SANDRA BLOODWORTH Special Exhibit - "Intimate Feasts" Portraits of Shared Moments Selected Oil Paintings
Selected Oil Paintings from the "Intimate Feasts" exhibit are now on view at theCape May Winery. Enjoy the art and taste some of the best regional wines, tour the Cape May Winery's vineyard.
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Sandra Bloodworth "July 9, 2004 6PM" Oil on Linen
Sandra Bloodworth, "November 13, 2004 9PM
Artist SANDRA BLOODWORTH
presents a selection of oil paintings from her recent series “Intimate Feasts”
portraits of joyously prepared meals; personal representations of shared times
with friends and family. Bloodworth's paintings document gatherings of
meals prepared by her husband and muse, Fred May, they are photographed, and
later captured on canvas by Bloodworth. The settings are sculptural, with lush
colors and textures, showcasing the meals that are themselves a work of art.
Sandra is the winner of the "All Politics is Local"
Cape May Forum Poster Competition. Visit Cape May Forum, "Chautauqua at
the Shore" - Capemayforum.org for list of all events, September 15 to 25, 2011.
Sandra Bloodworth has exhibited widely from New
York City to Charleston, Mississippi. Sandra is represented by SOMA NewArt
GALLERY in Cape May and the William Ris Gallery in Stone Harbor. In 2008, she
was included in the Art Now Fair, a Miami Basel satellite show with Soma NewArt Gallery.
Bloodworth is the Director of the New York
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Arts for Transit program. MTA Arts for
Transit commissions public art that enhances the transportation environment,
touching the lives of hundreds of thousands of people daily. Bloodworth
is responsible for the management of all the Arts for Transit programs, which
include; Music Under New York, the Transit Poster program and the Light Box
Project.Sandra represents the MTA
on station aesthetics and environment issues, with a focus on promoting design
excellence.
Sandra has taught in the Department of Art and Arts
Professions graduate program at NYU and in the fine arts studio departments at
Florida State University and the University of Mississippi.Ms. Bloodworth is an artist and holds a
B.S. from Mississippi College, an M.A. from the University of Mississippi and an
M.F.A. from Florida State University.
Ms. Bloodworth received the City of New York's 2005
Sloan Public Service Award in recognition of her work in the field of public
art.
She is a co-author of Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit.
Sandra Bloodworth - Resume
One Person Exhibitions
2008 SOMA NewArt Gallery, Cape May, New Jersey, “Intimate Feasts.” 2007 SOMA Gallery, Cape May, New Jersey, “Portraits and Tales from the NYC Subway,” and “New York Icons.” 2007 The Gallery at Blue Streak Wine & Spirits, Long Island City, New York, “Festa della Vita.” 1992 New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, New York, “Subway Stories”. 1991 Dance Theater Workshop, DTW Gallery, New York, New York, “In Person”. 1990 Riverside Church, The Cloister Gallery, New York, New York, “Reverence”. 1988 Bronx Museum of the Arts, Beth Abraham Satellite Gallery, Bronx, New York. 1987 Port Authority Bus Terminal, Southwest Wing, New York, New York, “North By South”. 1977 Genesis Gallery, Jackson, Mississippi. 1976 Upstairs Gallery, Jackson, Mississippi.
Group Exhibitions
2007 Nicholas Rizzo Fine Art, Chatham, NJ, “Still Life”. 2001 The New York Mercantile Exchange, Organization of Independent Artist, New York, NY. 1991 Paint Space 122, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY, “Commission A Portrait”. 1987 The University of Mississippi, Fine Art Gallery, Oxford, MS, Oxford Influnences”. Invitational. 1987 Artist Space, New York, NY, “Artists from the Studio in a School Association”. 1985 Radius Gallery, New York, NY, Selected works. 1984 State Capitol Building, Tallahassee, FL, “United States Fine Art Competition " . 1983 The Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS, “The Competitive of Mississippi”. 1982 Ephebi-Art for the 21st Century, Washington, DC Selected works. 1981 First Women’s Bank, New York, NY, “People, Figures and Faces”. 1980 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, “Artworks 13”. 1978 Southern Watercolor Society’s 2nd Annual Exhibition, Columbus, GA. 13th Annual Central South Art Exhibit, The Parthenon, Nashville, TN.
Awards
2005 Sloan Public Service Award, Fund for the City of New York 2001 Municipal Art Society, Brendan Gill Prize, Honorable Mention (Arts for Transit Collaborative)
Teaching Experience
• New York University, (Adjunct Professor) 2000-2001 New York, NY Graduate Program, Department of Art and Arts Professions • Florida State University (Teaching Fellow) 1978-1980 Tallahassee, FL • Mississippi Museum of Art 1977 Jackson, MS • University of Mississippi 1975-1977 Jackson, MS • Jefferson Davis State Junior College 1973-1975 Brewton, AL
Selected Presentations, Panels and Curated Exhibitions
• Fordham University, "Art and the City," Lecture Series, October 4, 2007. • The Metropolitan Museum of Art,, “Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit,” Glasberg Lecture, April 2007 • International Sculpture Center, Crossroads Cincinnati Conference, Art Slam, June 2006 • American Institute of Architects (AIA), New York, Presentation, “The Art of Collaboration,” January 2005 • New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Presentation, “A Museum Underground,” April 2004 • New York Transit Museum Centennial Celebration, “Tour of the Artwork,” April 2004 • College Art Association (CAA), Seattle, Washington, Presenter, “Designing for Security,” February 2004 • Guide Association of New York, New York, Presentation, “Arts for Transit” 2004 • City College Honor Students, Presentation, “Arts for Transit” 2004 • National Association for Corporate Art Management, Inc. (NACAM), Annual Conference, November 2004 • Pfizer, “Lunch and Learn,” Presentation, May 21, 2003 • International Association for Professional Art Advisors, “Reports From the Field”, November 8, 2002 • Christies’ Education’s Public Art Panel, May 2002 • Railvolution Conference, Denver, CO, Moderator, “Public Art: The Economic Engine That Could,” 2000 • American Planning Association Conference, New York, tour, Arts for Transit, 2000 • Women’s Transportation Seminar, New York, tour, Arts for Transit, 2000 • Federation of Modern Painters & Sculptors, Panelist, “Subway in Metropolis,” April 2000 • Arts for Transit Poster Exhibition, Bank Street College Exhibition Space, April, 1999 • DOT and Department of Parks and Recreation, Panelist, Artscape Project, September, 1998 • Artists Talk On Art, Presenter, Panel Series.1998 • Taiwanese Government officials, New York, “Public Art,” Presentation, 1998 • Railvolution Conference, Portland, OR, Presentation, September, 1998 • Municipal Art Society, “Full Circle”, Presentation, February, 1998 • Federal Transit Administration, Regional III Conference, Presentation, Philadelphia, PA, 1998 • American Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting, New York, 1998 • Cooper Union, New York, “Public Art in the Subway,” 1998 • Long Island University, Westbury, New York, Presentation, C.W. Post, November, 1997 • AIA, New York, “Arts for Transit,” Presentation, October, 1997 • FTA and MTA “Celebration of DOT’s 30th Anniversary,” New York, 1997 • Women’s City Club, Panelists, “Public Art – Process and Policy,” 1997 • Tweed Gallery, Exhibition, “The Official Image: Graphic Design in Government,” July, 1997 • University of Pennsylvania, Guest Critic, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Architecture, 1997 • General Services Administration, New York, Public Art Program, Juror, 1996 • American Crafts Museum, New York, "Beaux-Arts and Crafts", 1994 • Women's Transportation Seminar, Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, 1994 • College Art Association, Annual Meeting, “Arts for Transit,” tour, 1994 • PaineWebber Gallery, New York, “Art en Route," exhibition, 1994
Publications
• Along the Way, co-authored with William Ayres, November, 2006 • Nineteenth Century Magazine, "Terra Cotta Incognita: Turn-of-the-Century Ceramic Art in the New York City Subway," Volume 11, Numbers 3 and 4. • Art en Route: MTA Arts for Transit, exhibition catalogue, co-authored with William Ayres, July, 1994.
Professional Affiliations
• International Association for Professional Art Advisors (IAPAA), • ArtTable, Member • Artist Talk on Art (ATOA), Advisory Board Member • New York City Transit Museum, Advisory Board Member • Berkshire School of Contemporary Art, Visiting Artist • Fashion Institution of Technology, Advisor, Visual Arts
Education
M.F.A. Painting, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (1980), Honors: Teaching Fellowship M.A. Art Education, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi (1973) B.S. Ed. Art Education, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi (1972), Honors: President’s List
