Sarah Smelser has been an artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center; Franz Masereel
Center, Artica Bilbao, Kala Art Institute, Jentel Artist Residency, Skopelos Foundation for
the Arts, Anchor Graphics, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Tamarind Institute, and the
Contemporary Print Media Research Center at the University of California Santa Cruz.
She has shown her monotypes in solo, invitational, and juried exhibitions, and at numerous
art fairs including Art Frankfurt, Estampa Madrid, Affordable Art Fair New York, Art
Miami, Art Chicago, EDITION Chicago, Boston Print Fair, Baltimore Contemporary Print
Fair, and Editions/Artists’ Book Fair. Smelser received her BA from University of
California Santa Cruz, her MA and MFA from the University of Iowa.