About the Artist
Based in
West Bloomfield, MI
Website
http://www.sandrasackerman.com
Biography

Growing up on a farm in a small town on the bank of the Mississippi River left me with a strong connection to the woods and the water. My art education began as a child painting beside my father. I studied with Minnesota landscape painter, Herb Hultgren, and continued the study of painting at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and Eastern Michigan University. I continue to study by taking classes and attending workshops with painters I admire.  My paintings are an homage to the woods, water, and sky that surround and sustain us. My hope is that I can capture the essence of standing in the presence of this majestic beauty and share it through my paintings. It has been my great pleasure to share my work in many juried exhibits and Plein Air events.


 

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Exhibitions and Events

Glen Arbor Plein Air Event 2020-2023 Award winner 2022, 2023

Northport Plein Air Festival 2020-2022 Award winner 2023

Paint Grand Marais Plein Air Event, MN , 2021

Bluff Strokes, Iowa 2021 (rescheduled 2022)

Red Wing MN Plein Air Festival 2021 and 2020

Dexter Plein Air Festival 2015-2023

  •    2019 second place award painting: Tree Line

Milford Fresh Plein Air Event 2020-2023 Award winner

Gallery and Art Learning Center Winter Show 

  • First Place award winner 2023

Michigan Fine Arts Competition  2019 and 2020 (Plein Air)

Northville Art House small works 2018-2023

  •     2020 award winner (Plein air)

Our Town Art Exhibits, Birmingham, MI 2015-2023

  •    Honorable mention 2022, Bronze award 2018 (Plein Air Painting)

PAN Poetry and Art VFAA, Milford MI, 2013-2022

  •   Grand Prize winner 2013 (Plein air)
  •   Merit Awards 2017, 2020, 2021(Plein air)

Views and Visions, Milford, MI 2013-2018

  •   Award winner 2013, 2017 (Plein air)