Sarah Michelle Rupert is a visual artist and arts professional living and working in South Florida. Working with photography, video, collage, drawing and animation, much of her work revolves around consumer, mass-communication and television culture in contemporary experience.
Her work has recently been shown at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Pinecrest Gardens Gallery and David Castillo Gallery in Miami, FL, FATVillage’s Project Space in Fort Lauderdale, GalleryBar in New York, and Olin Gallery at Kenyon College, OH.
She is currently the Gallery Director at Girls’ Club Foundation, a private collection and exhibition space dedicated to contemporary art by women; and Executive Director of Artists in Residence in Everglades. She is a founding director of SPF Small Press Fair Fort Lauderdale, and Tropic Bound, Fina Art Book Fair. She also works as an independent curator and consultant for arts organizations and independent projects developing website content, digital applications systems, curricula and workshops for artists.
Born in Miami, FL.
Select Solo + Group Exhibitions
| 2019 | From Eden to Sahara, Klimpton Surfcomber Hotel, Miami Beach, FL Rocking Chair Sessions, S1-75, curated by BABA Collective, The Annex Space, Miami, FL |
| 2018 | Boss Lady, Girls’ Club Warehouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2017 | Walk All Over You, installation, The Betsy Hotel, Miami Beach, FL Sixth, Curated by Jane Hart, Bridge Red Studios, Miami I am Woman, Hear Me Roar, curated by Ombretta Agro and Kathryn Mikesell, 65 NW 24 Street, Miami, FL |
| 2016 | Multidisciplinary, Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2015 | 100+ Degrees in the Shade, curated by Jane Hart, Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL Summer Salad, Girls’ Club Annex Space, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2014 | Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL Abracadabra, Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL |
| 2013 | Solo: In Search of Ever After, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL Intersections, co-curated by Cadence & Helium Creative, Projects North, FAT Village, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2012 | Solo: In the Air // On the Screen, Pinecrest Gardens Gallery, South Miami, FL Abracadabra, Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL |
| 2011 | Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL Art Fallout: Unframed, Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2010 | Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL Art Fallout, Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL DCG Open, David Castillo Gallery, Miami FL Spreading the Influence, Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH Abracadabra, Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL |
| 2009 | Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL Altoona Beer Can Museum, GalleryBar, New York, NY we heart pets, Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL Fourth All-Media Juried Biennial, Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL |
| 2007 | Addressing Iraq: Mail Art About the War, “the gallery,” Gainesville, FL Soft Sells and Hard Looks, Studio 7 Gallery, Miami, FL Discretionary Paths, “the gallery,” Gainesville, FL Conventional Wisdoms, “the gallery,” Gainesville, FL |
| 2006 | Advanced Photo Show, Randy Batista Gallery, Gainesville, FL |
| 2004 | Airways to Discursive Destinations, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL Art Yard Sale, The Lawn, Gainesville, FL Screw Black and White, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL Bit Format, a Single Channel Screening, the Art Store, Gainesville, FL |
Education
| 2011 | M.A., Visual Arts Administration; New York University, New York, NY Thesis topic: Private Collectors: A driving force in Miami’s Art Scene |
| 2007 | B.F.A. cum laude, Creative Photography, Art History; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
Artist Talks + Panel Discussions
| 2015 | ArtStART High School Program, Guest Lecturer, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2014 | Art Roundtable Talk, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, FL Artist Talk with Francie Bishop Good, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL |
| 2013 | Visiting Artist Lecturer, Inspirational Fridays, Helium Creative, Fort Lauderdale, FL Guest Speaker, Pecha Kucha: WOMEN我們, Miami Beach Urban Campus, Miami Beach, FL Panel Discussion Moderator: Line Space Place, Bas Fisher Invitational, Miami, FL |
| 2012 | Panel Discusision Moderator: ARTtuesdays: Contemporary Drawing, The Private Obsession, Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL Visiting Artist Lecturer, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL |
Teaching Workshops
| 2015 | Stop Motion Animation Workshop for kids, as part of the Miami International Children’s Film Festival, Coral Gables Art Cinema, Coral Gables, FL Dog Days of Summer Seminars, Artist Development Workshop series, at Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL Stop Motion Animation Workshop for teens, with PACE Center for Girls, at Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2013 | Stop Motion Animation Workshop for teens, and for kids, as part of the Miami International Children’s Film Festival, Coral Gables Art Cinema, Coral Gables, FL |
| 2012 | iPad Selfie Collage Workshop for teens, with PACE Center for Girls, at Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL Collaborative Stop Motion Animation Workshop for young children, at Pinecrest Gardens Gallery, Pinecrest, FL Collage/Composite Self Portrait Workshop, with teens from Gritty Girls Summer Camp, at Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 2010 | Photoshop Tutorial Workshop for artists, at Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale |
Publications
| 100+ Degrees in the Shade, Book, Published by [NAME] Publications, 2015 |
| New Times Broward/Palm Beach, Francie Bishop Good Is Artist in and Benefactor to Local Scene. Article by Andrea Richard, Jan 2, 2014. |
| New Times Broward/Palm Beach, Happy Ending. Article by Jess Swanson, December 26, 2013. |
| Sun Sentinel, Society Scene, Girls’ Club provides creative platform to nurture local artists. Artcle by Meredith Clements. August 7, 2013. |
| ArtisAbout.com, “A Conversation with Sarah Michelle Rupert.” Article by Jessia Aufiery. January 22, 2013. |
| The Miami Herald, “Photographer to put passion on display at Fort Lauderdale art talk.” Article by Maria Camila Bernal. April 11, 2012 |
| Sunrise Forum, “Girls’ Club photo exhibit a rhapsody in femininity.” Article by Phillip Valys. February 9, 2012 |
| New Times Miami, “Sweat Induced Hibernation: DCG Open” Article by Amanda McCorquodale. June 18, 2010. |
| Exhibition Catalogue, “Spreading the Influence.” Produced by Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College. 2010. |
| City Link Magazine, “Popping’ Art.” Article by Colleen Dougher. April 22 – 28, 2009. |
| The Independent Florida Alligator, “Reitz gallery offers fledgling artists chance to exhibit.” Article by Lainey Johnson. March 20, 2007. |
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