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Sara Rastegarpouyani

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., art, The University of Texas at Arlington
  • M.F.A., illustration, University of Tehran
  • B.F.A., graphic design, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Credentials

Selected teaching experience

  • Professor, foundation studies, Aug. 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Adjunct professor, 2016–2019, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

Selected professional experience

  • Designer/artistic director, 2008–16, Shabaviz Publishing Company, Tehran, Iran
  • Designer/artistic director, 2014–16, Koloon Design Group, Tehran, Iran
  • TA for foundry, bronze sculpting, 2012–14, Shans Sculpting Studio, Tehran, Iran
  • Graphic designer, 2012, Bonino Advertisement Group, Tehran, Iran
  • Graphic designer, 2011, Ersal Market, Tehran, Iran
  • Graphic designer, 2010–11, Five Advertising and Art Group, Tehran, Iran

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • CADD FUND finalist, Dallas Contemporary Art Dealers, 500X Gallery, Dallas, 2019
  • MFA Summer Exhibition Award, Department of Art and History, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2018
  • Vermont Studio Center artist in residency, 2018
  • Fort Worth Public Art pre-qualified list of emerging public artists, Fort Worth, Texas, 2018
  • CADD FUND finalist, Dallas Contemporary Art Dealers, Dallas, 2018
  • Pilchuck Glass School full scholarship, Stanwood, Wash., 2018
  • Featured in Vignette Art Fair 2018, Dallas, 2018
  • M.F.A. Student of the Year, Department of Art and History, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2017
  • Ignacio and Lynda Nunez Grant, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2017
  • Pilchuck Glass School partner scholarship, Stanwood, Wash., 2017
  • COLA Dean's Award for Research Travel, 2016
  • Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2016–18

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions and performances

  • Vignette Art Fair 2019, Texas Women's Museum, Dallas, 2019
  • ART214 Juried Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, 2019
  • Suspension, M.F.A. thesis solo exhibition, Precision Press, Arlington, Texas, 2018
  • Bellwether 2018, Bellevue Museum of Art, Bellvue, Wash., 2018
  • Easy Magic, Pilchuck Glass School Seattle Gallery, Seattle, 2018
  • Temporary Collectives, 500 Singleton Blvd., Dallas, 2018
  • Vignette Art Fair 2018, Women's Museum in Fair Park, Dallas, 2018
  • M.F.A. Invite, 500X Gallery, Dallas, 2018
  • Illogical Animus: A Survey of Artwork From Banned Countries, Sugar Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 2017
  • CUFT: The Small Works of Machine, Terminal 136, San Antonio, 2017
  • Temporary Collectives, 500 Singleton Blvd., Dallas, 2017
  • From My Eyes, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Fort Worth, Texas, 2017
  • Underbelly, M.F.A. group exhibition by MACHINE, Gallery West, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2017
  • 10th Annual M.F.A. Summer Exhibition, The Gallery at UTA, Fine Arts Building, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2017
  • Under 12 x 12 x 12, MACHINE, the M.F.A. Graduate Student Organization, Gallery West at the Studio Arts Center, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2017
  • UTA Faculty and Grads Group Exhibition, Gallery West at the Studio Arts Center, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2017
  • We, the Body, M.F.A. candidates recent works, Gallery West at Studio Arts Center, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2016
  • UTA M.F.A. Students New Works, M.F.A. candidates recent works, Gallery West at the Studio Arts Center, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2016
  • Ninth Annual M.F.A. Summer Exhibition, The Gallery at UTA, Fine Arts Building, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2016
  • Metamorphosis, ArtAffix Spring Group Exhibition, Umbra Winery, Grapevine, Texas, 2016
  • UTA Faculty and Grads Group Exhibition, Gallery West at the Studio Arts Center, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2016
  • Temporary Collectives, 500 Singleton, Dallas, 2016
  • General Malaise, M.F.A. candidates group exhibition, Gallery West at the Studio Arts Center, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2016
  • 530 Collective Temporary Group Exhibition, New Orleans, 2016
  • Inside of Me, solo exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2012
  • Minimalism in Illustration, solo exhibition, College Art Gallery, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 2011

Reviews and publications

  • Holding Pattern, DADE, Dallas, 2018.
  • Folio Magazine, Department of Art and History, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, 2018.
  • New Glass Review 39, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, N.Y., 2018.
  • "Student receives grant to study Iranian glass art," The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, Jan. 25, 2017.

Lectures, presentations, judging, and demos

  • "CADD Finalist Presentation, " at 2019 CADD FUND, Dallas Contemporary Art Dealers, Dallas, 2019.
  • Professional demonstration at 2019 Southern Graphics Council International Conference, TEXCHANGE, UTA, Arlington, Texas, 2019.
  • Juror for the Persian Art Exhibition, Irving Art Institute, Irving, Texas, 2019.
  • "CADD Finalist Presentation," at 2018 CADD FUND, Dallas Contemporary Art Dealers, Dallas, 2018.
  • "The Psychology of Children's Drawings from Birth to Adolescence," presented at University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2011.
  • "Children's Book Illustration," lecture at Shabaviz Publishing Company, Tehran, Iran, 2009.
  • "The Graphical Relationship Between Motifs and Patterns of Iranian Carpet Design," lecture at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 2008.
  • "Iranian Symbols and Myths and Their Impact on Persian Carpet Designs," lecture at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 2007.