WREN WOODWARD SARROW


EDUCATION

MFA, Fine Arts, Painting, Pratt Institute, 2003

MA, Art History, The Ohio State University, American, Contemporary and Medieval Art, 1994

BA, Art, Truman State University, 1991

Continuing Education in Illustration, Pasadena Art Center & The School of Visual Arts, NY; Graphic Design: OTIS

RECENT EXHIBITIONS

2024

Wren Sarrow, Polystryo Collection, TAG Gallery, Studio 3, February 2024

2023

Wren Sarrow, Conservation Collection in AI, Rachel Carson Portrait, Parallax, London, October 2023

Wren Sarrow, Play; P I N K; Twogether; Fragile Earth; Pigeons Studio exhibitions, TAG Gallery, Studio 3, 2023

2022

K Sarrow #PRIMARY, TAG Gallery, November 23 - December 17, 2022

Superfine Art Fair LA, Katie Crown + K Woodward Sarrow, Booth 1, October 2022

2021- 2022

Pretty in Pink Group show, TAG Gallery, May 2022

Weird Science Group show, TAG Gallery, March 2022

October Group Show Laguna Art Gallery, Shops at Mission Viejo, CA, Showing Curvature: Sunset from an Airplane

hyperSOFT Debbie Y.J. Lin + Karen W. Sarrow, artHYPE Gallery, North Hollywood, August 5 - September 10

360° of Healing II Artfully Spaced Gallery, Group show, Los Angeles, CA. March 6 and run through July 31, 2021

Getting the Worm Group Show, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, March - April 2021

2020

Small Works Group Show, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, December 2020

360° of Healing Artfully Spaced Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March 7 - July 31 Styro Art Workshop, Tuesday March 10, 2 pm followed by artists’ panel with Sarrow, Aziz Diagne, Kwanzaa, Fidelis Odogwu, John Onabrakpeya

Post-Modern Reactions Group Show, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March 2020

2019

Erotic Feminism Artist Outpost, East Harlem, NY, May

NYA Gallery Grand Opening, Tribeca NY, March

Karen Sarrow, #bodylanguage, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, Jan 22 - Feb 16

2018

Karen Sarrow, FEM Exhibition TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, September

Mother Art Show Paper Doll Vintage Boutique, Sayville, NY

PRESS & appearances

2023

Wren Sarrow, Panel member, ArtVember, Soiree with Celebrity Speakers, By Zhanelica, TAG Gallery, November 2023

Wren Sarrow, Canvas Rebel, Nov 6, 2023

Wren Sarrow, Artist, Future Untitled Podcast, Hollywood CA, 2023

2021

What are the important things for a curator now? - Bizspa Magazine, Tokyo, Nov 18, 2021

Very Rich Work! artHYPE Gallery - Safari Magazine, Tokyo, October 2021

artHYPE and Artist Karen Sarrow - 508 Gallery Podcast, London, England May 28, 2021

Museum and Galleries Panel Discussion, Greater Miracle Mile Chamber, YouTube, March 2021

artHYPE Director Karen Sarrow Episode 47- Miss Artworld Podcast, January 2021

Ladies Take The Lead Facebook, Pop-Up Shop LIVE, Saturday, January 23

2020

Meet K Woodward Sarrow, Curator, Visual Artist and Graphic Designer, Shout Out LA, December 14

Meet K Sarrow of artHYPE in North Hollywood, VoyageLA, December 3

The Mirror, Greater Miracle Mile Chamber of Commerce, Featuring mask makers and community donations, May

Ep. 47, artHYPE Director K Sarrow, Miss Artworld Podcast, January

2019

#wethenipple protest in NYC, Asbury Park Press, New Jersey, May

Harlem World, Erotic Feminism, May

New York Rag, Erotic Feminism, featuring FEM, May

Murze Magazine, April

Salann Magazine, Issue 2, April

Publications

2023

TAG Presents L.A. Open 2023, TAG Gallery, Jan 2024 (forthcoming)

Walt Wali Neil Catalog, artHYPE, Oct 2023

Made In The USA Exhibition Catalog, TAG Gallery, Jul 2023

2022

Wali Walt Neil, Afro-Eco Futurist, Flyer for BoxCar Gallery Exhibition, Maroon Arts, Columbus, OH 2022; 2021

2018

Sonya's Story, Chad Renz, Illustrated by KW Sarrow, Self-Published, Los Angeles, 2018

2017

Karen Sarrow, Ali Acero, Stamps & Maps at Sharq Gallery, Pacific Palisades, Mar 2017

2015

Claws Magazine, 2015, "One Big Happy Cat Family" accompanying photographs

2014

350NJ Wordpress Website Curator 2014 - 2017

2002

Peiffer, Werner, 9-11 and the Aftermath, “Predator and Prey, K Woodward" spread, Art Book, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 2002

AWARDS

Karen Sarrow, Los Angeles City Council, Certificate of Recognition for Artistic Expression and Cultural Creativity in Sherman Oaks, CA, 2022

Karen Sarrow, Los Angeles City Council, Certificate of Recognition as a featured artist for 360 Degrees of Healing at Artfully Spaced Gallery, Culver City, CA, 2020

Karen Woodward, Pratt Institute, Certificate of Excellence Award for Outstanding Merit in Graduate Fine Arts; Pratt Institute Student Leader of the Year; Pratt Circle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Brooklyn, NY, 2003

COLLECTIONS

Private Collections in Los Angeles, Southern California, New York City, St. Louis, Columbus, New Jersey, Ohio, and Atlanta

Brooklyn Museum of Art Library

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Research Library

McGill University Libraries, Montreal, Canada

Stuttgaart Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart, Germany


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2022 - Present

TAG Gallery, Gallery Manager, Website

2022

True Path Financial & Insurance, Irvine, CA, Life Insurance Broker

LegalShield / IDShield, Associate Director

2021

Northwestern Mutual, Financial Representative, Life and Health Agent, K Woodward Sarrow

co-founded 2018

artHYPE, artHYPE.net Director and curator, YouTube artist interviews, exhibitions and on-line gallery

2017

TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, President, and Admissions Chair

Imagi.Life Shop, Sustainable retail management, pop-up shops

Founded 2012

Sarrow Studio, owner, custom painting and murals in California, graphic design in New Jersey

2012-2013

Encino Charter Elementary, Designer, Mural repairs for 1987 mural ”The History of Encino,” with elementary school students

2004 - 2005

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Education Coordinator, Managed the Teacher Resource Center 

2003

San Diego State University, Lecturer, Art History 101, Ancient through Modern Art

2002-2003

Pratt Institute, Graduate Coordinator for the Dean’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series, President of Pratt Artist League

2001

Bluemilk Paradigm Artspace, Atlanta, GA, Studio Artist, Curated Sources: Art and the Universal

1997-2001

Emory University Art History Department, Image Assistant, Visual Resources Library; still photography, and art image cataloging, independent lectures

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Atlanta School of Art, Visiting Lecturer, Teen Summer Camp lecturer

Ohio Historical Society, Visitor Education, led museum tours; Stained Glass Commission Business

Columbus Public Libraries, Library Reference Assistant; Mortgage Escrow Claims Researcher, Columbus, Ohio

Six Flags over Mid-America, Warner Bros., Merchandising and Parasol Painting, Commercial with Phyllis Diller

Palmyra Public Schools, Palmyra, Missouri, Junior High Basketball and Football Statistician

Palmyra Spectator, Assistant to my mother for photography, data entry, newspaper layout, and bulk paper projects