Sarah Hewitt is a Maine based contemporary artist. Her works are exhibited throughout the country her most recent exhibitions including she’s ever present at the Free Will North Church for the Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Temple Rising at Perimeter Gallery, and Feral Howl at Freeform Art Space. Sarah has received many residencies and awards including a Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture residency, Vermont Studio Center fellowship, and a Studio Works Artist in Residence fellowship at TIDES.
Using laborious handcrafts, sacred rituals, synthetic mass produced materials with vivid colors; Sarah's work leads us adeptly into a conversation about the art and craft, feminism, and the fluidity of gender and sexuality. Sarah relishes the rise of the feminine and honors her matrilineage and patrilineage.
Along with artmaking Sarah consults and designs for galleries, small businesses, arts non-profits and artists around the country on many projects and programs. Her design firm, Straitjacket Design, provides artists and nonprofits with a range of design services, marketing, and career development consulting.
Throughout the years many teachers and artists have influenced and supported Sarah’s artistic practice. Among the most influential artistic influences are Al DeCredico (RISD); Charles DeBus (SMU); teachings and readings while at the St. John’s College of Santa Fe; Harry Cordova and many traditional weavers in northern New Mexico; Katharine Cobey, Tracy Krumm (Haystack Mountain School of Crafts); Sheila Pepe, Carrie Moyer, RELAX (Marie Antoinette Chiarenza and Daniel Hauser); Faye Hirsch, Nancy Bowen, Rachel Owens, Michael St. John, Daniel Bauer (Purchase College/SUNY); and innumerable artists worldwide.
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Straitjacket Design LLC | Sarah Hewitt
Straitjacket Design LLC offers custom graphic design, web design, online marketing, product development and fine-art publishing for artists, galleries, museums, arts organizations, non-profits, and small businesses. All materials are geared to assist the client reach their goals. With a fresh eye and detailed nature our hallmark we aim to provide excellent customer service and prompt innovative design. Established in 2004 by Sarah Hewitt, we have had the honor to work with amazing clients across the country and have gathered experience beyond our years.
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Creative Consulting | Sarah Hewitt
Over my career I have worked with international art exhibition organizers, fine-art publishers, museums and galleries, small businesses and artists around the country. Along with my own studio work I provide artists and galleries with a range of services from design, critiques, career and business development consulting. I love to work with clients at all levels of development. Together we look at their individual needs and ideals to see how goals may be achieved.
Some facets of the artist's practice we examine:
• Writing & critical thinking
• Work critiques
• Research & development of a studio practice
• Locate support for work through publicity, residencies, grants, & exhibitions
• Determining financial goals and support that is needed to sustain a creative life
• Assess marketing and presentation materials in print and online.
• Advertising and press outreach
• Project budgeting and resourcing
Coaching strengths include:
• Specialty: bridging fiber works with contemporary art
• Collaborating with and navigating the contemporary art world
• Finding resources and support for projects
• Preparing artists for their "launch" and supporting established artists as the reach for higher goals
• Studio & Exhibition budgeting
• Establishing and exceeding set career goals
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2019
Salon, Rozsa Center Gallery, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Untitled 15, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2018
Love Armor Project: Ten Year Anniversary, Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
she’s ever present, Free Will North Church, Tides Institute & Museum, Eastport, Maine
Feral Howl, Freeform Art Space, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2017
Cryin' Out Loud, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Eye of the Beholder, Water Street Studios, Batavia, Illinois
Rising, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast, Maine
2016
...so not a goddess..., Rozsa Center for Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Flats and Rounds, Rozsa Center Gallery, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Everson Biennial, Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Accidents into Incidents, Momenta Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Accidents into Incidents, Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase College, Purchase, New York
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, New York
2015
Medium Rare , Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase College, Purchase, New York
Peekskill Project VI, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, New York
Party Beuys, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, New York
2014
The Right Amount of Wrong, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, New York
Suspension Point, Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase College, Purchase, New York
Focus: Fiber 2014, Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania
2013
Congregation, 106 Green, Brooklyn, New York
Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, Maine
Heart, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, Maine
Temporal Belongings, Next Gallery, St. Charles, Illinois
2012
40 Under 40 Invitational, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Inside/Outside the Box, Fiber Philadelphia 2012, Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2011
SOFA West at Museum Hill with LOVE ARMOR PROJECT, Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2010
New Fibers 2010, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Unraveling Tradition: Contemporary Artists Working in Fiber, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lost & Found, Victoria Price Art & Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Subversive Stitching: Feminist Artists with a Needle, Through the Flower, Belen, New Mexico
2009
Contemporary Fiber, Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico
Salon Mar Graff, Tesuque, New Mexico
LOVE ARMOR PROJECT, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, New York
National Fiber Directions Exhibition 2009, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
LOVE ARMOR PROJECT, Crane Arts, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2008
Engendered Spaces, SCA Contemporary, Albuquerque, New Mexico
LOVE ARMOR PROJECT, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Talking Heads, Seven–O–Seven Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Cradle Project, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Flight, Pan American Art Projects, Dallas, Texas
Salon MarGraff, Tesuque, New Mexico
2007
The Cradle Project Preview Exhibition, Zane Bennett Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
LOOSELY JOINED: New Mexico Artists from the Creative Capital Program, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Cradle Project Preview Exhibition, Linda Durham Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Inaugural Exhibition, Underground Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dues Ex Paper, Farrell Fischoff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bang!, Farrell Fischoff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
WOMADelaide 2007, Adelaide, Australia
2006
Anniversary Exhibition, Salon Mar Graff, Tesuque, New Mexico
Hold It!, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Small Expressions, HGA’s Convergence, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Creative Grand Crossings, HGA’s Convergence, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Salon Mar Graff, Tesuque, New Mexico
2005
Weaving and Fiber Arts of the Southwest, The Art Center at Fuller’s Lodge, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Métier Gallery, Dixon, New Mexico
Wearable Expressions, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California
2002
Celebration of Craftswomen, San Francisco, California
International Colour Congress, Iowa City, Iowa
Fiber Celebration 2002, Northern Colorado Weavers Guild, Fort Collins, Colorado
2-3-4-Dimensions IV, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Faces of Woman, Honorable Mention, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2001
Nature Observed, Art Studio Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Women Artists, Harwood Museum, Taos, New Mexico
Hand Artes Gallery, Truchas, New Mexico (1997-2001)
SELECTED HONORS:
2017
Design/Inquiry Residency, Vinalhaven, ME (upcoming)
Works in Progress, Textile Arts Center, New York, NY
2016
Nominated for Painters and Sculptors Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Nomination
Professional-Development Honorable Mention in the Visual Arts, College Art Association
2015
Milton Avery Scholarship and Dean’s Fellowship, Purchase College/SUNY, Purchase, NY
2014
Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Dean’s Fellowship, Purchase College/SUNY, Purchase, NY
2012
Creative Capital, Public Workshop Grant, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2011
Quimby Colony Fellowship, Portland, ME
Penland Teaching Assistant Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Technical Assistant Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Partial Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2010
Honorable Mention, Subversive Stitching; Through the Flower, juried by Judy Chicago and Laura Addison, Belen, NM
2008
Spiro Arts Residency, Park City, UT
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Scholarship, Snowmass, CO
2007
Technical Assistant Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
WOMADelaide Tjanpi Desert Weavers Workshop Scholarship, Adelaide, Australia
2006
Creative Capital, Professional Development Grant, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Technical Assistant Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOGRAPHY:
Gordillo, Hugo. Para Escapar De La Muerte. Cafeina Editores, 2017. Cover Art
Muller, Kristin. Maker Moxie: The Impact of the Craft School Experience. Peters Valley School of Craft, 2016. Page 45
Durón, Maximilíano. “A TOUR OF THE SPRING/BREAK ART FAIR”. Art News. March 3, 2016, artnews.com/2016/03/03/a-tour-of-the-springbreak-art-fair/
Sauthoff. Patricia. “Cool Threads”. Weekly Alibi. July 15-21, 2010. V.19 No.28
Sardy. Marin. “Naughty by Nature”. Santa Fe Reporter. July 7, 2010. Page 28
Roberts. Kathaleen. “Love Armor Project”. Fiber Arts Magazine. April/May 2009. Pages 30-31
Price, Meghan. “Creative Thinking in Basketry with Hisako Sekijima”. Cahiers Metiers d’Art::Craft Journal. Winter 2009. Pages 96-102
Hill, Lori. “Ice Box Project Space”. Philadelphia City Paper. February 3, 2009
“Graphic Action”. The Graphic Conscience. January 20, 2009
Carver, Jon. “The Love Armor Project”. THE Magazine. November 2008. page 45
Fischer, Zane. “Local, If Not Lucid”. Santa Fe Reporter. September 24, 2008
Majerowicz, Amy. “Tough Love: The Love Armor Project”. New Mexico Free Press. September 17, 2008
Russo, Kim. “Too Cozy”. Journal Santa Fe. September 19,2008
Roberts. Kathaleen. “Bringing the War Home”. Albuquerque Journal. September 5, 2008
“Love Armor”, documentary film for LOVE ARMOR Project
The Cradle Project. Firelight Foundation. pages 28-29
“Top Talent”. Santa Fean. June/July 2008. pages 56-67
Gallery Wall: Spiro Arts. Park City Flipside. May 22 - June 4, 2008. page 18
Park City Television. Morning Show. May 21, 2008
Rossiter, Shaun. “A Good Idea Is Not Enough”. 15 Bytes. May 2008. page 4
Kotler, Steven. “Land Rover, Land Rover, Toss That Afghan Over”. Santa Fe Trend. Spring/Summer 2008. page 42
Mayfield. Dan. “Gallery a Hot Spot for Art Programs”. The Sunday Journal. November 4, 2007
Carver, Jon. “Bang!”. THE Magazine. July 2007. page 75
“Creative Grand Crossings–Multimedia Interlacements Exhibit”. Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot. Spring 2007. page 60
Fisher, Zane. Santa Fe Trend. Fall 2006/Winter 2007.page 34
“Members Gallery”. Surface Design Journal. 2006. page 57
EDUCATION:
2014-16 Purchase College/SUNY, Master of Fine Arts, Purchase, New York
2013 Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture, Madison, Maine
2003, 05-08, 11 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
2008 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado
1995 Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas
1994 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1992-94 St. John’s College, Santa Fe, New Mexico