FINE ART
Artist CV
SARA LINDA POLY
Sara Linda Poly
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Philadelphia Arts Academy,
Montgomery College of Art and Design,
NOVA and Prince Georges Community Colleges,
Study with various local and national artists.
Professional Experience
Demonstrations, lectures, travel workshops in the US and abroad include Virginia, Maryland, New Mexico, Lake Tahoe, Mexico, France, Italy and Greece.
1999 - Present: Instructor- plein air and studio painting classes and workshops
1992 - 1999 Assistant Gallery Director, The Art League , Alexandria, Virginia
1980 - 1992 Freelance commercial art, graphic design, portrait and mural commissions
Professional Memberships
Washington Society of Landscape Painters
Oil Painters of America
Virginia Museum of Fine Art
Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters of America
Gallery Representation
American Painting Fine Art, Washington, DC
Bella Vista Fine Art, Asheville, North Carolina
Berkley Gallery, Warrenton, Virginia
Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Long View Gallery, Sperryville, Virginia
South Street Art Gallery, Easton, Maryland
Warm Springs Galleries, Warm Springs and Charlottesville, Virginia
Selected Shows, Honors, Competitions
2010 16th Annual Sedona Plein Air Invitational and Festival
2010 Regional Oil Painters of America Show
2010 One Person Show, South Street Art Gallery, Easton, MD
2009 Mayor's Exhibition of Plein Air Paintings with Students, Kalymnos, Greece
2009 National Oil Painters of America Show
2009 15th Annual Sedona Invitational Plein Air Festival Participant
2008 Feature Article-June/July issue of International Artist Magazine
2008 Feature Article, Washington Society of Landscape Painters, Nature Conservancy magazine
2008 14th Annual Sedona Invitational Plein Air Festival 2008 Mayor’s Exhibition of Plein Air Paintings, Barga, Italy
2008 3rd Place award, Riverbend Plein Air Competition
2008 Accepted by Jury, Carmel Plein Air, Carmel California
2007 1st Place Award, Washington Society of Landscape Painters Annual Competition
2007 Juror for the Potomac Watercolor Society Annual Competition
2007 Solo Exhibition, Warm Springs Gallery in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy
2007 Two Artist Exhibition, Trowbridge-Lewis Gallery, Middleburg, VA
2007 Three year exhibition, US Embassy, Georgetown, Guyana, Africa
2007 Two Artist Exhibition, South Street Art Gallery, Easton, MD
2007 Juror for the Wayne Plein Air national competition, Wayne, PA.
2006 Easton Academy Art Museum-work purchased for permanent collection
2006 Easton Academy Art Museum Show, “Plein Air Painting, A Shared Experience” ( 3Women)
2006 1st Place Award, River Bend Plein Air Competition
2006 Elan Magazine, cover and feature article
2006 Juried participant: Sonoma Plein Air, Sonoma, CA.
2006 Juried participant: Easton Plein Air, Easton, MD
2005 1st Place Award, International Artist Magazine and feature article
2005 Award of Excellence, Easton Plein Air Painting Competition
2005 Juried Participant: Plein Air Competition, Easton, MD
2005 Two Artist Exhibit, South Street Art Gallery, Easton MD
2005/2006, Solo Exhibitions, Metropolitan Gallery, Arlington, VA
2004, 2005, 2006, Solo Exhibitions, Warm Springs Gallery
2004 Metropolitan Gallery, Six Women: Plein Air Landscape
2003 Oil Painters of America, regional juried exhibition
