Born 1970, Lynchburg, VA
Lives and works in Atlanta
EDUCATION
2000 MFA in Photography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1992 BFA in Art History, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
AWARDS & HONORS
2002 Finalist, Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
— Emotional Management, Solomon Projects, Altanta, GA
— Does This Sound Like You?, Loyola University, Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2008
— Modern Angst, Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC
2006
— Sarah Hobbs, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
— Does This Sound Like You?, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
2004
— SubUrban: Sarah Hobbs, The Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
— Small Problems in Living, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
2003
— Small Problems in Living, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
— Slightly Unbalanced: Sophie Calle, Mike Kelly, Bruce Nauman, Sarah Hobbs, et al. Independent Curators International, New York, NY (traveling exhibition)
— southXeast, Florida Atlantic University Art Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
2007
— On the Scene: Kota Ezawa, Sarah Hobbs, Angela Strassheim, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
— Wandern*, Solomon Projects, Atlanta, GA
2005
— The Empire of Sighs, Numark Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2004
— Human Conditions, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
— Diorama, Lobby Gallery, Shorenstein Realty Services, New York, NY
2003
— Forward Arts Foundation 2002-2003 Emerging Artist Award Finalists, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2002
— girl, Georgia State University Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001
— A New Consciousness: Five Emerging Georgia Photographers, Artwalk, Atlanta, GA
— Up Close and Personal, artist studio tour in conjunction with The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2000
— Discomfort: Photographs by Sarah Hobbs, Athens Academy, Athens, GA
— MFA 2000 Masters Thesis Exhibition, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
— LaGrange National XXI Biennial, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA
1999
— Photographs in Artists' Books, Upstairs Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1998
— flux: photographs by Sarah Hobbs, Loblolly Gallery, Athens, GA
— The House Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
— Photowork 98, Barrett House Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, (juried by Lisa Dennison, Chief Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City)
— Spotlight on Southern Artists XVII, Trinity School Art Auction, Atlanta, GA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
Lopez, Ruth. "Thinking outside the box," Time Out Chicago / Issue 117, May 24 - 30.
2006
Cullum, Jerry. "Picture Perfect Scenes Filled with Inside Jokes," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 18, pL12.
Feaster, Felicia. "If These Walls Could Talk," Creative Loafing, June 8-14, p45.
Davis, Tiffany. "Frames of Mind," Daily Candy, June 1.
2005
Dimling-Cochran, Rebecca. "Sarah Hobbs at the Knoxville Museum of Art," Art in America. October, p. 186-187.
Self, Dana. Suburban: Sarah Hobbs. Knoxville Museum of Art exhibition catalogue.
Sessa, Sam. "MAP examines photography's role," The Baltimore Sun, May 26.
Knowles, Susan W. "Sarah Hobbs at the Knoxville Museum of Art," Art Papers, March/April, p. 43-44.
Mascina, Audrey. "T.O.C." Blast. Volume 16, February/March), pp. 81-87.
2004
Angrist, Laurel. "Sarah Hobbs," New York Press, December 22-28.
2003
Cullum, Jerry. "Problems in Living" engagingly shown." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 7, p. Q6.
Feaster, Felicia. "Dysfunction Junction," Creative Loafing, March 5-11, p64.
McGown, Edna. "Small Problems In Living: An exhibit by Sarah Hobbs, Witty photos capture our shared neuroses." Digital City: Atlanta, What's Going On. March www.digitalcity.com/atlanta/entertainment/event.
Going On. March www.digitalcity.com/atlanta/entertainment/event.
2001
Fox, Catherine. "Contrasts in Focus," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov. 21, p. Q6.
2000
Schultz, Jennifer. "MFA Artists Present Varied Fare," Flagpole, Athens, GA April 12, P17.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA
Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey, PA
Sir Elton John Collection, Atlanta, GA
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA
King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston