Sarah Irvin: Plus or Minus

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SARAH IRVIN PLUS OR MINUS APRIL - JULY 10, 2020

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For this series, I write cursive text on a smooth surface with ink and then use a squeegee to destroy the marks I have created. The ink spreads across the surface into a new composition.

The resulting marks are the remnant of the written word, but the meaning has been removed.

I use phrases and words my daughter has said as she learns to talk, as well as my own memories of a family member who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease. The series is an effort to represent the acquisition and subsequent potential loss of language, as well as its vast capacity and shortcomings.

Sarah Irvin

Escape, 2019 Ink on Yupo 35 x 52 inches $4750

Question, 2019 Ink on Yupo 32 1/4 x 33 3/4 inches $3100

Answer, 2019 Ink on Yupo 32 1/4 x 33 3/4 inches $3100

As It’s Happening, 2019 Ink on Yupo 47 1/4 x 52 3/4 inches $5875

Assumption, 2019 Ink on Yupo 39 x 52 inches $4750

Arc, 2019 Ink on Yupo 36 x 34 1/2 inches $3400

Certain, 2019 Ink on Yupo 60 x 57 inches $8000

Granulate, 2019 Ink on Yupo 38 1/4 x 64 inches $5000

Knack, 2013 Ink on Yupo 39.5 x 25.5 inches $2700

FROM THE FLAT FILES

Alpha, 2019 Ink on Yupo 54 x 71 inches $8,000

Founders, 2020 Ink on Yupo 26 x 40 inches $2,500

An Approach, 2020 Ink on Yupo 26 x 40 inches $2,500

Catch, 2020 Ink on Yupo 26 x 40 inches $2,500

The Difference, 2020 Ink on Yupo 26 x 40 inches $2,500

Parallel, 2020 Ink on Yupo 26 x 40 inches $2,500

Very Curious, 2020 Ink on Yupo 26 x 40 inches $2,500

SARAH IRVIN CV

EDUCATION 2016 2008

Master of Fine Arts, Painting, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2020 2020 2019 2018 2018 2018 2017 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011

Culture House DC, Washington DC (upcoming) plus or minus, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 1708 Gallery satellite exhibit, Richmond, VA In and Out of Weeks, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA The Department of Human Capital, Doris Ullman Galleries, Berea College, Berea, KY The Daily Immeasurable, Hunt Gallery, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Infinite House, ArtSpace Herndon, Herndon, VA The Shed, Columbus, OH Atlas Uh-Oh, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY A Bringing Forth, MFA Thesis Exhibition, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 29 3/4, Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA Objects and Actions, Mason Art Lab, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA The Sleep Series, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA New Work, Lorton Workhouse Art Center Art Lab, Lorton, VA Paper, Westminster Canterbury, H. Scott November Gallery, Richmond, VA False Colors, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA New Work, Lorton Workhouse Art Center Art Lab, Lorton, VA Chroma, Westminster Canterbury, H. Scott November Gallery, Richmond, VA Shoreline, St. Catherine’s School, Richmond, VA Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA Roots: Mixed Media Work by Sarah Irvin, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL Shady Grove, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX Recent Work by Sarah Irvin, Art in Healthcare, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA San Angelo Public Arts Commission Exhibition, City Council Chambers, San Angelo, TX Recent Work, Showcase Gallery, Centerstage, Richmond, VA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2021 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018

2017 2017

Always On: Art and Motherhood, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA (upcoming) Homeward Bound: Juried Triennial, juried by Nandini Makrandi, Taubman Museum of Art (upcoming) Painting at Night, juried by Alison Reimus, Fort Houston, Nashville, TN Zwang, curated by Kylie Manning, CG Boerner, New York, NY Uncommon Goods, curated by Megan Maher, Willow Street Gallery, Washington, DC re:birth, Spilt Milk Gallery, St. Margaret’s House, Edinburgh, Scotland Extended Self:Transformations and Connections, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL The End & The Beginning, Massey Klein Gallery, New York, NY (two-person exhibit) oh motHER, Spilt Milk Gallery, Custom House Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland The Art of Surrender, Spilt Milk Gallery, Stills Centre for Photography, Edinburgh, Scotland Labors: A Group Show Exploring the Complexities of Motherhood, Pearl Conard Art Gallery, The Ohio State University Mansfield, Mansfield, OH Echoes: A Group Show, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY Following the Thread: A Group Show Exploring Textiles, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED 2017 2017 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016

2016 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014

Sunscreen, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA Continuum, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Gender Generation, Royal College of Art, London, England Trawick Prize Finalist Exhibit, Bethesda Urban Partnership Gallery B, Bethesda, MD Pathways, Hemphill Fine Arts Carroll Square Gallery, Washington, DC Verbal/Visual, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA The Only Rule Is Work, curated by Francis Thompson, Mason Hall, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA College Art Association Annual Regional Exhibition RBTL, juried by Karyn Miller and Curlee Raven Holton, Katzen Art Center, American University, Washington DC 6th National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH Procreate Project Photozine Exhibit, Women’s Art Library, Goldsmiths University of London, London, England 6th National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial, Corcoran, Washington DC Two Person Exhibit, 12Twelve, curated by CulturalDC, Washington DC LineWorks: Drawing Redefined, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA Call & Response, Fenwick Library Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Artifex: George Mason University Graduate Student Exhibit, Capital One Corporate Art Program, Richmond, VA 2nd Annual MFA Exhibit, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Dialogue in Color, The Drawing Room Gallery, Cos Cob, CT

ART FAIRS 2020 2019 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2013

Art of Paper New York, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY Art of Paper New York, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY Artrooms, London, England Art on Paper New York, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY Market Art + Design, Bridgehampton, NY Art on Paper New York, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY Art on Paper Miami, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, Miami, FL Select Art Fair, Page Bond Gallery, Miami, FL

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Allan Myers, Chesapeake, VA Capital One, Plano, TX; McClean, VA; Richmond, VA Center for Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY Dominion Energy, Richmond, VA Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco, CA Jones Day, New York, NY New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Richmond, VA Pfizer Collection, New York, NY Quirk Hotel, Richmond, VA Roanoke College, Roanoke, VA Royal Caribbean Try-Me Urban Restoration Project, Pamela and Bill Royall, Richmond, VA University of Richmond, Richmond, VA

MEDIA

Jenkins, Mark, “In the Galleries: An Artist Conjures Images from Oceans to a Micro View of Nature,” Washington Post, February 20, 2020 Recorded nterview, “Turning the Mundane Experiences of Motherhood into Conceptual Art,” interview by Kaylan Buteyn, Artist/Mother Podcast, published August 5, 2019 Voon, Claire, “Chicago Project is a Growing Community for Artist Mothers,” The Art Newspaper, October 3, 2019 The Maternal in Creative Work: Intergenerational Discussions on Motherhood and Art, edited by Elena Marchevska and Valerie Walkerdine (Abingdon: Routledge, 2019) Inappropriate Bodies: Art, Design, and Maternity, edited by Rachel Epp Buller and Charles Reeve (Bradford, Ontario: Demeter Press, 2019) Maternal Journal Volume 2, Artist Mother Studio and Project for Empty Space, edited by Amy Huges Braden and Leslie Holt, 2019 Bravo, Arthur Ivan, “Alice Gibney and Sarah Irvin,” Artillery Magazine, March 5, 2019 Dalla Villa Adams, Amanda, “The Art of Motherhood: A Conversation with Sarah Irvin,” The Rib, March 6, 2019 Maternal Journal Volume 1, Artist Mother Studios + Washington Project for the Arts, edited by Amy Huges Braden and Raina Martens, 2018 Mother Mother volume 2, edited by Sheila Restack, 2017 Jenkins, Mark, “In the Galleries: Lines are Clearly Drawn in ‘Art as Politics,’” Washington Post, August 13, 2016 “A Step by Step Guide to Staying an Artist While Having a Baby,” The Creators Project - VICE, 2017 “Artist Parent Index,” Temporary Art Review, access date: July 1, 2016 “5 Must See Booths at Art on Paper.” Art Zealous, March 4, 2016 Cover Artist, sPARKLE & blink, Issue 73, San Francisco, CA Featured Artist, Barely South Review Spring 2016 issue, Old Dominion University Zalecki, Megan, “New Directions” Richmond Arts Review, November 15, 2013 Karen Newton, “Stretching Out,” Style Weekly, November 12, 2013 Bozeman, Bobby, “Lily of the Mind.” Times Daily, August 19, 2012 Featured Artist, House Crashers, DIY Network and HGTV, February 2012 Smith, Rick, “Painter Envisions Beauty of Grandfather’s Gardens.” San Angelo Standard Times, July 3, 2011 “In the Artist’s Words” feature, Muses Magazine, January 7, 2011

RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS 2019 2018 2016-2017 2016

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Juror, So to Speak art contest Peer Reviewer, “Maternal Structures in Art: Intergenerational Discussions on Motherhood and Creative Work,” Routledge, February 2019 Open Book Project Coordinator, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Trawick Prize Second Place Peer Reviewer, Studies in the Maternal Associate Artist, Digital Institute for Early Parenthood Artist Residency in Motherhood Founder, Artist Parent Index Founder, (Pro)Create Anthology Vice-President (2014-15) and President (2015-16), Artifex, Graduate Student Organization, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Fellow, CulturalDC Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC Canvas Board Member, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA Monster Drawing Rally Participant, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA Summer Studio Program, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Study Abroad: Art and Culture, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands Mural Painting, La Mitad Del Mundo (Middle of the World), Quito, Ecuador Lamar Dodd School of Art Scholarship for Painting and Drawing, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

GUEST CURATING 2020 2016 2016 2013 2013 2013

A Path Described by a Body, co-curated with Kaylan Buteyn, Casa Otro, Las Cruces, NM Locale, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Domestic Territories, Olly Olly, Fairfax, VA Past Present, Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA Keepsake, Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, VA Building on the Past, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

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