Sabrina Habib Williams
2002 NW 39th Drive
Gainesville, Florida 32605
info@jeffandsabrinawilliams.com
352-262-4348
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida, May 2003
Concentration in Electronic Media and Creative Photography
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Florida, May 2000
Concentration in Electronic Media and Creative Photography
Received with high honors
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 "National Art Premiere 2011", Juried Exhibition at Elmhurst Artists Guild, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (collaboration with Jeff Williams)
2011 "EXPO 30", Juried Exhibition at BJ Spoke Gallery,-Juror Maura Lynch from Museum of Modern Art, Huntington, NY (collaboration with Jeff Williams)
2011 "Gallery West 14th Annual Juried Show", Juried Exhibition at Gallery West, Alexandria, VA (collaboration with Jeff Williams)
2010 "Materiality" - 1, Juried Exhibition at ARC Gallery, (collaboration with Sabrina Williams) Chicago IL-Juror Jeanne Long, Art Curator and associate Director of Special Exhibitions at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (collaboration with Jeff Williams)
2010 "Texas National 2010" Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Juror -Judy Pfaff (collaboration with Jeff Williams)
2010 "ARTE LAGUNA Art Prize" Venice Italy Arsenale, Juried (collaboration with Jeff Williams)
2010 "Focal Resolution - 1, A Photography Show", Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2010 "Rogue space International Juried Show", (collaboration with Sabrina Williams), Rogue Space, Chelsea, NY, (Juror: David Cohen, gallery director at the New York Studio School, art critic and contributing editor at the New York Sun, Editor and publisher of artcritical.com)
2009 Current Exposures, Gallery 125 Trenton, NJ-Juror Michael Dalton
2009 Art Kudos international exhibition. Juried by Pang-Chieh Hsu, a recipient of the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship and an instructor at Armstrong Atlantic State University
2009 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI - Juror Betty LaDuke
2009 Ultimate Artists of the States, Art House Lounge, Harrisburg, PA - Honorable Mention Award
2009 Annual National Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, VAST- Visual Arts Society of Texas, received Honorable Mention Award
2009 Meridian Artists, Chelsea, NY
2009 50th International Award Exhibition, Juror Julia Marciari Alexander, Ph.D., History of Art (Yale University Deputy Director for Cultural Affairs), San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA
2009 Emerging Artists 2009, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2007 Addressing Iraq, Mail Art about the War, Group Traveling
2005 In the Itchetucknee, The Art Store, Gainesville, FL - Collaborative
2004 About Time , Rhapsody, Gainesville, FL, - Group Exhibition
2003 Graduate Student Show, Focus Gallery, Gainesville, FL - Group Exhibition
2003 Vegas In Rio, University of Florida Gallery, Gainesville, FL - Group Exhibition
2002 Pre-Occupied, Gallery 32, London, UK- Group Exhibition
2000 Little James' Crack, Rhapsody, Gainesville, FL - Group Exhibition
1999 W.A.R.P. Show, Verkstad Gallery, Gainesville, FL - Group Exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 “American Dream,” Swenson Gallery, Bake House Art Complex, Miami , FL.
2002 Meu Brasil, ABAF (Brazilian Association of Photographic Arts), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2001 Patria Amada, UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2001 Mother Country, Atelie da Imagem, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1999 Traveling Identity, Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
PUBLICATIONS
2011 Digital Photography Magazine, Feature on Jeff and Sabrina Williams, March/April
2011 Photographer for animations in “Terra Blight” a documentary film about e-waste
2011 The Best of Photography Anthology 2011
2010 Diffusion Magazine, "American Dream, Don't Wake Me Up #1,2 and #3"
2009 Direct Art Magazine
2008 American Dream #3, Best of Photography 2008, PhotoLaurettes
2006 August two articles published in the Professional Photographer Magazine, article on the business of photography and portraiture featuring JS Photography
AWARDS
2009 “Ultimate Artists of the States, “Art House Lounge, Harrisburg, PA. First place, Florida and 3rd place honorable mention award nationally
2009 “41st Annual National Juried Visual Arts Exhibition,” Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST), received Honorable Mention Award
2009 Color Matters,” (collaboration with Sabrina Williams),South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA. (Juror, Jen Mergel - Assistant Curator for the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston) ), received Honorable Mention Award
2009 “Northern National Art Competition,” Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI. (Juror, Betty LaDuke - Emeritus Professor of Art at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR), received Special Merit Award
2009 “50th International Award Exhibition,” San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego, CA (Juror: Julia Marciari Alexander, Yale University, Deputy Director for Cultural Affairs), Received Director's Award
2001 FACC Photography Award, University of Florida
2000 University of Florida Annual Juried Art Exhibition - First Place
1999 University of Florida Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Honorable Mention
CHARITY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2004 – Present Ongoing donations of portrait sessions to the Children Home Society helping abused and orphan children find a permanent home
2003 – Present Annual donations of portrait session proceeds to Operation Smiles (in collaboration with Doctors without Borders)
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Portuguese (native Language), English (fluent) and Spanish (semi-fluent)
Teaching, References and Other Items available upon request.