CV — Sarah Thomas Studio

Sarah Thomas | Toledo, OH | sarahjtphotography@gmail.com | www.sarahthomasphotos.com

EDUCATION

2020: Cranbrook Academy of Art, MFA, Photography, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2013: Bowling Green State University, BFA, Photography, Bowling Green, OH

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORK

2010-Present: Freelance Photographer documenting art, headshots, weddings, and family photography, Toledo, OH

2013-2015: Contracted Photographer for the ‘Works on Paper’ Wing, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH

2012-2016: Assistant and Second Photographer, Mary Wyar Wedding Photography, Toledo, OH

RELATED PROFESSIONAL WORK

2021-Present: Photography/ Digital Media Art Technician, School of Art, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2018-2020: Photography Department Assistant: Equipment Lab + Facilities, Shanna Merola, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2017-2018: Reorder Buyer for Image Rights and Reproductions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2014-2022: Assistant Manager/Inventory Management/Visual Merchandiser/Lead Buyer, The Art Supply Depo, Toledo and Bowling Green, OH

2013-2016: Mural Painting Assistant and Project Coordinator, Hello Mr. Taylor (Matt Taylor, Artist), Toledo, OH

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2020-Present: Adjunct Photography Instructor, School of Art, College of Art and Sciences, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH

Courses: Introduction to Photography

Contemporary Concepts in Photography: Introduction to Color

Photography: Large Format

Advanced Contemporary Concepts in Photography

Senior Studio in Photography

2024: Cyanotype Workshop for High School visitors, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2024: Summer Workshop Instructor, Photography, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN

2023: Instructor, Young Artist at Work, The Toledo Arts Commission Summer Program, Toledo, OH

2020: Instructor, Young Artist at Work, The Toledo Arts Commission Summer Program, Toledo, OH

2014: Teaching Assistant for Digital Hybrids class, Professor Lou Krueger, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH

CURATORIAL WORK

2021: Nature Calls, Co-curated with Ashley Beatty, Bread and Circus Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

2020: Considering Permanence: Tell Me Where To Go, Co-curated with Antonia Stoyanovich, Ish Ishmael, and Laura D. Gibson, 1301 Broadway Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, MI

2018-2020: Curatorial Assistant (Work Study) for Laura Mott, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2019: Curatorial Assistant for Isabella Achenbach, Detroit, MI

2018: Nature Calls, Co-curated with Ashley Beatty, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

SOLO | TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2024: Featured Artist; Sarah Thomas, Solo Exhibition, Just Toledo, Toledo, OH

2023: Sleek: The Art of Recycling, Solo Exhibition, Just Jerry’s Gallery at The Switchboard, Toledo, OH

2023: Sleek Interventions, Solo Exhibition, Salem Financial Group, Toledo, OH

2023: Sleek Playing Field, Solo Exhibition, Bread and Circus Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

2022: Sleek Playing Field, Solo Exhibition, Bing-Davis Memorial Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA

2022: Sleek, Solo Exhibition, The Art Supply Depo, Sylvania, OH

2019: Sarah Thomas & Antonia Stoyanovich, Pinboard Gallery,Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2017: Framework with Pane, Solo Exhibition, The Art Supply Depo, Toledo, OH

2015: Disclosed, (as winning artist from Undisclosed), TSA 333 Gallery, Toledo, OH

2014: Sarah Thomas Photography, Solo Exhibition, The Art Supply Depo, Toledo, Ohio

2014: Sarah Thomas Photography, Solo Exhibition, The Bleak House Gallery, Toledo, Ohio

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024: Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2024: YAAW Alumni Exhibition, Porter Gallery, Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo, OH

2024: Now OH 17, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2022: Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2022: 34th Annual Photo Arts Club Contest, Photo Arts Club of Toledo, National Center for Nature Photography, Toledo, OH

2021: Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2021: POST, Wasserman Projects Art Gallery, Detroit, MI

2020: Graduate Degree Online Exhibition, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2020: Tell Me Where to Go | Considering Permanence, 1301 Broadway Gallery, Detroit, MI

2019: Summer Show, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2019: End of Year, Curated by Jon Corso, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2018: Nature Calls, Co-curated with Ashley Beatty and Group Show, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2017: Staff Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2016: Jam City, Food for Thought Annual Exhibition, Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio

2015: Festivus, The Farm Gallery, Toledo, OH

2013: ArtsX, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2012: ArtsX, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2023: 2nd Annual Pride Exhibition, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH

2020: The Mix: YAAW, Annual Artist Exhibition, The Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

2019: The Mix: Prohibition, Annual Artist Exhibition for The Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

2016: Undisclosed, TSA 333 Gallery, Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo, OH

2015: Variant, Leso Gallery, Toledo, OH

2015: Undisclosed, TSA 333 Gallery, Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo, OH

2015: The Mix, Annual Artist Exhibition for The Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

2014: Hair Show, Leso Gallery, Toledo, OH

2014: Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green

2013: Overture II, Leso Gallery, Toledo, OH

2013: Artomatic 419, Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

2013: Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2012: Undisclosed, Launch Pad Gallery, Toledo School of the Arts, Toledo, OH

2012: Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

INSTALLATIONS

2021: Plastic or Plastic Installation (temporary), Franklin Park Mall Window Display, The Toledo Arts Commission

2021: Momentum, River House Gallery, The Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

2023: Lucas County Early Voting Center Mural, Young Artist at Work, Toledo, OH

2020: 100 Years of Voting Installation, League of Women Voters, Young Artist at Work, The Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

2014: Collingwood Canopy Mural, in collaboration with Hello Mr. Taylor (Matt Taylor) and Arts Corner Toledo, Black Kite Coffee, Toledo, OH

2013: Leso Mural, in collaboration with Hello Mr. Taylor (Matt Taylor) and Leso Gallery, Toledo, OH

ARTIST TALKS

2024: University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN

2023: Scrap for Art’s Annual Fundraiser, Toledo, OH

2023: Bread and Circus Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

2022: Bing Davis Memorial Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA

PUBLICATIONS

2024: Featured Artist: Sarah Thomas, The Scribe, Ohio’s Arts and Culture Newspaper, Apollo Press, June 2024 Issue, Ohio

2022: Taking a Shot: Photographer Sarah Thomas takes new position at BGSU, Toledo City Paper, September 2022 Issue

2021: Nature Calls Exhibition Catalog, Bread and Circus Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

2019: Forbes, Exhibition Review, Images for All-inclusive: Fantasy Suites curated by Isabella Achenbach

AWARDS/GRANTS

2023: Best of Show, 2nd Annual Pride Exhibition, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH

2023: Toledo Lucas County Rescue Plan Grant for Individual Artist, The Arts Commission, Toledo, OH

2013: President Suite Award Selection, Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

2017: Washington Projects of the Arts Volunteer, Washington, DC

2014-Present: The Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH