elliot, Chicago Sun-Times (June 29, 1980).
  • Leon R. Upshaw, New Art Examiner (November 1980).
  • Harrison/Kingman, "3/3: A Survey on Trends," New Art Examiner (January 1977).

Collections

CHICAGO
Arthur Andersen & Company
Beigel and Sandler
Belgravia Group, Ltd.
Continental Bank
Crocker Bank
First National Bank
Focus Development
Greenfield Partners
Hahn, Holland, Grossman
Harris Bank
Inland Steel
Kemper National Insurance Companies
Latham & Watkins
Levy Corporation
Northern Trust Bank
Polsinelli, Shalton, Welte, Suelithaus
Numerous Private Collections

ELSEWHERE
First Midwest Bank, Itasca IL
Galleria Der Brucke, Buenos Aires, Argentina
General Electric Corporation, Bridgeport CT
Glen Ellen Vineyards & Winery, Sonoma CA
Lawson Products, Des Plaines IL
Leagre, Chandler & Millard, Indianapolis IN
Marvin Seline Gallery, Houston TX
McDonald's Corporation , New York NY
McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook IL
Milliken University, Decatur IL
Prudential Life, Newark NJ
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford IL
Sherman Plaza, Evanston IL
Thompson Group, Washington DC
TIAA-CREF, St. Louis MO