Sarah Adam

sarah@madsahara.com
Greenfield, MA 01301
madsahara.com

Education

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Magna Cum Laude, 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
Academic Achievement Honors for Visual Design, 2003

Mount Wachusett Community College
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts, 2001
Dean’s List Honors, 1999 – 2001

Skills

Graphic Arts: Infographics | Photography | Digital Painting (Procreate) | Traditional Media (watercolor, acrylic, pen & ink, mixed media)
Adobe Creative Cloud:
Photoshop | InDesign | Illustrator | Acrobat | Bridge | Premiere Pro
Microsoft Office 365: Word | Excel | PowerPoint | Publisher | One Drive | Outlook | Teams
Web: WordPress | Trello | JotForm | Email Marketing | Social Media Content Management
Print Production: Prepress for 4-Color Offset, Digital & Wide format printers | Computer-to-Plate Processing | Cutting | Folding | Addressing | Machine Insert | Shipping

Exhibitions

Juried Shows & Festivals

StART on the Street/StART at the Station, Worcester, MA 2013 – 2024

Greenfield Holiday Pop-Up, Greenfield, MA 2018, 2021, 2023

A Little Bazaar, Mill No. 5, Lowell, MA 2017 – 2021

The Hive Holiday Makers Market, Greenfield, MA 2019

Trees Trees Trees, LOCAL Gallery, Easthampton, MA 2019

Amherst Crafts on the Common, Amherst, MA 2017

Noho Pride Festival, Northampton, MA 2017

Lowbrow Craft Fair, Northampton, MA 2016

Gallery Walk, Various venues, Brattleboro, VT 2009 – 2015

North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival, Orange, MA 2014

Turners Falls Block Party, Turners Falls, MA 2014

Paint & Pixel Festival, Northampton, MA 2011 – 2012

Group Exhibitions

JUNO, Future Lab(s) Gallery, 2023

10×10 Real Art Party, Berkshire Art Museum, Pittsfield, MA 2021

Small Works Show, Sawmill River Arts, Montague, MA 2016, 2020

Holiday Art Pop-Up, Madsahara Art & Design Studio, Greenfield, MA 2019

Amherst Arts Night Plus, Ramboll, Amherst MA 2019

Al Fresco Duet: Artwork by Nancy Baker & Sarah Adam, Artspace Gallery, Greenfield, MA 2018

Featured Artist – TL6 Gallery, New Bedford, MA 2012

Solo Exhibitions

‘Quabbin Walk’,  The Burnett Gallery, Jones Library, Amherst, MA 2017

Featured Artist, The Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA 2017

Featured Artist, NU Cafe, Worcester, MA 2017

Featured Artist, Element Brewing Co, Millers Falls, MA 2017

Various Works, Leelyn Law LLC, South Deerfield, MA 2017

Featured Artist, Green Fields Market, Greenfield, MA 2014 – 2018

Classes & Fundraisers

Stone Soup Cafe Harvest Supper & Art Auction Fundraiser, Greenfield, MA 2024

Looky Here Gala & Fundraiser, Greenfield, MA 2024

Transcendent Art show – Benefit for Abby’s House, Petersham, MA 2015

Painted Crafts Workshop – Ivy Child International ‘Mindful Happy Hour’, Worcester, MA 2015

‘Book a Seat’ Greenfield Public Library Fundraiser, Greenfield, MA 2014

‘Fall Into Art: A Benefit for the Windham Childcare Association’, Brattleboro, VT 2014 – 2015

Graphic Design

Franklin County Community Meals Program, Greenfield, MA
Graphic design, events, social media, 2012 – 2024

Five Maples Development Communications, Putney VT
Graphic Design, 2016-2017. Production Team Member, 2022-2024

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Hatfield, MA
Marketing & Design Coordinator, 2018 – 2021

Pathways For Change, Worcester, MA 
Logo rebrand and style guide, web graphics, 2020

Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Turners Falls, MA 
Logo rebrand and style guide, 2020

Mondo Mediaworks, Brattleboro, VT
Illustration, whiteboard animation, 2012 – 2020

Community Action Pioneer Valley, Greenfield, MA 
Web graphics and promotional collateral for Look 4 Help program launch, 2019

Howard Printing Inc., Brattleboro, VT
Graphic Design/Prepress/Wide Format Specialist, 2016 – 2018

Brattleboro Food Co-op, Brattleboro, VT
Graphic Designer, 2011 – 2015

The Commons (Vermont Independent Media), Brattleboro, VT
Graphic Designer, 2011 – 2014

Accolades

Children’s Room glass appliqué wall mural
Design chosen by Greenfield Public Library Art Committee, 2023 (installation pending)

End-of-year fundraiser, Wrapping Paper Edition
Design chosen by Montague Reporter, 2023

Juried Public Art – Greenfield, MA
Electrical box murals, painted Bee Fest sculpture, light pole banner art, 2020 – 2023

Winning Poster Design – Great Falls Farmers Market
Great Falls Farmers Market, Turners Falls, MA 2016

NEPM Art Mug 
National Public Radio Western New England, 2008

Affiliations

Board of Directors
Franklin County Community Meals Program, 2018 – 2023

Art Studio Volunteer
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 2007- 2009

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