ART BY SBH
Sarah B. Heck
Sarah Heck
Birmingham, AL
818.219.8816
https://instagram.com/artbysbh
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Skills
Self taught watercolorist. Paints traditional watercolor on paper and untraditionally on canvas.
Many of the paintings on paper are painted en plein air. Canvas paintings are painted intuitively
and thoroughly sealed making them archival without the need of glass frames.
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Experience
University of Alabama / Guest Lecturer
November 2021, Tuscaloosa, AL
Guest lecturer in a graduate 3D Poetry Class at the University of Alabama.
Lecture included the basic skills of watercolor, discussion on the similar properties of
visual art and descriptive poetry, and the impact of meditative music on creative flow.
The students were then given time to be present with the medium and paint intuitively with selected music.
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Jefferson County School School District / Guest Art Teacher
March 2022 to present - Jefferson County, AL
Volunteer watercolor class instructor within school systems consisting primarily of marginalized people groups.
Teaching basic watercolor techniques, how to value and express one's own creative voice, and respect other’s
creative process and expression.
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Artists Incorporated Gallery / Lead Artist
January 2022 - Current, Leeds, AL
Manage customer service, sales, and gallery design on a part time basis.
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Exhibitions
Beauty From Ashes Exhibition / Group Exhibition
April 2023, Birmingham, AL
Contemplative poetry, music, ceramics and sculptures in response to
the letter Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote from a Birmingham jail 60 years prior.
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Watercolor Society of Alabama / Member Showcase
September - November 2023, Talledaga, AL
Juried group exhibition.
Vestavia Hills Art Council / Artstober
October 2023, Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Personally invited by the curator to attend the group show.
Sacred Gallery / Solo Exhibition
January 2024, Sacred Gallery, First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Invited by the Sacred Gallery’s Coordinator to present a solo exhibition for the month of January.
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Juried Shows
Art in the Village / Mountain Brook Art Association
May 2023, Mountain Brook, Alabama
Bluff Park Art Show / Bluff Park Art Association
October 2023, Bluff Park, Alabama
Moss Rock Festival / Foundation for Art and Cultural Connections
November 2023, Hoover, Alabama
Christkindlmarket / Arts Huntsville
December 2023, Huntsville, Alabama
Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival / Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival
March 2024, Fairhope, Alabama
One of a Kind Art Show and Sale / The Mart
April 2024, Chicago, Illinois
Art in the Village / Mountain Brook Art Association
May 2024, Mountain Brook, Alabama
Marietta Art in the Park / Marietta Art in the Park
August 2024, Marietta, Georgia
Roswell Arts Festival / Roswell Recreation Association
September 2024, Roswell, Georgia
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Gateway Art Festival / Arts Trussville
October 2024, Trussville, Alabama
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Kentuck Festival of the Arts / Kentuck Art Center and Festival
October, 2024, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Bentonville Fine Arts Festival / Arkansas Art Shows
November, 2024, Bentonville, Arkansa
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West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo/ Gourmet Expos, Inc.
February 2024, Chicago, Illinois
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Magic City Art Connect / Find Art Birmingham / Foundation for Arts and Cultural Connections, Inc.
April 2025, Birmingham, Alabama
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Awards
People’s Choice Award / Artist Incorporated Gallery Art Walk
April 2022, Leeds, Alabama
Best in Show / Semi Professional Division / Mountain Brook Art Association, Art in the Village
May 2023, Mountain Brook, Alabama
Best in Show / Professional Division / Mountain Brook Art Association, Art in the Village
May 2024, Mountain Brook, Alabama
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Press
Featured artist / Mountain Brook Art Association
March 2023, Mountain Brook, Alabama