
Sara Paula Hoffman
Foundation studies professor
Education
- M.F.A., fine art, Fontbonne University
- M.A., art/painting, Fontbonne University
- B.F.A., fine arts/studio, Fontbonne University
Credentials
- Professor, foundation studies, 2008–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Faculty, fine arts, 2005–2008, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
- Faculty, fine arts, 2005–2008, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, St. Louis, MO
- Faculty, fine arts, 2004–2008, St. Charles Community College, Cottleville, MO
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Presidential Fellowship, 2011
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Presidential Fellowship, 2009
- Award of Excellence, Art St. Louis XXI, 2005
Publications and presentations
Solo exhibitions
- Adaptations, John Burroughs School, St. Louis, 2018
- Nora, The White-Boned Demon, 13th International Ibsen Conference, University of Tromso, Norway, June 2012
- Ghosts of the Heartland, International Ibsen Theater Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009
- Ghosts of the Heartland, 12th International Ibsen Conference, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2009
- The Nora Project, St. Louis Community College at Meramec Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, 2008
- Theater on a 2-Dimensional Stage, The Gallery at Thomas Jefferson School, St. Louis, 2007
- Midwestern Dolls and Ghosts, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 2007
- Ghosts from the Heartland, The Messing Gallery at Mary Institute Country Day School, St. Louis, 2007
- The Doll House Paintings and The Living Ibsen, 11th International Ibsen Conference, The Center for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2006
- Doll House Paintings/Prints, The Gallery at Congregation Neve Shalom, Creve Coeur, Mo., 2006
- Ibsen Inspired Works, Blackburn College Visual Arts Center Gallery, Carlinville, Ill., 2006
- New Works, Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, St. Louis, 2005
Group exhibitions
- The Doll House Paintings, Bonsack Gallery at John Burroughs School, St. Louis, 2005
- 7, Indigo Sky Gallery, Savannah, Ga., Group Exhibition, 2010
- SCC Multimedia Invitational, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, Mo., 2009
- A Tribute to Michael Smith, The Ethical Society, St. Louis, 2007
- Honors Awards 2006, The Gallery of Art St. Louis, St. Louis, 2006
- The Overseas Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2005
- International Small Works Exhibition, Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, 2005
- 4-Person Exhibition, Fleishman Hillard Corporate Headquarters, St. Louis, 2005
- Small Matters of Great Importance, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, N.Y., 2004
- Plexus, 3-Person Exhibition, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, 2004
- Daughters Exhibit, Women's Caucus for Art Midwest Regional Invitational, 2002
- The Overseas Cultural Exchange Exhibition, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Museum, Taipei and Kaoshiung, Taiwan, 2002
Presentations
- "The Living Ibsen," paintings influenced by Henrick Ibsens' plays A Doll House and Ghosts, Women in the Arts International Conference, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, 2011.
- "Paintings, The Living Ibsen," Art First, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2010.
- "The Nora Project," a discussion with Professor Michael Burke and Sara Paula Hoffman, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, 2008.
- "Painting Ibsen's Ghosts," Thomas Jefferson School, St. Louis, 2007.
- "Art and Literature, The Doll House Paintings," National Federation of Press Women - Missouri Affiliate, St. Louis, 2007.
- "Midwest Doll Houses," Blackburn College, Carlinville, Ill., 2006.
- "The Doll House Paintings and Henrik Ibsen," John Burroughs School, St. Louis, 2005.
Publications
- "Conversations with Joseph," Studio Visit Magazine, 2011.