Sandy Parris

Sandy Parris was born in Valders, WI. As a small child she was interested in drawing and creating images. After high school she attended and graduated from Layton Art School in Milwaukee, WI with a degree in Advertising Design. Upon graduating from Layton she got a job illustrating greeting cards at Hallmark Card Company in Kansas City, MO. That is where she met and married her husband, a pilot in the Air Force. After living in many different places around the world with her husband and two daughters they settled in Folsom, CA in 1978. During this time she returned to school and received her MA from California State University, Sacramento. An active painter throughout her life, Sandy has shown at galleries in Northern CA, Las Vegas, Chicago and New York City. She was also selected to attend a three month artist in residency program at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, CA. Sandy has won numerous awards over the years for her artwork. Her artwork has been collected by public and private collectors in New York City, Chicago, Cape Cod, San Francisco and the Sacramento area.

Sandy works intuitively, allowing her artwork to help guide her. Nature and her own life experiences have provided important inspiration in her art. Usin...

Layton Art School - Advertising Design
California State University, Sacramento - MA and BA in Art

Solo Exhibitions:
2014- Red Dot Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2000- Art Mecca Contemporary Gallery, Chicago IL
1999- 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1998- University Union Exhibit Lounge, California State University, Sacramento
1993- Reed Whipple Cultural Center, City of Las Vegas, NV
1992- Installation. Institute for Design and Experimental Art, Sacramento, CA
1992- Installation. 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA

Group Exhibitions:
2018- Old Faces, New Spaces: an Exhibition to Honor Oliver Jackson, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2018- Friends of Harris Center Art Association Exhibit, Bank of America Gallery, Folsom, CA
2017-2018- CK Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2014-2021- Big Names, Small Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2014-2017- Art Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2007- JAY JAY, Sacramento, CA
2003- Viridian Artists @ Chelsea, New York City, NY
2003- Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001-2002- Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000- SOFA EXPO, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1999-2000- Sakato Garo, Sacramento, CA
1996- ARC. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996- Amos Gallery, New York City, NY
1992- Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA