Education
Sabin received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Art History from University of Pennsylvania / Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (coordinated program) and an Master of Fine Arts in Art History from the University of Pittsburgh.
Sabin received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Art History from University of Pennsylvania / Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (coordinated program) and an Master of Fine Arts in Art History from the University of Pittsburgh.
He is known for his indigenous-style work in juniper wood. He carves spirit animal spirit bowls, spirit canoes, dream and dance sticks, and shamanistic masks. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In education
Sabin has taught art history at Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh and at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
He was an Associate Professor of studio art and art history at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In art
Sabin has been creating art since 1957.
He has had at least twelve one-man exhibitions. In July 2003, he was the subject of an extensive article in Southwest Art magazine.
His work has been displayed by the Portuguese of Seattle at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
= Selected exhibitions Hib Sabin has had twelve one-man exhibitions since becoming an artist. He has been represented by the following galleries:
1957 – 1962: The Munson Gallery, Princeton, New Jersey
1965 – 1968: The Ben DuBose Gallery, Houston, Texas
1968 – 1970: The Kiko Gallery, Houston, Texas
1970 – 1974: The Meredith Long Gallery, Houston, Texas
1974 – 1980: Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, Texas
1993 – 1995: Keshi, The Zuni Connection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1994 – 1997: The Adelante Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
1995 – 1999: Maslak-McLeod Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1998 – 1999: William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, California
1998 – 2000: Enchanted Earthworks, Tucson, Arizona
1999 – 2000: Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1999 – 2000: Guadalupe Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997 – 2000: Clay & Fiber Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
1996 – date: J. Seitz & Company, New Preston, Connecticut
1998 – date: Bishop Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona/Allenspark, Colorado
1999 – date: Long Ago Far Away – Manchester Center, Vermont
2000 – date: Deloney-Newkirk, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2000 – date: Turquoise Tortoise Gallery, Sedona, Arizona
2001 – date: Alaska on Madison, New York City, New York
2001 – date: Stonington Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2011 – date: L Ross Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee.