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EDUCATION AND MEMBERSHIPS
September 2008 - April 2010: Fine Arts Studio, Centennial College, Toronto
September 2013 - September 2014: Museum and Gallery Studies, Georgian College, Barrie
CARFAC Artist Member
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
July 2018: Liminal, The Red Head Gallery, Toronto www.redheadgallery.org/sara-shields-liminal
August - September 2016: Loop Gallery, Toronto
September 2015 - Present: Drawings showcased within Centennial College Progress Campus, Toronto
April 2015 - Present: Drawings showcased within Centennial College Campus’ Libraries, Toronto
January 2015 - April 2015: Drawings showcased within Centennial College Progress Campus, Toronto
November 2011: The Movement Meets You Halfway , The Corridor Gallery, Centennial College , Toronto
November 2009 to January 2010: and sometimes why, The Closet Gallery, Centennial College, Toronto
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
December 2022: Holiday Group Show, Emily Harding Gallery, Toronto https://www.harding-gallery.com/exhibitions
September 2022: Storyvoice, Centennial College, Toronto https://www.centennialcollege.ca/storyvoice
April 2022: Drawing 2022, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto https://airdgallery.org/2022/04/24/drawing-2022/
March 2022: Portraits of Resilience, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto https://ago.ca/portraits-resilience
June 2021: Fleck Fine Art Group Show, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
December 2020: Fleck Fine Art Group Show, Elaine Fleck Gallery, Toronto
October 2020: Grit and Glide Online Exhibition, curated by David McClyment, Toronto https://www.flipsnack.com/mcclymentbookprojects/grit-glide.html
March 2020 : Annual Juried Exhibition, Latcham Art Centre, Stouffville
November 2019 and ongoing: Drawings on display at OpenStudio Art Cafe, Pickering
November 2016: Image used in The Induk University Art & Design Graduate Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
December 2015 - January 2016: Palette + Pigment, Liberty Market Lofts, Toronto
April 2015: Salon 9, Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto
November 2014: ART HAUS fundraiser, Toronto
October 2014: TAVES, Sheraton Centre, Toronto
October 2014: Insomnia, Nuit Blanche show at The Red Head Gallery, Toronto
September 2014 - present: Drawings for sale at Snakes and Lattes, Toronto
April - September 2014: Rockets, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto
November 2013 - January 2014: Undefined, Georgina Arts Centre, Sutton
April 2013 - Present: The Burning showcased at UpCountry, King St., Toronto
October 2011 - January 2012: Autumn Grace on display at Georgina Arts Centre, Sutton
June 2011: Periphery, Studio 561, Toronto
April - October 2011: A P’ART’Y, Studio C, Lucknow
August 2010: Untitled Group exhibition, The Great Hall, Toronto
June - July 2010: Centennial College student show, The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, Toronto
April 2010: Freshly Made, Graduating class exhibition, Hang Man Gallery, Toronto
February 2010: Library Gallery Exhibition, Centennial College, Toronto
November 2009: Eat Me! The Politics of Food, Corridor Gallery, Centennial College, Toronto
March 2009: XIV, Wallace Gallery, Toronto
ART RENTAL PROGRAMS
March 2016 and ongoing: Drawings available through Art Sales & Rentals, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
September 2015 - March 2016: Drawings rented by the Office of Development & Alumni Engagement, Centennial College, Toronto
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSeptember 2016 - December 2016: ABC TV Show, Conviction, Toronto
ART FAIRS
February 2015: The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto
February 2014: The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto
February 2013: The Artist Project, Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto
September 2012: Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show, Toronto
PRESS
Toronto Gallery Crawl, NOW Magazine, August 12, 2016
Artist gains exposure at Toronto show, Aurora Banner, March 6, 2014
Featured artist on the One Brown Crafter artist showcase
Centennial artist hangs nontraditional pieces in the Closet, Centennial College Courier, 2009
Paintings featured in On the Danforth, 2009
OTHER PROJECTS
Commissioned mural for residential garage, Trinity Bellwoods park area, September 2019
Watercolour used for cover issue of The Maynard, Fall 2017
Commissioned tattoo artwork for Ink and Water Tattoo, Summer 2017 and ongoing
Image used in Applied Arts Calendar, month of July, 2017
Member of Jury for Fine Arts Studio scholarship award, 2016
Member of Jury for Fine Arts Studio scholarship award, 2015
Art selected for Centennial College Donor Wall display, 2014
Honorable Mention in the Undefined juried art exhibition at Georgina Arts Centre, Sutton, November 2013
First prize in Adult division of Forest juried art exhibition at Georgina Arts Centre, Sutton, October 2011
Provided cover art for CD Bookends by PJ Main and Kyle Reid (www.bookendmusic.org), Summer 2011
SPECIAL PURCHASES
March 2016: Drawings purchased by Centennial College, permanent collection
April 2015: Drawings purchased by Centennial College Library Committee for display
May 2011: Painting purchased by the President of Centennial College for display in the main campus, permanent collection
