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Sarah Thompson Moore was born in Eastern Oregon and now makes her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Her studies have taken her to Florence, Italy and later, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she obtained her BFA in Sculpture from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. A trained bronze foundry artisan and master mold-maker, Thompson Moore’s early work involved comprehensive study of the figure for which she has received awards and private commissions. This technical background established the foundation from which she has expanded her creative practice to include experimental materials and concepts, diving deeper into both the process of creating and the experience of viewing.
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In addition to her studio practice, Thompson Moore creates monumental site specific public sculptures, the most recent of which was an installation along the Hudson River in Manhattan, Everything Between, now permanently placed on the Florida Keys Sculpture Trail. Ever-changing in relation to its surroundings, she welcomes Nature as a collaborative force within her work. Utilizing a variety of materials including steel, concrete, natural and recycled, Thompson Moore generates sensory experiences from her sculptures to provide opportunity for contemplation, reflection and communion with Nature. Her next public artworks will be installed in Spokane, WA in 2020 and in Seattle, WA in 2021.
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Education
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Fine art studies, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Public Sculptures and Exhibitions
2020 Campus commissioned artwork- coming in February, Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
2019 Small Works Show, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Selected artist for Alki Pump Station Permanent Art- coming in 2021, Seattle,WA (See link)
Sarah Thompson Moore & the Monumentalists- with Harold Balazs & Rudy Autio, Sept/Oct, AS2, Spokane, WA
Selected artist for South Gorge Trail sculpture- coming in 2020, Peoples Park, Spokane, WA
Coeur d’Alene Artists Studio Tour, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2018 Wish Meadow, community art installation project designer and leader- pilot installation in Coeur d’Alene, ID
2017 Artists Studio Tour, Coeur d'Alene, ID
2016 Windtower/...and we breathe, collaborative sculpture on view September, 2016-August, 2017, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY
Everything Between, site specific sculpture on view June, 2016- May, 2017, Riverside Park South, New York, NY
Model to Monument midsize maquettes show, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2015 By the By, joint exhibition with Sinead Cahill, Automat Collective, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Absolute, Fellowship Juried Exhibition, Gallery 128, Curated by Bill Scott and Stuart Shils, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Now, Look Here, group exhibition, Gallery 128, Curated by Kevin Richards and Ron Wyffels, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours- Gallery 7 Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Curated by Robert Roesch
Juried Exhibition, Gallery 128, Curated by Bill Scott and Astrid Bowlby, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Fall Student Exhibition, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Fall Student Exhibition, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA
Permanent Collections
Everything Between- Florida Keys Sculpture Trail, Islamorada, FL
Windtower- Florida Keys Sculpture Trail, Big Pine Key, FL
R&R Global Partners, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Awards
2017 City of Seattle: Public Artist Roster, included as emerging artist, Seattle, WA
2015/16: Model to Monument fellowship, Art Students League, New York, NY
2015 Michael and Walter Lantz Prize, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Travel Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (hereafter PAFA), Philadelphia, PA
Alexander Prize, PAFA
Ward Prize for Sculpture, PAFA
2014 Stewardson Prize for Sculpture, PAFA
Janet Fleisher Prize, PAFA
2013 Stimson Prize for Sculpture, PAFA
2012 Charles E. Dutrow Prize for Sculpture, PAFA
2011 4 year Merit Scholarship, PAFA
Caldwell Scholarship Honorable Mention, PAFA
National Sculpture Society Scholarship, New York, NY
Professional Experience
2020 Artist lead for peace and diversity project, permanent public sculpture on campus grounds, Spokane Valley High School- Spokane, WA
2019 Cultural/Historical Illustrator for Oregon Senate Bill 13 -Tribal History/Shared History, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Roseburg, OR
2018-2019 Planning Committee member for community arts events, Emerge, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2017 Selected finalist for INB Performing Art Center renovation project, Spokane, WA
Selected finalist for Spokane CSO26 Plaza public art project, Spokane, WA
2016-2019 Freelance mold maker- working with local artists on monumental to small-scale sculpture, Coeur d'Alene, ID
2016 Assistant to sculptor Greg Wyatt, Model to Monument Program, Art Students League, New York, NY
2014-2015 RAIR Philly (Recycled Artist in Residency), artist assistant and part time project manager, Philadelphia, PA
2013-2016 Sculpture instructor at a free summer Arts Camp for youth, Philadelphia, PA
2010-2011 Studio assistant for Beth Cavener, Garfield, WA
2005-2008 Cire-Perdue Casting Inc., fine art bronze foundry mold maker/artisan, Hayden, ID