Sandra Dee Baker is a self-taught emerging collage artist who discovered her interest for abstract artistic expression in art therapy venues over 3 years ago.
Most of her paintings are created and designed with cut or torn painted paper. She works in an organic manner allowing the work to evolve as she puts pieces on the paper. There is movement in all her work. She loves working with bold and vibrant colors and mainly works in watercolor, acrylic, and ink.
She completed her first collage piece titled, “The Maze” in January 2015. Which was Exhibited at the New Britain Museum of American art January 2016. The Maze is a part of her narrative and an attempt to express the impact of growing up without a compass and her search for a way out. It captures her despair and her pursuit for healing, truth and life. Sandra continues to explore these various themes in all of her work and is looking forward to seeing what will emerge next on the journey.
Over the past few years, Sandra has felt blessed to be embraced by members of the art community in Connecticut and Boston and has been selected to participate in juried shows, galleries, art fairs and has won some awards. Her work was has been featured at The New Britain Museum of Art, The Mattatuck Museum, Slater Memorial Museum, The Brookline Art Center, The Barnes-Frank Gallery, Spectrum Gallery, Loft Artists Association, Art Center East, Open Studios Hartford, The Community Renewal Team National Arts Foundation and the Bruce Museum’s Fine Art fair.
Sandra Dee Baker
Education
MSW, Social Work-Community Organizing
Boston University, Boston MA
BS, Rehabilitation Services
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, Maine
Upcoming Group Exhibitions 2019-2020
Group Exhibitions 2019
Paper: Silver Mine Art Center New Canaan, CT April 6-May 16 2019
Three Points of View, Club House Gallery, West Hartford Art League February 7- 24, 2019
Group Exhibitions 2018
Open Studios Hartford: Colt Building, Hartford CT
Relinquishing Restraint: Loft Artist Association, Stamford CT, Juror: 2018 Krista Scenna Saunders, Curator and Co-Owner Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY August 17-September 23, 2018
CT Women Artists 89th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition 2018, Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Farmington CT, Juror: Dr. Nancy Stuart, Hartford Art School. September 1-28,
Unframed, Brookline Art Center, Brookline MA, Juror: Joel Janowitz June 15-July 20, 2018
Art in the Park, Manchester CT, June 3, 2018
Pop Up, Art League New Britain, New Britain CT May 12, 2018
Dash Conference, Boston MA May 1-3, 2018
Nature in Black & White, Spectrum Gallery, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery. March 30 to May 13, 2018
Mixmaster, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury CT, Juror: Sara Shaoul, Director of 601 Artspace in New York City.
February 11-March 28, 2018
The American Mural Project, 100 Whiting Street, Winsted CT
Nationals Arts Council, Capital Community College, Hartford CT
Group Exhibitions 2017
Open Studios Hartford, Colt Building, Hartford CT
Visual Narratives, Loft Artist Gallery, Stamford CT, Juror: Katerina Lanfranco, Chief Curator at Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, and Founder of Rhombus Space.
CT Women Artists 87th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition 2017, Art Center East, Vernon CT, Juror: Nancy Stula, Executive Director, William Benton Museum of Art, UCONN, Storrs, CT.
Walls, Fences & Doors, Spectrum Gallery Group Show, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery,
Art Center Killingworth, 2nd Annual Summer Arts Festival, Essex CT, Juror:
Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery.
Spectrum Gallery Group Show, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery,
CT Women’s Artist Members Juried Show, Art league of New Britain, New Britain Ct, Juror: Roxanne Stachelek is Executive Director of the West Hartford Art League
Follow The Line, Spectrum Gallery Group Show, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery
Nationals Arts Council, Capital Community College, Hartford CT, Juried
Group Exhibitions of 2016
54th “On The Green” Fine Arts and Crafts, Glastonbury CT, Juried
35th Annual Outdoor Festival of the Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT, Juried
CWA 86th Annual National Open Juried Show 2016, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT, Juror: Ming Jung Kim, director of New Britain Museum of American Art
The Art of Abstraction, Art Center East, Vernon CT, Juror: Diana Boehnert, Abstract Artist and Teacher
National Arts Council, Capital Community College, Hartford CT, Juried
The Nor 'Easter: 47th Annual Juried Members Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT, Juror: Sarah Fritchey Curator and Gallery Director of Art Space
Artist Residence 2018
Montessori School of Greater Hartford, West Hartford CT December 2018
Contact:
Sandra Dee Baker
artbysandradee@gmail.com
Website: artbysandradee.net
Most of her paintings are created and designed with cut or torn painted paper. She works in an organic manner allowing the work to evolve as she puts pieces on the paper. There is movement in all her work. She loves working with bold and vibrant colors and mainly works in watercolor, acrylic, and ink.
She completed her first collage piece titled, “The Maze” in January 2015. Which was Exhibited at the New Britain Museum of American art January 2016. The Maze is a part of her narrative and an attempt to express the impact of growing up without a compass and her search for a way out. It captures her despair and her pursuit for healing, truth and life. Sandra continues to explore these various themes in all of her work and is looking forward to seeing what will emerge next on the journey.
Over the past few years, Sandra has felt blessed to be embraced by members of the art community in Connecticut and Boston and has been selected to participate in juried shows, galleries, art fairs and has won some awards. Her work was has been featured at The New Britain Museum of Art, The Mattatuck Museum, Slater Memorial Museum, The Brookline Art Center, The Barnes-Frank Gallery, Spectrum Gallery, Loft Artists Association, Art Center East, Open Studios Hartford, The Community Renewal Team National Arts Foundation and the Bruce Museum’s Fine Art fair.
Sandra Dee Baker
Education
MSW, Social Work-Community Organizing
Boston University, Boston MA
BS, Rehabilitation Services
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, Maine
Upcoming Group Exhibitions 2019-2020
- Bruce Museum Outdoor Art Festival October 5-6, 2019
- Collective Ecologies, Brookline Art Center, Brookline MA, November 8-December 20, 2019
- Open Studios Hartford November 9-10, 2019
- Heart & Mind: Silver Mine Art Center, New Canaan CT, October 31, 2019 – January 12, 2020
Group Exhibitions 2019
Paper: Silver Mine Art Center New Canaan, CT April 6-May 16 2019
Three Points of View, Club House Gallery, West Hartford Art League February 7- 24, 2019
Group Exhibitions 2018
Open Studios Hartford: Colt Building, Hartford CT
Relinquishing Restraint: Loft Artist Association, Stamford CT, Juror: 2018 Krista Scenna Saunders, Curator and Co-Owner Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY August 17-September 23, 2018
CT Women Artists 89th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition 2018, Barnes-Franklin Gallery, Farmington CT, Juror: Dr. Nancy Stuart, Hartford Art School. September 1-28,
Unframed, Brookline Art Center, Brookline MA, Juror: Joel Janowitz June 15-July 20, 2018
Art in the Park, Manchester CT, June 3, 2018
Pop Up, Art League New Britain, New Britain CT May 12, 2018
Dash Conference, Boston MA May 1-3, 2018
Nature in Black & White, Spectrum Gallery, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery. March 30 to May 13, 2018
Mixmaster, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury CT, Juror: Sara Shaoul, Director of 601 Artspace in New York City.
February 11-March 28, 2018
The American Mural Project, 100 Whiting Street, Winsted CT
Nationals Arts Council, Capital Community College, Hartford CT
Group Exhibitions 2017
Open Studios Hartford, Colt Building, Hartford CT
Visual Narratives, Loft Artist Gallery, Stamford CT, Juror: Katerina Lanfranco, Chief Curator at Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, and Founder of Rhombus Space.
CT Women Artists 87th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition 2017, Art Center East, Vernon CT, Juror: Nancy Stula, Executive Director, William Benton Museum of Art, UCONN, Storrs, CT.
Walls, Fences & Doors, Spectrum Gallery Group Show, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery,
Art Center Killingworth, 2nd Annual Summer Arts Festival, Essex CT, Juror:
Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery.
Spectrum Gallery Group Show, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery,
CT Women’s Artist Members Juried Show, Art league of New Britain, New Britain Ct, Juror: Roxanne Stachelek is Executive Director of the West Hartford Art League
Follow The Line, Spectrum Gallery Group Show, Centerbrook CT, Juror: Barbara Nair, Director of Spectrum Gallery
Nationals Arts Council, Capital Community College, Hartford CT, Juried
Group Exhibitions of 2016
54th “On The Green” Fine Arts and Crafts, Glastonbury CT, Juried
35th Annual Outdoor Festival of the Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT, Juried
CWA 86th Annual National Open Juried Show 2016, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT, Juror: Ming Jung Kim, director of New Britain Museum of American Art
The Art of Abstraction, Art Center East, Vernon CT, Juror: Diana Boehnert, Abstract Artist and Teacher
National Arts Council, Capital Community College, Hartford CT, Juried
The Nor 'Easter: 47th Annual Juried Members Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT, Juror: Sarah Fritchey Curator and Gallery Director of Art Space
Artist Residence 2018
Montessori School of Greater Hartford, West Hartford CT December 2018
Contact:
Sandra Dee Baker
artbysandradee@gmail.com
Website: artbysandradee.net