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EDUCATION
1995-97 M.F.A., Washington University in St. Louis, major in Painting
1990-94 B.A., College of Charleston, major in Studio Art
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 John Sarra: Tone Poems, Schmidt Art Center, IL
2008 Sad Smiles and Tears of Joy, Solo Exhibition, PSTL, MO
2007 New and Improved, Group Exhibition, Space B Fine Arts, NY
2007 Transference, Group Exhibition, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO
2007 John Sarra: wash drawings, Ethical Society of St. Louis, MO
2006 Le Pouce et LíOrteil, Group Exhibition, The Francis Schaeffer Institute,
Covenant Theological Seminary, MO
2006 St. Louis Symphony Showcase, Group Exhibition, Cabanne House, Olivia
Lahs-Gonzales, Curator, MO
2005 Living Together, Two Person Exhibition, Covenant Theological Seminary, MO
2005 Still Lifes and Landscapes, Two Person Exhibition, Space B Fine Arts, NY
2005 Contemporary Realism, Group Exhibition, Centre for the Living Arts, AL
2004 Space B Holiday Variety Show, Group Exhibition, Space B Fine Arts, NY
2004 Space B Group Exhibition, Space B Fine Arts, NY
2004 Thou My Vision, Group Exhibition, Nancy Hughes, Curator, Grace and Peace
Fellowship, MO
2003 John Sarra: Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Fontbonne University Gallery, MO
2003 Regarding Objects, Group Exhibition, Olivia Lahs Gonzales, Curator, Sheldon
Concert Hall and Art Galleries, MO, and
Innsbrook Conference Center, MO
2001 The Forest and the Trees, Group Exhibition, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, MO
2000 Particular Space (New Faces), Two Person Exhibition, Elliot Smith
Contemporary Art, MO
2000 Landscape, Group Exhibition, Desmond E. Lee Gallery, MO
2000 Fresh Work, John Sarra, Jason Rucker, and Joseph Burwell, Halsey Gallery, SC
1999 (space) between us, Two Person Exhibition, Forest Park Gallery, MO
1999 paintings (plus), John Sarra, Christine Amick Sarra, and Cayce Lanham,
Innsbrook Conference Center, MO
1999 The Artist of Faith in the New Millennium, Group Exhibition, The Francis
Schaeffer Institute, Covenant Theological Seminary, MO
1998 John Sarra/You Shou-Jong, Mong Jyau Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
1997 Recent Work, Solo Exhibition, The Gallery, University City Public Library, MO
1995 John Sarra, Solo Exhibition, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
1995 Annual Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibit, Group Exhibition, Guest Curator Diane
Gingold, Charleston, SC
1994 Young Contemporaries, Group Exhibition, Guest Curator Eleanor
Heartney, Halsey Gallery, SC
1993 Scenes from Mazyck Wraggborough, Solo Exhibition, African American Art
Gallery, Charleston, SC
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2000-present In September of 2000 John Sarra began the meticulous renovation and
restoration of his one-hundred year old home in the City of St. Louis. The
investigation of hidden systems and the renewal of surfaces have become
indispensable to his artistic practice as templates for the thought and activity of
art making.
2003-present In December of 2003 John Sarra and his wife Christine Amick Sarra began a
collaborative work documenting the clear-cutting, re-growth, and traditional use
of nearly two square miles of forest and adjoining wetlands outside of Charleston,
SC. Each year they have built upon a collection of photographs, drawings,
paintings, and writings investigating parallels between the land and the lives of
those who live with it.
LECTURES/PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2008 Moved by this Stillness, Classroom Lecture for “Ancient Worlds to
Contemporary Practice”,Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2007 Spirit and Flesh: The Language of Painting in Oil and Ink. Series of two
public lectures, St. Louis Art Museum
2007 Gardens and Gazing Stones: Gongshi as Templates for Creative Action.
Public lecture accompanying the exhibition
John Sarra: wash drawings. St. Louis
Ethical Society, MO.
2006 Creation, Production, and the Necessity of Change. Public lecture with
Washington University graduate and undergraduate Painting Majors, in
conjunction with the exhibition curated by John Sarra and Robin Clark, St. Louis Art Museum.
2006 Focus on Philip Guston. Series of two public lectures accompanying the
exhibition curated by John Sarra and Robin Clark,
St. Louis Art Museum.
2005 Living in the Garden: Color and the Infinite, Classroom Lecture for “Ancient
Worlds to Contemporary Practice”,
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2003 Color in Contemporary American Painting, Keynote Speaker for the
International Color Conference, Fu Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
2003 Color Culture in Taiwan, Panel Discussion as a part of the International Color
Conference, Fu Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
2003 The Calligraphy of Fu Shen, Panel Discussion, Saint Louis Art Museum, MO
2003 Living in the Garden: Asian Aesthetic, Classroom Lecture for “Ancient Worlds
to Contemporary Practice”,
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2000 Fresh Work, Panel Discussion in conjunction with the exhibition, College of
Charleston, Charleston, SC
REPRESENTATION
Space B Gallery
257B West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
www.spaceb.com
Gottheiner, Ltd. Contemporary Art
4100 Laclede Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
www.gottheiner.com
