About Me
Living things were created spiritually before physically.
There is something deeply rewarding about creating. I’ve watched my young students, even in their beginnings, come alight when they succeed in making something attractively meaningful. This drive challenges me to filter my experiences through a uniquely personal lens which I can then open to others for adding their own interpretations. The process of adding layers of human meaning to a piece of art enriches it, allowing it to grow exponentially through each person who views it. Layers are a theme in my work, which begins with a layer of altered National Geographic pages and builds through coats of ink, charcoal, and acrylic paint. Mixed media allow me to explore the vibrant hues, varying textures, and organic lines found in nature. I am an avid backpacker and spend much of my time foraging the wilderness for the beauty that takes a fair amount of effort to find. I am also a deeply spiritual and colorful soul, which is readily apparent in my paintings–I find it challenging to limit my palette. Bringing back images of nature from my adventures and portraying them in textural vibrancy not only give me a voice and opportunity to communicate, but also a position to influence others in a thought-provoking way. Some pieces are straightforward–a lovely lake or delicate flower can speak for itself. Others are conceptually deeper, becoming vehicles to various thoughts that are important to share. I tend towards illustrating spiritual concepts. One I find myself returning to often is the idea of a peaceful apocalypse, where health is restored to the relationships between man, beast, and the natural world. Nature transports people to places of quiet contemplation, both of the world outside of them and the one deep within. In the end, my paintings beg viewers to remember the beauties of nature, the existence of the spirit, and the importance of the connection between them.
Sabrina Squires grew up in Idaho Falls, ID, with a family who supported her artistic abilities from a young age. She moved to Provo, UT, where she still resides, to earn a BFA in Studio Arts, Emphasis in Painting, from Brigham Young University. She enjoys painting daily in her studio and participates in the local art scene as well as national and international art competitions. She currently has a solo exhibition at the Covey Center for the Arts (Jan-Feb 2023), a piece in the 12th International Art Competition of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints(Mar 2022-Mar 2023), and an upcoming show at the Davis Arts Gallery in the Layton Hospital (Sept 2023). She enjoys the outdoor scene Utah offers to its residents and spends much of her time hiking both the Wasatch and High Uinta ranges, allowing her experiences to inform her artwork. She also teaches art at a charter school in Orem, Noah Webster Academy, where she teaches art to approximately 530 students ages 5-12. Her first art-teaching job was in the Dominican Republic, where she learned Spanish from the children she taught. She still uses that skill in her teaching today, since a large number of her current students are from Central and South America and are in the process of learning English.
Curriculum Vitae:
SOLO EXHIBITION AT THE DAVIS ARTS GALLERY
Layton, UT
Sept-Nov 2023
Contact: Emilio Casillas emilio@davisarts.org
SOLO EXHIBITION AT THE COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Provo, UT
Jan-Feb 2023
Contact: Deann Morin dmorin@provo.org
12th INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Church History Museum
March 2022-2023
CERTAIN WOMEN ART SHOW
Winter 2021
Anthony’s Antiques and Fine Art
Contact: Laura Erekson Atkinson certainwomenartshow@gmailcom
https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/museum/artcompetition/2022
SUGARHOUSE ARTWALK
EXIT Realty Legacy
1201 Wilmington Ave #119
SLC, UT 84106
(435)565-4684
March-April 2020
CHRISTKINDLMARKET SLC 2019
This is the Place Heritage Park
2601 Sunnyside Ave S
SLC, UT 84108
(801)828-5420
CERTAIN WOMEN ART SHOW
Winter 2019
Anthony’s Fine Art and Antiques
401E 200 S
SLC, UT 84111
(801)328-2231
32ND ANNUAL SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS ART OF UTAH
Springville Art Museum
Oct 18, 2017-Jan 10, 2018
www.smofa.org/32nd-spiritual-religious.php
UTAH ARTS FESTIVAL
June 2017
SLC, UT
https://uaf.org/
SLC LIBRARY GROUP SHOW
Summer 2017
http://www.slcpl.org/events#artexhibits
LARGE-SCALE MURAL FOR SMITH’S GROCERY STORE
Size/Subject: 5’x12′ of Antelope Island
West Point, UT
Spring 2016
(385) 383-3030
EMERGING ARTISTS PRIMAVERA
May-June 2016
Meyer Gallery
Park City, UT
info@meyergallery.com
STATEWIDE COMPETITION
May 2016
Bountiful Davis Arts Center
www.bdac.org
(801)295-3618
UTAH ARTISTS AND ADOBE 2.0
Adobe Building, 3900 Adobe Way, Lehi, Utah
Curator: Andrew Ehninger
abstrakt.artist@gmail.com
HOGEL ZOO, WORLD OF THE WILD
JAN-MARCH 2016
Hogel Zoo, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://www.hoglezoo.org/events_experiences/annual_events/art_show/
8th, 9th, and 10th INTERNATIONAL LDS ART COMPETITION
Mar-Oct 2009, 2012, 2015
Church History Museum Salt Lake City, UT
https://history.lds.org/exhibit/iac-2015-tell-me-the-stories-of-jesus?lang=eng
CHRISTKINDLMARKET DECEMBER 2015, 2016, 2017
This is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://www.christkindlmarkt-slc.com/
CRAFT LAKE CITY AUGUST 2015
Gallavan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://craftlakecity.com/
SOLO SHOW AT THE ECCLES GALLERY
November-December 2013
Covey Center for the Arts
Provo, UT 84601
www.coveycenter.org
2010 MIXED MEDIA and WORKS on PAPER
Division of Arts and Museums Statewide Annual Exhibition
Oct-Nov 2010
juried by Michael Sarich and Elizabeth Dove
Rio Gallery, SLC Utah
COOS ART MUSEUM
Expressions West 2010
Apr-July 2010
juried by Kevin Kadar
(541)267-4877
www.coosart.org
SCRAP Revisions
Eco Center of the San Francisco Dept of the Environment
Dec-Jan 2010
exhibitions@scrap-sf.org
(415)647-1746
CLIMATE/GALLERY: PAINT!
November 2009
Juried by Jason Andrew
Long Island City, NY
www.climategallery.com
hermanjames@mindspring.com
MONTANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY’S WATERMEDIA 2009
Sept 2009
Juried by Don Andrews
Kalispell, MT
www.montanawatercolorsociety.org
(406)549-6536
INTERNATIONAL WATERMEDIA XVI
August to October 2009
Juried by Thomas J. Owen
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 593-2415
12TH ANNUAL ISAP INTERNATIONAL
August 2009
Santa Cruz Art League
Santa Cruz, CA
www.isap-online.com
(831) 466-0311
WOMAN MADE GALLERY 12TH INTERNATIONAL
March 6- April 16, 2009
Juried by Yolanda M. Lopez
Chicago, IL
www.womanmade.org
(312) 738-0400
CONTINUUM: GEORGE SEGAL GALLERY AND STUDIO MONTCLAIR’S 12TH ANNUAL OPEN
March 10-Apr 11, 2009
Juried by Patterson Sims
Montclair, NJ
www.studiomontclair.org
(973)655-3382
SECOND NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Jan 2008
Juried by Irving Sandler
Prince Street Gallery, NYC
(646)230-0246
www.princestreetgallery.org
RESIDENCY AT THE VERMONT STUDIO CENTER
Nov 2006
Johnson, VT
(802)635-2727
www.vermontstudiocenter.org
RESIDENCIES WITH BRIAN KERSHISNIK
Aug 2006, Jan 2008
Kanosh, UT
brian@kershisnik.com
BFA IN VISUAL ARTS, EMPHASIS IN PAINTING
Brigham Young University, Apr 2006
www.byu.edu
Advisor: Peter Everett
