Background
Thompson, Sarah was born on November 27, 1954 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of John Roland and Doris Virginia (Harrell) Thompson.
Thompson, Sarah was born on November 27, 1954 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of John Roland and Doris Virginia (Harrell) Thompson.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Louisiana State University, 1978. Master of Fine Arts, University Washington, 1981. Studied with Jacob Lawrence.
Instructor painting and drawing University Washington Extension, Seattle, 1984-1992. Acting curator of education Tacoma (Washington) Art Museum, 1990. Artist-teacher Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Program, Vermont College, Norwich, 1991-1994.
Interpreter African Art Seattle Art Museum, since 1995. Instructor Watercolor Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, 1998, Seattle Central Community College, since 1997. Solo exhibitions include Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery, Seattle, 1995, Art Bar, Seattle, 1995, Take 2, Seattle, 1995, Merlino Art Center, Tacoma, 1991, Imogen Cunningham Gallery, University Washington, 1989, Hartness/Schoos Galleries, Seattle, 1988, Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, 1987, King County Arts Commission Gallery, Seattle, 1985, Pelican Bay Cooperative Gallery, Seattle, 1982, Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University, 1978, 77.
Group exhibitions include Benjamin Falk Gallery, Napa, California, 1995, Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery, 1994, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, 1993, Northwest International Art Competitions/Whatcom Museum of history and Art, 1987, 92, numerous others. Work collected in The Weltzien Family Collection, Camano Island, Washington, The New Orleans Restaurant, Seattle, Washington State Art in Public Place Collection, Morehead State University School of Art, Morehead, Kentucky, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, numerous others.
Member College Art Association of America, Pacific Northwest Arts Council, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, Contemporary Art Council/Seattle Art Museum.