Education
2011
Master of Fine Arts, Drawing
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Magna cum laude
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2003-2005 Worked towards BFA, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
1998-1999 Worked towards BFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Experience
2018-
Associate Manager of Creative and Public Engagement, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2018
Creative-in-Residence, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Curator; Human Condition(s), RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2017 - 2018
Board of Directors, RedLine, Denver, CO
Exhibition Committee, RedLine, Denver, CO
2016-2018
Artist Selection Committee, PlatteForum, Denver, CO
2016
Visiting Artist, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY
Workshop Leader for Reach Community Studio, RedLine, Denver, CO
Curator, Ridiciulous-ness, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO
Founder, The Gold Spoons Project, Denver, CO
2015-2018
Adjunct Faculty, University of Denver, Denver, CO
2015-2017
Resident Artist, RedLine, Denver, CO
2015
Creative Resident, PlatteForum, Denver, CO
Juror, Loveland Art Studio Tour 2015: The Nitty Gritty, Loveland, CO
2014-
Founder & Curator, The Nkisi Project, Denver, CO
2014-2016
Director, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO
2014-2015
Chair of Icebreaker 7: Juried Exhibition committee, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO
2014-2015
Adjunct Faculty, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
2014
Visiting Artist, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2012
Visiting Artist, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
2012-2013
Adjunct Faculty, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO
2011- 2018
Affiliate Faculty, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
2011
Adjunct Faculty, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2010-2012
Adjunct Faculty, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
2010-2011
Adjunct Faculty, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2009-2010
Instructor of Record, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Awards & Honors
2018
EPIC Gala Honorarium for tabletop installation, RedLine, Denver, CO.
2017
EPIC Gala Honorarium for tabletop installation, RedLine, Denver, CO.
2016
EPIC Gala Honorarium for tabletop installation, RedLine, Denver, CO.
2012
McGregor Grant Visiting Artist Honorarium, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Stipend for site specific installation.
Best in Show Award, Mind Pool (juried exhibition), Next Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Kara Duncan, owner and director of
Vertigo Art Space in Denver.
2008
Colorado State Graduate Fellowship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions
2016
- It Better Be Made of Gold, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO
- Hide & Seek, Platte Forum, Denver, CO.
- Ties that Bind, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Phobic, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
- Gut Feeling, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Fight or Flight, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Human Climate, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
- Collection of "Others", Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Forever Young, Ill-mannered, and Unrealized, Colorado State University, Mini Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
- Fabricating Pieces of the Essential Self, Colorado State University, Mini Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
Collaborative Projects
2017
- All that Glitters isn’t Gold, RedLine, Denver, CO (Performance installation with Kate Speer.), October 27.
- Moveable Feast, RedLine, Denver, CO, (collaboration with Ramon Bonilla for a series of sculptural tables to be used in Curtis Park)
- Comp: An Activist Art Dinner, Director & Lead Artist, RedLine, Denver, CO, (Free full service dining performance to break down class barriers and provide a dignified meal to the homeless community of Five Points in Denver, CO.)
- Build a Wall, RedLine, Denver, CO (Collaborative installation with poet, Toluwanimi Obiwole for Doors Open Denver event.), April 23-24.
- The Nkisi Project: V. 2.0, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO (Founder, sculptural installation incorporating works by 67 individual artists from 12 states)
- The Nkisi Project, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO
- The Nkisi Project, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO (Founder of collaborative project incorporating works by 32 artists.)
- Complete Survey, Redline, Denver, CO (Group of interpretive sculpture works sponsored and selected by exhibiting artist, Ashley Williams).
- (mis)Corre5pondence, for Ice³: Five by Five exhibition, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO (Drawing installation in collaboration with Diane Martonis and Karen Roehl).
- Nature/Nurture, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO. (Drawing installation in collaboration with Kimberly Anderson Ritchie).
Juried & Group Exhibitions
2018
- 10x, RedLine, Denver, CO, Curator: Courtney Lane Stell, Director and Curator of Black Cube Nomadic Museum.
- Cryin’ Out Loud, Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, Juror: Micol Hebron, Associate Professor of Art at Chapman University.
- Nice Work If You Can Get It, RedLine, Denver, CO, Curator: Daisy McGowan, Director and Curator of UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art in Colorado Springs, CO.
- Monumental, RedLine, Denver, CO, Curator: Marisa Lerer, Assistant Professor of Art History, Manhattan College, NY.
- Collective Nouns, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO. Curator: Cecily Cullen, Manager Director and Curator of the Center for Visual Art in Denver, CO.
- The Institute for Non-Bizarre Treatment, RedLine, Denver, CO. Curator: Tracy Tomko.
- 5th Annual USA Pro Challenge Bike-Art Project, Denver International Airport, Curator & Project Manager: Ivar Zeile, owner of Plus Gallery in Denver, CO.
- Dashed & Crashed, Vertigo Art Space, Denver, CO. Curator: Hyperlink artist collective.
- Something /Nothing, Vertigo Art Space, Denver, Co. Curator: Peter Yumi.
- Dashing & Crashing, Hyperlink, Chicago, IL. Curator: Hyperlink artist collective.
- Not So Fragile, Hirshfeld Gallery, Colorado Women's College, University of Denver, Denver. Curator: Laura Phelps Rogers.
- Ingrained, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Juxtaposition: The Madness of Collage, Next Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Peter Yumi, collage artist and author of Collage Fancy, an online catalog of contemporary collage.
- On Edge, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Ivar Zeile, Owner of Plus Gallery in Denver, CO.
- When We Are: Tectonic Shifts and the Dissolution of Boundaries, DeLuce Gallery of Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, Juror: Dr. Elaine A. King, art critic, curator and Professor of Art History at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Bright Young Things, UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, CO,Curator: Daisy McGowan, Director of GoCA, Colorado Springs, CO.
- Mind Pool, Next Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Kara Duncan, owner of Vertigo Art Space, Denver, CO.
- Environments, Red Delicious Press, Aurora, CO. Two person show with Kimberly Ritchie.
- Beyond Erotic, Next Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Ice Cube Gallery Members Show, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Faculty Exhibition, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO.
- 1:1, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
- Icebreaker 2.0, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO, Juror: Tricia Robson, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO.
- Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Colorado State University, University Art Museum, Fort Collins, CO.
- Faculty Exhibition, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO.
Bibliography
2018
9News, “Gallery Showcases Art Created by the Homeless.” Denver, CO, June 16, 2018.
https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/gallery-showcases-art-created-by-the-homeless/73-8161926
2017
Jim Wills, Interview, Crave Magazine Podcast, Denver, CO, February 24, 2017.
Ray Mark Rinaldi, “RedLine Arts Center Misses a Chance to Be Relevant,” The Denver Post,
February 13, 2017. http://theknow.denverpost.com/2017/02/13/rinaldi-redline-arts-center-misses-chance-relevant/135825/
Michael Paglia, “Review: RedLine Member Bring Out Their Best for Nice Work If You Can Get It,” Denver Westword,
February 8, 2017.
http://www.westword.com/arts/review-redline-members-bring-out-their-best-for-nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-8769842
Michael Paglia, “Review: Metro Faculty Show Collective Nouns Rates an A,” Denver Westword, January 11, 2017.
http://www.westword.com/arts/review-metro-faculty-show-collective-nouns-rates-an-a-8672907
2016
Brianna Van Dyke, ed. Ruminate Magazine, no. 41, Featured artist, December 2016. 32-40, front cover.
Carlos Escamilla. "Gentrification Through the Eyes of Artists – Sarah Rockett," 303 Magazine, June 28, 2016.
http://303magazine.com/2016/06/gentrification-eyes-artist-sarah-rockett/
Susan Froyd. "Gallery Sketches: Five New Shows for First Friday (and Saturday) in Denver," Denver Westword, June 3, 2016.
http://www.westword.com/arts/gallery-sketches-five-new-shows-for-first-friday-and-saturday-in-denver-7971771
Susan Froyd. "Gallery Sketches: Kick Off Memorial Day Weekend at Denver Co-op Galleries," Denver Westword, May 27, 2016.
http://www.westword.com/arts/gallery-sketches-five-new-shows-for-first-friday-and-saturday-in-denver-7971771
Kealey Boyd. "Dismantling the Conventions of Monuments," photograph, Hyperallergic, March 15, 2016.
http://hyperallergic.com/283443/dismantling-the-conventions-of-monuments/
Susan Froyd. "Ridiculous-ness: Exchanges on Constructed Realities," Denver Westword, February 8, 2016.
http://www.westword.com/event/ridiculous-ness-exchanges-on-constructed-realities-7547857
2015
Arts District. "KUVO, PlatteForum, Clyfford Still, Rockwell." Directed by Janine Trudell. Rocky Mountain PBS, October 22, 2015.
http://video.rmpbs.org/video/2365586969/
Susan Froyd. "Sarah Rockett: Ties that Bind," Denver Westword, October 9, 2015.
http://www.westword.com/event/sarah-rockett-ties-that-bind-7163037
Harriet Baskas. "Bicycle-inspired art rolls into Denver International Airport ," USA Today, July 30, 2015.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2015/07/30/denver-airport-bicyle-art/30879301/
Luke Leavitt. "Sarah Rockett: Hide & Seek," Denver Westword, May 10, 2015.
http://www.westword.com/event/sarah-rockett-hide-and-seek-6673150
2014
Susan Froyd. "The Nkisi Project Brings the Power of Community to Ice Cube Gallery," Denver Westword, December 12, 2014.
http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2014/12/nkisi_project_nkisi_nkondi_sarah_rockett_ice_cube_gallery_denver.php
Susan Froyd. "All Together Now," Denver Westword, December 11, 2014.
http://www.westword.com/events/the-nkisi-project-3062813/
Susan Froyd. "Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Sarah Rockett," Denver Westword, June 24, 2014.
http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2014/06/sarah_rockett_ice_cube_gallery_100_colorado_creatives_denver.php
Tiffani Amo. "Gut Feeling: The Fallacy of Human Fear @ Ice Cube Gallery," Crave Magazine, June 20, 2014.
http://cravemagazinedenver.com/gut-feeling-the-fallacy-of-human-fear-ice-cube-gallery/
Taylor Wyllie. "Artist Sarah Rockett Comes to UM," Montana Kaimin, February 6, 2014.
www.montanakaimin.com/arts_and_culture/article_1468d74e-8f52-11e3-8069-0017a43b2370.html
2013
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. International Drawing Annual v7. Cincinnati, OH: Manifest Press, 2013.
2011
Fort Collins Starving Artist Association, June 9, 2011. http://fcsaa.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html
2006
Eva Dameron. "Artists Show Fruits of Friction," New Mexico Daily Lobo, April 4, 2006
Lectures, Critiques, Workshops
2018
Sewing Circle Conversations, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, July 10-September 30.
2017
Artist Talk, Professional Practices class studio visit, RedLine Denver, CO February 22.
Artist Talk, Nice Work If You Can Get It, RedLine, Denver, CO, February 17.
2016
“Workshop: Drawing in Space,” visiting artist installation workshop at Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY,
November 7-8.
“Workshop: Collaborative Installation,” workshop focusing on collaboration in using fibers for a group installation,
REACH Community Studio, RedLine, Denver, CO, July 19.
“Workshop: EPIC," Socially engaged art workshop with high school art class to produce work for exhibition at
RedLine Denver, Bruce Randolph School, Denver, CO, February 22 – May 19.
Artist Talk for Donors' Group, RedLine, Denver, CO, March 16.
2015
"Workshop: Inner Creatures from the Land of Weird," Soft sculpture workshop with underserved youth ages 5-11 from
Colfax Community Network, PlatteForum, Denver, CO, March 31–May 7.
2014
Visiting Artist Lecture and Graduate Critiques, School of Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, February 3-6.
"Workshop: Drawing Installation," Collaborative drawing installation workshop with advanced undergraduate and graduate
drawing students, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, February 3-6.
2013
Artist Talk, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO, July 27.
2012
Visiting Artist Lecture, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, September 5. Link for video: http://youtu.be/Se4CWVvqpAg
"Workshop: Collaborative Installation," Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, September 4-6.
2011
Artist Talk, Colorado State University, University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO, April 21.
Collections
Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN.
Convercent, Denver, CO.
Commissions
2018
EPIC Gala, tabletop installation, RedLine Denver, CO.
2017
Moveable Feast, public art commission, RedLine, Denver, CO.
EPIC Gala tabletop installation, RedLine, Denver, CO.
Private commission, collection of David Cohen, Denver, CO.
2016
EPIC Gala tabletop installation, RedLine, Denver, CO.
2015
5th Annual USA Pro Challenge Bike-Art Project, Curator & Project Manager: Ivar Zeile, owner of Plus Gallery in Denver, CO.
2013
Corporate Art Commission, Ideally Yours, large scale wire installation, Convercent, Denver, CO.
Artist Residencies
2018
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.
2015-2017
RedLine, Denver, CO.
2015
Platte Forum Creative Residency, Denver, CO.
Professional Service
2017-2018
Board of Directors, RedLine, Denver, CO.
Exhibition Committee, RedLine, Denver, CO.
2016-
Artist Selection Committee, PlatteForum, Denver, CO.
2013-2015
Director, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
Professional Affiliations
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), 2017-present
PlatteForum, Artist Selection Committee, 2016-present
RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Resident Artist, 2015-present
Ice Cube Gallery, Full member, 2011-2017
Sapiro Art Consultants, 2011-present
College Arts Association (CAA), Member, 2010 -present
Exhibitions Juried
2015 Loveland Art Studio Tour 2015: The Nitty Gritty, Loveland, CO.
Curatorial Projects
2018-
Untitled: Creative Fusions, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2018
Human Condition(s), RedLine, Denver, CO
2016
Ridiciulous-ness, Ice Cube Gallery, Denver, CO.
The Nkisi Project, 965 Gallery at the Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO.
The Nkisi Project, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO.
2014
The Nkisi Project, Ice Cube Gallery Denver, CO.
Technical Abilities
- Soft Sculpture: machine sewing, hand sewing, crochet
- Installation art techniques and processes
- Found object assemblage
- Basic electrical wiring
- Woodworking: hand tools & power tools
- Woodshop: band saw, miter saw, table saw, radial arm saw, drill press, sanding station
- Mold-making and casting: alginate, silicone, latex, plaster, cement
- Basic welding: Oxygen-Acetylene, MIG, plasma cutter
- Adobe Creative Suite: PC and Macintosh platforms
- Animation: digital, stop-motion, flash
- Video: capturing, editing, manipulating
- Sound: capturing, editing, manipulating
- A/V equipment and Projectors
- Printmaking: Woodcut, collagraph, intaglio, and uv-sensitive
- Photography: digital, darkroom experience
- Dry and wet drawing media: Charcoal, graphite, conté, pastel, markers, ink, gauche, gesso
- Traditional (paper, mylar, acetate) and Non-traditional drawing surfaces (latex, wood, plexi, etc.)
- Traditional color drawing media: chalk pastel, oil pastel, color pencil
- Two-dimensional mixed media and Collage
- Acrylic and oil painting media
- Encaustic
- Image transfer techniques: citrasolv, wintergreen oil, xylene, gel medium
