Sara Steffey McQueen

Sara Steffey McQueen is a painter, printmaker, and mixed media artist who finds the rural hills of Bloomington her home. She received her Bachelors of Art and Masters of Art for Teachers in Fine Arts at Indiana University. She had the honor of being a public school Art teacher for 30 yrs. in Bloomington. As an artist/teacher, she found working with young artists rewarding, and a continually renewing experience.

Several recognitions during her career include being published in Artistic Touch 6, having her art owned by two Universities, and receiving two Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship Grants. The Lilly Grants afforded her the opportunity to travel throughout the United States and Great Britain, painting along the way.

I recently retired from Jackson Creek Middle School. I work in my studio, teach classes, garden, and enjoy being a grandmother of two beautiful children. My art reflects my appreciation of Nature through both abstracts and representational paintings.

For the last three years I have expanded my style and process as I discovered the work of Flora Aube in the Art of Allowing. This process of allowing intuition to strengthen, and letting go of the inner critic has brought additional enthusiasm into my creative life. I was so in love with this process, that I have taken the Facilitator training with Flora, and now am happy to guide other women in this midwifing of the Divine Feminine into our lives.

I offer privately guided painting classes for women in my studio. This is a process of opening and trusting one’s inner experiences and is open to women with no prior art experience as well as established artists. You may contact me personally through email or on my face book page

https://www.facebook.com/sarasteffeymcqueen/

Classes are a day and one half approximately. Lunch included. $125. if you have all your own supplies. $35. extra for supplies.

Sara Steffey McQueen

8755 S. Rockport Rd.

Bloomington, IN 47403

http://www.sarasteffeymcqueen.com

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1964-1968  Indiana University B.A. major in printmaking, drawing, and photography with a minor in Art History.

1968    Notre Dame University independent printmaking workshop.

1983-1985    K-12 Indiana Teacher certification.

1988-1992 Indiana University School of Fine Arts M.A.T.  Printmaking Department.

2016 Art of Allowing Certification http:// www.Flora Aube.com

EXHIBITIONS and AWARDS

 1968-1972 awarded Kappa Kappa Kappa scholarship for artistic merit

1991 Georgia College Invitational Print Exhibition

1991 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design juried exhibition

1992 McNeese 5th Works on Paper purchase award

1993 Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship 5 week travel in southwest U.S.A.

2009 Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship Travel in Great Britain

2009 Indiana Middle School Art Educator of the Year Art Education Association of Indiana

GALLERY REPRESENTATION & SOLO SHOWS

1991   Georgia College Invitational

1991     Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design / Wisconsin

1992    McNeese works on paper juried exhibition /Lake Charles, Louisiana

1993- present    By Hand Gallery / Bloomington, IN

1994    Flashlight Gallery / John Waldron Arts Center / Bloomington, In

1995    Ripe Gallery / Bardstown Rd./ Louisville. KY

1996    Silent Auction / John Waldron Art Center / Bloomington, IN

1997    Daisybrain Gallery and Media Center / Bloomington, IN

1998– 2000 Indianapolis Museum of Art / Alliance Gallery / IN

1998    Lydia’s Gallery / 6th St. Bloomington, IN

1999- 2007  Curator and board of directors/Bellevue Gallery Bloomington, IN

2001   Rosemary P. Miller / Waldron Art Center / Bloomington , IN

2002   Inspiration Spiritual Art Gallery / Lexington, KY

2002   Artists Row  / Bloomington, IN

2003   Rosemary P. Miller Gallery Waldron Art Center Bloomington In solo show

2003- 2009 Bellevue Gallery / group shows

2005   Wandering Turtle / Bloomington, IN solo show

2003   By Hand Gallery Bloomington, IN

2008 – present Bloomington Watercolor Society signature status

2010   The Women’s Institute and Gallery New Harmony, IN solo show

2011    Signature Status Watercolor Society of Indiana Juried Exhibit

2012    By Hand Gallery July featured artist solo show

2013   “Exquisite Uterus” Art of Resistance Project traveling Exhibit                       Madison, WI

2014   Published watercolors in The Artistic Touch 6 by Chris Unwin

2015   Solo Show the Venue Fine Arts and Gifts Bloomington, I

2016   “Living in Watercolor” featured artist Home & Lifestyle South Central Indiana Magazine / Bloomington, IN Vol.12 #5 June 2016

2016     Solo Exhibit “With the Elements” Convention Center,                                 Bloomington, IN

Publications

1991    September – October issue cover photograph The Ryder Bloomington, IN

1992    McNeese Exhibition Catalog 5^th Annual Works on Paper juried exhibition Louisiana, U.S.A. purchase award

1994  June 25 Arts & Entertainment Herald Times Newspaper review by Lydia    Finklestein Bloomington, IN

1995 July-August Bloomington Voice “Some Phenomenal Bloomington Artists” Bloomington, IN

1997 Herald Times Arts & Entertainment review by Lydia Finklestein Bloomington, IN

1999 May Bloomington Independent image from “Venus Envy” Exhibit Bellevue Gallery Bloomington, IN

2000 December 10 Herald Times “On Exhibit” image White girl Voodoo Flag Bloomington, IN

2000  Looking Forward Monroe  Bank Annual Report Bloomington, IN

2001 February18 Hoosier Times “On Exhibit” Rock Study #1Bloomington, IN

2002 May 12 Hoosier Times Fine Arts Review by Lydia Finklestein

2002 Fall Indiana Review cover art

2003 January 30 Indiana Daily Student review of Bloomington Breast Project

2003 August 15  The Scene Herald Times photo art

2006 December 3 Off the Wall Herald times feature

2007 June Indiana Daily Student  review by Michelle Manchur

2012  July Indiana Daily Student review of By Hand Bloomington Exhibit

2014 The Artistic Touch 6 edited by Don Unwin

2015 Evansville Courier & Press review by Kelly Gifford

2016   “Living in Watercolor” featured artist Home & Lifestyle South Central Indiana Magazine / Bloomington, IN Vol.12 #5 June 2016

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