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