Sara Macel’s Profile

The Last Salesman By Sara Macel: 30Oct; For years, I traveled on road trips throughout America taking photographs. Only recently have I made the connection between my desire for the road and the fact that my father, for the past thirty years, has traveled these same routes as a telephone pole salesman. As my father is reaching the end of his career, the role in society of the traveling salesman is also entering its twilight. Likewise, telephone poles as both components and symbols of communication are also less vital...; Tags: Art, color, Documentary, family photography, NYU, photography, road trip, roadtrip, Sara Macel, SVA, Travel

Sara Macel moved from Texas to New York at the age of eighteen. She received a BFA in Photography and Imaging from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2003, where she received the Tobias Award for her project titled Kiss + Tell. After graduating, she spent two years as the assistant and studio manager to Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson before becoming a still photography producer at Art Department. She is currently working on her MFA in Photography at the School of Visual Arts. Her first solo exhibition was on display at +Kris Graves Projects in Brooklyn, NY in December 2009. Her work has been widely exhibited and is in various private collections, including the Center of Photography at Woodstock. Sara currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Texas Bunch +Kris Graves Projects, Brooklyn NY

Group Exhibitions

2010 National Juried Show Edward Hopper House, Ithica, NY

Social SVA Gallery, New York, NY

2009 National Juried Show Calumet Gallery / Camera Club of New York, NY

Nutopia Forum Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY

10 Photographers, 10 Days +Kris Graves Projects, Brooklyn NY

Emerging Photographers Auction Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York NY

2008 The Nutopia Forum ShowNight K&M Gallery, New York, NY

My Other Nature Camera Club of New York, NY

2007 Kiss + Tell Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY

Site Matters: Brooklyn Represents Brooklyn Arts Council Gallery, Brooklyn NY

Transformations: Photography & Imaging @ 25 Gulf & Western Gallery, New York University

Slideluck Potshow Neo Studios, New York, NY

2006 Engulfed by Katrina The African American Museum, Philadelphia (traveling show)

Engulfed by Katrina Gulf & Western Gallery, New York University

Neubees by Rider Project DUMBO Festival, New York

Hey, Hotshot! Jen Bekman Gallery, New York

Role Call New Century Artists Gallery, New York

2005 Pin-Up Show 8^th Floor Gallery, New York University

Night of 1,000 Drawings Artist’s Space, New York

2004 Unframed/First Look Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

*artAUCTION Dactyl Foundation, New York

2003 B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition 8^th Floor Gallery, New York University

Education

2009-2011 MFA Photography School of Visual Arts, NY

1999-2003 BFA Photography + Imaging New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Grants / Fellowships / Awards

2010 Finalist Critical Mass

2006 Emerging Photographer Award Jen Bekman Gallery: “Hey Hotshot!”

2002 Tobias Award Grant recipient for “Kiss + Tell” series

Publications

Sara Macel’s photographs have been featured in Photo District News, American Photo, Vision Magazine, The Houston Chronicle, The Poughkeepsie Journal, Nutopia Forum online magazine, Tiny Vices online, and in The powerHouse Portfolio Book, Volume I.