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Mary (Liz) Sargent

Fibers professor

Education

  • M.F.A., fibers, Cranbrook Academy of Art
  • B.F.A., art, East Carolina University

Credentials

  • Professor of fibers, 2006–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Senior lecturer, 2005, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
  • Adjunct professor of fibers, 2002–05, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Youkobo Art Space, Artist-In-Residence Program (AIR), Tokyo, 2014
  • Metropolis Editor's Picks, 2005 Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition, exhibited at International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, and Neocon World's Trade Fair, Chicago, 2005
  • Ox-Bow, Professional Artist Residency, Saugatuck, MI, 2004
  • The Banff Centre, New Works Residency, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2004
  • Most Trendy Fabric, Decosit, international trade fair for upholstery fabrics, Brussels, Belgium, 2000

Publications and presentations

  • Slipstream, Sasaki Gallery, Boston, 2017.
  • Hybrids, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2017.
  • Trace, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2015.
  • The Fugitive Strand, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, 2014.
  • Space and Time, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ont., 2013.
  • Nostalgia for Inertia, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2009.
  • A Poem About Water & Dreaming, Roadside Attractions, Toronto, Ont., 2009.
  • DesCours, an invitational contemporary architecture and art event showcasing installations throughout the city of New Orleans presented by the American Institute of Architects, New Orleans, 2008.
  • Abstracted Landscapes, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, 2008.
  • Hothouse: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970–2007, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (catalog), 2007.
  • Trace, Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, Wash., Curator: Julie Custer, 2007.
  • Fray, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ont., Curators: Sara Quinton, contemporary curator, Textile Museum of Canada and Carolyn Bell Farrell, senior curator, Koffler Gallery, Toronto, 2006.
  • Mis-demeanor, SPACES gallery, Cleveland, Curator: Sarah Wideman, 2006.
  • Back to the Floor: A Juried Exhibition of Rugs, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University, Detroit, juried by Rebecca Stevens, consulting curator, contemporary textiles, The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., 2006.
  • Living Light on the Land: Prototypes for Sustainable Architecture and Design, Network Gallery at Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 2005.
  • Transitions/Translations: Innovations in Fiber, a three-part exploration of crafts reinvented into fine art, Gallery One, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2005.
  • Material Inquiry 2005, Macalester College Art Gallery, Saint Paul, Minn., 2005.
  • FiberArt International, Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh; Museum of Arts & Design, New York; Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Wash., Jurors: David Revere McFadden, chief curator, Museum of Arts & Design; Sara Quinton, contemporary curator, Textile Museum of Canada, and Barbara Lee Smith, visiting professor, Joshibi College of Art, Tokyo (catalog), 2004.
  • The Literary Print, in the 21st Century, Network Gallery at Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Keller Gallery at Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, 2004.