SARAH KARESS
  • Artwork
    • People
    • Animals
    • Murals
    • Misc
    • Flash
  • Photography
    • Weddings
    • Land & Sky
    • Wildlife
    • Portraits
    • Food & Drink
    • Architecture
  • CV
  • Contact

Education

BFA, Communication Design, Kutztown University, 2014
Hyperrealism Masterclass by Dirk Dzimirsky, Winnipeg, CN, 2018
Realistic Textures by JD Hilberry, Phoenix, AZ, 2019

Awards & Honors

Deans List, Kutztown University, 2013
Deans List, Kutztown University, 2014
Indigo Awards, Honorable Mention, 2018
Indigo Awards, 3X Silver, 1X Gold, 2018
American Advertising Awards GLV, 2X Silver, 2018
Art in the Park, 3rd Place Drawing, 2018
Paint Some Pottery, Best of Kiln, 2017
CARE Rescue Texas, Photo of the Month, 2017
ArtWars, Throwndown Winner, 2019
10th Annual InVision Juried Exhibition, Banana Factory, Best of Show, 2020
Lehighton's Main Street Steering Committee Spring Window Murals, Winning Mural, 2021
Compendium: Playlist, Banana Factory, 2021, 2nd Place
1st Place, Photography, Art Youth Expo, Hazelton Art League, 2021
2nd Place, Realistically Rendered, Art Youth Expo, Hazelton Art League, 2021
American Advertising Awards GLV, Silver Out of Home & Ambient Media, 2022

Murals

Lehighton Main Street Steering Committee Spring Window Murals, 2021
Southside Arts District Street Mural, 2021
​LANTA Bus Terminal Mural, 2021
Ocean Life Mural, Private Residence Interior, 2021
​Carbon County Friends of Animals Interior Mural, 2021
Project PAW Interior Mural, 2021
Global Roots Mural Mosaic Participant, 2022
People First Credit Union Window Mural, 2022

Group Exhibition

CARE Rescue Texas, Art Auction, 2018
​Art in the Park, West Park, 2018
Compendium Exhibition, Banana Factory, 2019
4th Annual Juried Show, Bethlehem House Gallery, 2020
Invision Exhibition, Banana Factory, 2019
Compendium: Chroma, Banana Factory, 2020
10th Annual InVision Juried Exhibition, Banana Factory, 2020
Small Works Show, Labyrinth Studios,  Feb 2021
Compendium: Playlist, Banana Factory, 2021
ARTHOUS Gallery Art of Encouragement Grant Exhibit, 2021
Art Youth Expo, Hazelton Art League, 2021
Color Me Mine Gallery, 2021
​Up Arts Incubator, 2nd Annaul Creep Up! Exhibit, 2021
Portraits Exhibition, Light Space Gallery, 2021
​Art in the Park, West Park, 2022
Midnight Gallery, Halloween Show 2022
5th Layer Tattoo Studio, Featured Artist 2022

Media, Print & Press

Zine Magazine, Featured Artist, 2016
Featured Artist, PBS 39 CultureShock, 2019
The Morning Call, Local News Feature, 2021 (x3)
WFMZ, Local News Feature, 2021 (x2)
Lehigh Valley Live, Local News Feature, 2021
WLVR NPR Lehigh Valley, Radio and Online Feature, 2021
Allentown Arts Commission, Press Release, 2021
Front page cover story, The Express Times, 2021
Opera News, Arts/Design story, 2021
​Allentownpa.gov, Online news, 2021
The Brown & White, Online news, 2021
​WDIY Radio Interview, 2021
​Lehigh Valley Health Network Blog Feature, 2021
Fig, Fall Issue Feature, 2021
Astounding Birds: 2022 Calendar Featured Photo, 2022
The Morning Call, Local News Feature, 2022
Fig, Summer Issue Feature, 2022



Donations & Volunteer Work

Emmaus Arts Commission (EAC), Rain Barrel Artist, 2016
Center for Animal Health & Welfare, Art Auction, 2019
Center for Animal Health & Welfare, Art Auction, 2018
Judge, Hope & Healing Art Show, 2020
Home at Last, Design Work, 2020
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Silent Auction Portrait Donation, 2021
​Allentown Arts Marketing Committee Member, Aug 2021-Jun 2022
AAF/Greater Lehigh Valley Advertising Club Communications Committee, Dec 2021-Dec 2022

AAF/Greater Lehigh Valley Advertising Club Board Member, September 2022-Present
AAF/Greater Lehigh Valley Advertising Club Communications Graphic Chair, Oct 2022-Dec 2022

The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, Poster Artist, 2022
KUCD Portfolio Review 2019 & 2022
Florida Wildlife Hospital, Painting Donation, 2022
  • Artwork
    • People
    • Animals
    • Murals
    • Misc
    • Flash
  • Photography
    • Weddings
    • Land & Sky
    • Wildlife
    • Portraits
    • Food & Drink
    • Architecture
  • CV
  • Contact