Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois—MFA, 1999
- International School of Art, Montecastello di vibio, Italy, 1997
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois—BFA, 1991
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—BA, 1987
- Reid Hall, Paris, France, 1985
Exhibitions
- Creative Encouragement, OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC—Chicago, Illinois, 2010
- Emerging Chicago Artists: Sarah Figlio, Elaine Miller, Philip Petrie, Paul Rinaldi—ADDINGTON GALLERY, Chicago, Illinois 2005
- Darkness Visible: Sarah Figlio, Dan Gamble, Dann Witczak, SUBURBAN FINE ARTS CENTER— Highland Park, Illinois, 2004
- Darkness Visible: Sarah Figlio, Dan Gamble, Dann Witczak, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY— Bloomington, Illinois, 2004
- Small is Beautiful, KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY—Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2003
- Sarah Figlio and Vera Scekic: Small Works, 3ARTS CLUB—Chicago, Illinois, 2003
- Small Works, HARPER COLLEGE—Palatine, Illinois, 2003
- Sarah Figlio, Interval, installion, HYDE PARK ART CENTER AT THE COOK COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING— Chicago, Illinois, 2003
- Fresh Paint, KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY—Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2002
- The Chicago and Vicinity Show with a Bias, KLEINART GALLERY—Chicago, Illinois, 2001
- Sarah Figlio, Penumbral, FREEARK GALLERY, RIVERSIDE ART CENTER—Riverside, Illinois, 2001
- New Talent II, CONTEMPORARY ART WORKSHOP—Chicago, Illinois, 1999
- Liminal, MFA Thesis Exhibition, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO— Chicago, Illinois, 1999
- Sarah Figlio, New Work, Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theater, VIP GALLERY— Chicago, Illinois, 1999
- NSUSAIC Sixth Annual Exhibition/Part 2, NIPPON STEEL USA—Chicago, Illinois, 1999
- NSUSAIC Sixth Annual Exhibition/Part 1, NIPPON STEEL USA—Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- Belonging(s), 1926 EXHIBITION STUDIES CENTER, School of the Art Institute of Chicago—Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- Letterpress, JOHN M. FLAXMAN LIBRARY, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- Apocalypse Now and Then: Art and the End of Time, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY— Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- Torri Dawistamento, SOCIETÀ ARTE STORIA—Palazzo Priori—Tarquinia, Italy, 1997
- Artists of the Summer, GALLERIA ISA, Montescastello di vibio, Umbria, Italy, 1997
- Small Works Invitational, AN ART PLACE—Chicago, Illinois, 1997
- Le Petit, ALDER GALLERY—Eugene, Oregon, 1996
- Stateline and Vicinity, ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM—Rockford, Illinois, 1994
- Landscapes, CONTEMPORARY ARTCENTER—Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1993
- New Faces, Numerous Places, GALLERY 1800—Chicago, Illinois, 1992
- Sarah Figlio, Landscapes, THE BROADWAY ARTS CENTER—Chicago, Illinois, 1991
- Sarah Figlio, Quotidian Alterations, solo show, GRAND STREET GALLERY—Chicago, Illinois, 1991
- Chips Off a New Block, GALLERY II, School of the Art Institute of Chicago—Chicago, Illinois, 1990
- Window to the Imagination, GALLERY II, School of the Art Institute of Chicago—Chicago, Illinois, 1989
- Open Walls, GALLERY 1633—Chicago, Illinois, 1989
- Figure and Ground, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GALLERY—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1987
Bibliography
- John Brunetti, Catalog essay, “DARKNESS VISIBLE,” April 2003
- Chicago Sun-Times, Lisa Lenoir, http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1485575.html ,“A SHINING ACHIEVEMENT,” review/interview about Liminal, June 8, 2002
- The New Mexican, Lynn Cline, “BALANCING ACT,” review, April 2002
- The Santa Fe Reporter, “FRESH PAINT,” May 2, 2002
- Artnet.com guaranteed , Victor M. Cassidy, “PRAIRIE SMOKE,” on the Chicago and Vicinity Show with a Bias, January 3, 2002
- The Chicago Reader’s Guide to Arts and Entertainment, Deanna Isaacs, “BETTER WHEN BRUISED,” review of Penumbral, November 2, 2001
- James Elkins, “BANDAGES,” Exhibition essay, October 2001
- Art and Performance, Jung Won Kim, “IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD,” March 1998
- The DePaul Magazine, Jolly R. Sood, February 27, 1998, “APOCALYPTIC EXHIBIT OPENS AT MCGAW”
- 8:48, WBEZ FM, Richard Steele, interviewed about Apocalypse Now and Then: Art and the End of Time, February 10, 1998
- Louise Lincoln, Exhibition essay, “ART AND THE END OF TIME,” January, 1998
- New City, Vol.12/No.500, Keith O’Brien, “APOCALYPSE NOW”
- Art Beat Chicago, WTTW, Channel 11, “THE BEAT GOES ON”, review of Apocalypse Now and Then: Art and the End of Time, January 19, 1998
- DePaul University NewsLine, Vol.29/No.6, “ART EXHIBIT PLUMBS THE WORLD’S END”
- Spazio Virtuale di Arte e Comunicazione, David Cirese, “AGGREGAZIONI/ COSTELLAZIONE DELLA TORRE”, July 16, 1997
Public Collections
- Joan Flasch Artist Books Collection
- International School of Art
- Banque Paribas
- Rockford Art Museum
- World Book Publishing
Grants and Awards
- CAAP Grant, CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS—Chicago, Illinois, 2003 and 2002
- Arthur Anderson Scholarship, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
- Dean‘s Scholarship, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
- Lalla Critz Zanzi Scholarship, SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois, 1998