Sarah Smelser

Sarah Smelser received her BA from University of California Santa Cruz, and her MA and MFA from University of Iowa. She has been an artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center; Franz Masereel Center, Artica Bilbao, Kala Art Institute, Jentel Artist Residency, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Anchor Graphics, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Tamarind Institute, and Remarque Print Workshop. Her work is in such collections as Readers' Digest Association, New York Public Library, Library of Congress, Hallmark Corporate Collection, and Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.

Smelser has had solo exhibitions at Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld in New York City, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in New York City, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, MI, Carnegie Mellon University, Bradley University, University of Wyoming, Diablo Valley College, Luther College, Middle Tennessee State University, Montana State University, and Spencer College. Her work has been included in many invitational and juried shows, and shown at numerous art fairs including Art Frankfurt, Estampa (in Madrid), Affordable Art Fair in New York, Art Miami, Red Dot Art Fair in New York and Miami, Art Santa Fe, Art Chicago, EDITION Chicago, EXPO Chicago, Boston Print Fair, Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair, Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, and Los Angeles Art Show.

Currently Harold Boyd Endowed Professor of the Wonsook Kim School of Art at Illinois State University, Sarah is also co-founder of Manneken Press with Master Printer Jonathan Higgins. Manneken Press is a fine art print publishing venture, thriving in Bloomington, IL. She acted as MAPC president from 2006 to 2008.