STEPHANIE SARRIS
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills--Drawing and Painting
B.F.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor--Major: Painting-Minors: Lithography and Textiles/Weaving
B.A.E.Bachelor of Art Education,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
CERTIFICATION -Michigan Professional Teaching Certificate Art: K – 12 All subjects: 7 – 8
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Graduate Studies
Eastern Michigan University, Florence, Italy
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Wayne State University, Detroit
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Art Institute of Michigan/ Full-Time Art Instructor -Present
Novi, Michigan- Foundation Art Instructor
Assistant Adjunct Professor/Art Department, – Present
Schoolcraft College, Livonia
Wayne State University-Visiting Lecturer,
Wayne State University, Detroit
Hired by Professor Eric Bockstael of the Interdisciplinary Department
Henry Ford Community College
Oakland Community College-Orchard Ridge/Auburn Hills, Mich
Center for Creative Studies-Detroit
Kendall College of Art & Design
Madonna College
Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham
K-12 Experience
The Roeper School-Bloomfield Hills
Steppingstone School for the Gifted
Gibson School
International School
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Traverse City
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn
William Allen Academy
Substitute Instructor,
Various Public School Districts, South Redford, Redford Union, Detroit and Dearborn
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cranbrook Museum & Bookstore, Bloomfield Hills
Joan’s Hallmark Store,Manager Southfield
HONORS
Artists Studio,
Arts Foundation of Michigan
COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
Neiman Marcus
Somerset Collection/Troy, Michigan; Tysons II/ McClean, Virginia; Dallas, Texas;
Fort Worth, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada
Ameritech, Detroit
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Lansing
Galleria Offices, Southfield
Steelcase Corporation, Grand Rapids
CompuWare, Farmington Hills and Detroit
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
B.F.A. exhibit: Rackham Gallery, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
M.F.A. exhibit: Cranbrook Academy of Art/Bloomfield Hills
Solo exhibit: Studio 427/Northville
Solo exhibit: Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center/Beverly Hills
Solo exhibit: Zodiac Café, Neiman Marcus, Somerset Collection/Troy
Solo exhibit: Japanese Interiors, Ben Wearley Studio Gallery/Royal Oak
Solo exhibit: Detroit Council for the Arts, City Arts Gallery/Detroit
Solo exhibit: Arkitektura Showroom/Soho, New York
Solo exhibit: WDIV-TV4 Gallery/Detroit
Solo exhibit: J. Walter Thompson Gallery/Detroit
Solo exhibit: Marygrove College/Detroit
Solo exhibit: Carol Hooberman Gallery/Birmingham
Two-person exhibit: Dancing Eye Gallery/Northville
Two-person exhibit: Washtenaw Community College/Ann Arbor
Three-person exhibit: Detroit Focus Gallery, Artists Studios/Detroit
Three-person exhibit: Urban Park Gallery/Detroit
Solo & faculty exhibit: Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center/Beverly Hills
Faculty exhibit: Center Gallery/Detroit
Faculty exhibit: Kendall School of Design/Grand Rapids
Faculty exhibit: Smith Gallery, Oakland Community College/Farmington Hills
Group exhibit: Ariana Gallery/Royal Oak
Group Exhibit: Cranbrook Alumni, Detroit Artists Market
Group exhibit: Hellenic Cultural Arts Exhibit, Michigan Union, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
Group Exhibit: Serious Moonlight Exhibit, Cranbrook Academy of Art/Bloomfield Hills
Group exhibit: Our Town Exhibit, Community House/Birmingham
Group exhibit: It’s All Academic, Paint Creek Center for the Arts/Rochester
Group exhibit: Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge Campus/Farmington
Group exhibit: Ann Arbor Art Center/Ann Arbor
Group exhibit: Michigan Annual XXV, The Art Center/Mount Clemens
Group exhibit: Rubiner Gallery/West Bloomfield
Group exhibit: Abstractions, Sisson Gallery/Dearborn
Group exhibit: Bell Gallery/Harbor Springs, Michigan & Memphis, Tennessee
Group exhibit: Introduction to Color, G. R. Namdi Gallery/Birmingham
Group exhibit: Detroit Artists Market/Detroit
Group exhibit: Broadway Gallery/Detroit
Group exhibit: Festival 84, Grand Rapids Art Museum/Grand Rapids
Group exhibit: 13th Biennial Michiana Regional, Art Center/South Bend, Indiana
Group exhibit: 25th Annual Mid-Michigan, Midland Center for the Arts/Midland
Group exhibit: Images, The City Gallery/Dearborn
Group exhibit: Designer’s Show House/Grosse Pointe Park
Group exhibit: Auction Benefit, Northville Hospice/Northville
Group exhibit: Artworks for AIDS – Midwest AIDS Prevention, Masonic Temple/Detroit
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills--Drawing and Painting
B.F.A. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor--Major: Painting-Minors: Lithography and Textiles/Weaving
B.A.E.Bachelor of Art Education,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
CERTIFICATION -Michigan Professional Teaching Certificate Art: K – 12 All subjects: 7 – 8
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Graduate Studies
Eastern Michigan University, Florence, Italy
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Wayne State University, Detroit
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Art Institute of Michigan/ Full-Time Art Instructor -Present
Novi, Michigan- Foundation Art Instructor
Assistant Adjunct Professor/Art Department, – Present
Schoolcraft College, Livonia
Wayne State University-Visiting Lecturer,
Wayne State University, Detroit
Hired by Professor Eric Bockstael of the Interdisciplinary Department
Henry Ford Community College
Oakland Community College-Orchard Ridge/Auburn Hills, Mich
Center for Creative Studies-Detroit
Kendall College of Art & Design
Madonna College
Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham
K-12 Experience
The Roeper School-Bloomfield Hills
Steppingstone School for the Gifted
Gibson School
International School
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Traverse City
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn
William Allen Academy
Substitute Instructor,
Various Public School Districts, South Redford, Redford Union, Detroit and Dearborn
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cranbrook Museum & Bookstore, Bloomfield Hills
Joan’s Hallmark Store,Manager Southfield
HONORS
Artists Studio,
Arts Foundation of Michigan
COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
Neiman Marcus
Somerset Collection/Troy, Michigan; Tysons II/ McClean, Virginia; Dallas, Texas;
Fort Worth, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada
Ameritech, Detroit
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Lansing
Galleria Offices, Southfield
Steelcase Corporation, Grand Rapids
CompuWare, Farmington Hills and Detroit
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
B.F.A. exhibit: Rackham Gallery, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
M.F.A. exhibit: Cranbrook Academy of Art/Bloomfield Hills
Solo exhibit: Studio 427/Northville
Solo exhibit: Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center/Beverly Hills
Solo exhibit: Zodiac Café, Neiman Marcus, Somerset Collection/Troy
Solo exhibit: Japanese Interiors, Ben Wearley Studio Gallery/Royal Oak
Solo exhibit: Detroit Council for the Arts, City Arts Gallery/Detroit
Solo exhibit: Arkitektura Showroom/Soho, New York
Solo exhibit: WDIV-TV4 Gallery/Detroit
Solo exhibit: J. Walter Thompson Gallery/Detroit
Solo exhibit: Marygrove College/Detroit
Solo exhibit: Carol Hooberman Gallery/Birmingham
Two-person exhibit: Dancing Eye Gallery/Northville
Two-person exhibit: Washtenaw Community College/Ann Arbor
Three-person exhibit: Detroit Focus Gallery, Artists Studios/Detroit
Three-person exhibit: Urban Park Gallery/Detroit
Solo & faculty exhibit: Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center/Beverly Hills
Faculty exhibit: Center Gallery/Detroit
Faculty exhibit: Kendall School of Design/Grand Rapids
Faculty exhibit: Smith Gallery, Oakland Community College/Farmington Hills
Group exhibit: Ariana Gallery/Royal Oak
Group Exhibit: Cranbrook Alumni, Detroit Artists Market
Group exhibit: Hellenic Cultural Arts Exhibit, Michigan Union, University of Michigan/Ann Arbor
Group Exhibit: Serious Moonlight Exhibit, Cranbrook Academy of Art/Bloomfield Hills
Group exhibit: Our Town Exhibit, Community House/Birmingham
Group exhibit: It’s All Academic, Paint Creek Center for the Arts/Rochester
Group exhibit: Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge Campus/Farmington
Group exhibit: Ann Arbor Art Center/Ann Arbor
Group exhibit: Michigan Annual XXV, The Art Center/Mount Clemens
Group exhibit: Rubiner Gallery/West Bloomfield
Group exhibit: Abstractions, Sisson Gallery/Dearborn
Group exhibit: Bell Gallery/Harbor Springs, Michigan & Memphis, Tennessee
Group exhibit: Introduction to Color, G. R. Namdi Gallery/Birmingham
Group exhibit: Detroit Artists Market/Detroit
Group exhibit: Broadway Gallery/Detroit
Group exhibit: Festival 84, Grand Rapids Art Museum/Grand Rapids
Group exhibit: 13th Biennial Michiana Regional, Art Center/South Bend, Indiana
Group exhibit: 25th Annual Mid-Michigan, Midland Center for the Arts/Midland
Group exhibit: Images, The City Gallery/Dearborn
Group exhibit: Designer’s Show House/Grosse Pointe Park
Group exhibit: Auction Benefit, Northville Hospice/Northville
Group exhibit: Artworks for AIDS – Midwest AIDS Prevention, Masonic Temple/Detroit
