Experience
Education
2004 Master of Fine Art
Bowling Green State University – Bowling Green, OH
Studio Art Centers International – Florence, Italy
2002 Bachelor of Fine Art
University of Minnesota Duluth. Pre-Graduate Studio Art.
Current Position
Director of the Art Program and Assistant Professor of Art at the College of St. Scholastica
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Reliquaries of the Sacred Feminine. SLCHHS Conference, DECC Duluth, MN
2018 Sacred Heart FeMNfest Installation. Sacred Heart Music Center Duluth, MN
2017 Reliquaries of the Sacred Feminine. Gallery 315, Washington Studios, Duluth, MN
2017 Ripple. Zeitgeist Arts Café, Duluth, MN
2016 Vessel. Glam Doll Donuts, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Selected Works. The Guild, Grand Forks, ND
2015 Portrait of an Artist. Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2015 Vessel. The Red Herring. Duluth, MN
2014 (r)evolve. The Kruk Gallery, UWS, Superior, WI
2014 Tre Stagioni di Autunno. Whole Foods Co-Op, Duluth, MN
2014 Shift. Phantom Gallery, Superior, WI
Group Exhibitions
2018 WTF. Gallery 315, Duluth, MN
2017 Greater Minnesota. Minnesota State Arts Board St. Paul, MN
2017 Umbutu Zietgiest Arts Café Duluth, MN
2017 WTF. 3West/Prove Gallery Duluth, MN
2016 Reframing Ophelia. Tweed Museum of Art Duluth, MN
2016 Seasonal Work. New Scenic Café, Duluth, MN
2015 Impermanently Content. Prøve Collective Gallery, Duluth, MN
2015 Amethyst and Agate. Zietgiest Arts Café, Duluth, MN
Murals
(Both as an Individual and as Collaborative and/or Teaching Artist)
2019 North Shore Community School. Duluth Township, MN
2018 Cor et Anima. School of Sciences, CSS Duluth, MN
2017 Harbor City International School. Duluth, MN
2017 Safe Haven Women’s Shelter. Duluth, MN
2016 Laura MacArthur Elementary. Duluth, MN
2014 College of St. Scholastica. Duluth, MN
2012 Preschool for the Fine Arts. Duluth, MN
2012 College of St. Scholastica (Tower-Science/Science-Somers). Duluth, MN
2011 Hoyt Lakes Public Library. Hoyt Lakes, MN
Recent Publications
2019 Studio Visit Magazine. Open Studios Press. January 2019
2017 Homegrown Music Festival. Cover of Field Guide. January 2017
2017 Portrait of an Artist. Shook Productions Documentary. January 2017
Portrait of an Artist, Paintings by Sarah M. Brokke. Published by Holy Cow! Press, October 2015 NEMBA Honorable Mention
Feature in Perfect Duluth Day February 2017
Feature in the Duluth News Tribune by Christa Lawler
Feature in the Duluth News Tribune by Christa Lawler March 15, 2015.
Exhibition Review by Ed Newman of (re)volve, a retrospective at the Kruk Gallery at the University of Wisconsin Superior, Fall 2014.
Recent Individual Grants, Honors, and Awards
2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Award
2017 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award
2017 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Equipment and Technology Grant
2016 Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards. Honorable Mention. Portrait of an Artist.
2016 Excellence Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity for the College of St. Scholastica
2015 Duluth Art Institute Artist-in-Residence
2015 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Award
2014 Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Equipment and Technology Grant
For a complete CV or additional details, please contact Sarah Brokke at sarahbrokkeart@gmail.com.