Sarah Eckstine
sarahreckstine@gmail.com
Education
Present
Illinois State University, MFA candidate
2016-2020
Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA Photography, Magna Cum Laude
Experience
2021 - Present
Illinois State University, Graduate Assistant & Photography Instructor
2018 - 2021
Myerly & Lowe Photography, Photographer & Retoucher
2014 - Present
CaliberTV, Staff Photographer
Exhibitions
2024
Down There
Group Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
97th Annual McLean County Art Exhibition
McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois
University Galleries Student Annual
Group Exhibition, University Galleries, Normal, Illinois
2023
Solo Exhibition, Rachel Cooper Gallery, Normal, Illinois
Back On the Shelf
Group Exhibition, Filter Space, Chicago, Illinois
returning to / trở về
Two Person Exhibition, Central Illinois Regional Airport, Bloomington, Illinois
96th Annual McLean County Art Exhibition (1st Place University Photography Division)
McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois
University Galleries Student Annual
Group Exhibition, University Galleries, Normal, Illinois
The 2023 Love Exhibition
Online Exhibition, Lenscratch
tl;dr
Online Exhibition, MidwestNice Art
Body Revealed
Online Exhibition, Art Square Gallery New York
Survivor Love Letter
Group Exhibition, The Coffeehouse, Normal, Illinois
2022
Cumberland Valley Photographer's Exhibition
Group Exhibition, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland
University Galleries Student Annual
Group Exhibition, University Galleries, Normal, Illinois
Survivor Love Letter
Group Exhibition, Normal Public Library, Normal, Illinois
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Group Exhibition, Rachel Cooper Gallery, Normal, Illinois
Light of Day: Rejects Reconsidered
Online Exhibition, Lodger Gallery
2021
Homecoming 2021
Group Exhibition, JKC Gallery, Trenton, New Jersey
Cumberland Valley Photographer's Exhibition (2nd Place Juror's Award)
Group Exhibition, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland
Photography
Online Exhibition, The In Art Gallery
Incoming MFA Exhibition
Group Exhibition, Transpace, Illinois State University
2020
Crosses Across America
Solo Exhibition, The Maryland Institute College of Art
12th Annual Ten x Ten
Group Exhibition, Midwest Center For Photography, Wichita, Kansas
Moments of Color
Online Exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
The 2020 Commencement Show
Online Exhibition, The Maryland Institute College of Art
2020 Senior Exhibition
Online Exhibition, Detroit Center For Contemporary Photography
Inside Voices
Online Exhibition, Darkside Collective
Meshes
Group Exhibition, Flip Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2019
Earth Elements
Group Exhibition, Midwest Center For Photography, Wichita, Kansas
Landscapes
Group exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
Pingyao Festival
Group exhibition, Pingyao, China
Chania International Photo Festival
Group Exhibition, Center of Mediterranean Architecture, Chania, Greece
Junior Seminar Show
Group exhibition, Main 0 Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Who Are You?
Group Exhibition, Wilgus Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2018
Black & White
Group exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
Urban Landscapes, Suburban Scenes, Rural Impressions
Group exhibition, NYC4PA, Manhattan, New York
Chania International Photo Festival
Group Exhibition, Center of Mediterranean Architecture, Chania, Greece
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
Group Exhibition, Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Landscape and Architecture
Online exhibition, Black Box Gallery
2017
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition (Honorable Mention)
Group exhibition, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Knock Me Down
Two person exhibition, Wilgus Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Home
Group exhibition, Wilgus Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2016
Photography: The Form
Group Exhibition, Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2015
MAEA Visual Art Student Showcase
The Walters Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
Publications
2023
Curious Magazine, Empathy + Sexuality
Bullshit Lit: Horns, Issue 3
Luphyr Magazine, Issue 04: Confessions
2022
Shots Magazine Issue No. 156, Self Portraits
Beyond The Veil Press, Tea With My Monster
Bullshit Lit: Horns, Issue 1
Opt West, Issue 1
Letters to Lovers Zine, Issue 01
White Noise Zine, Issue 01
Euphemism Creative Arts Journal 17.2
2021
Outside Everything, self-published artist book with collaborator Nathan Howard
Able Zine Issue 2, The Nightstand Collective
Dream Glow Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 1
Half Empty Magazine, Issue 01
Outlander Zine, Issue 4: Odyssey
Contrarium Mag, Issue II: Rage // Serenity
The Luna Collective, Winter Zine
Fifth Wheel Press, Hazey
Aeonian Magazine, Issue No. 4
2020
I Was Waiting For The Anger To Change, self-published artist book
Cumulus Photo x Fifth Wheel Press, Moon Soaked
FotoFika 2020 All Stars
2019
Soft Lightning Studio, Volume #1
Darkside Collective Member Zine
2018
Pastiche Magazine, Issue 2
Toning it Down, Collaborative Zine
2015
Photographer’s Forum, Best of College and High School
Honors and Awards
2023
Illinois State University GradBird Scholar
Rhonda Nicol Memorial Book Award
2022
Robert W. Small Award
ISU Image of Research Finalist
2019
A. Claire Gaskins Harper '41 Scholarship
Jim Burger '82 Senior Thesis Project Award
2018
Walter G. ‘38 and Betty ‘39 Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship
2016
MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship
MICA Recognition Award
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Silver Key
Artist Residencies
2023
Mother's Milk, Newton, Kansas
Artist Talks
2023
Illinois State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts Seminar Class
2021
Maryland Institute College of Art, Alchemy and Light Class