b. 1983, New Jersey, USA
Works in Brigantine, NJ and Bozeman, MT

Education

2005
BFA, Tyler School of Art
Philadelphia, PA

Solo Exhibitions And fairs

3/2025
Solo Booth at Best of the West Art Show
Montana Expo Park. Great Falls, MT.

5/2024
Solo Booth at SuperFine New York
151 West 42nd St. New York, NY.

11/2022
Solo Booth at Art Fair 14C
The Jersey City Armory. Jersey City, NJ.

11/2021
Solo Booth at Art Fair 14C
Mana Contemporary. Jersey City, NJ.

7/2021
Ursus
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

7/2020
Recent Paintings
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

7/2018
Two by Two
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

7/2017
A Certain Time and Place
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

7/2016
Winter Shores  
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

11/2015 
Modern Menagerie
The Majestic Theatre Condominiums. Jersey City, NJ.

9/2015
Birds of a Feather
Bigdrum Art and Framing. Jersey City, NJ.

10/2013
Recent Paintings and Drawings
Bigdrum Art and Framing. Jersey City, NJ.

9/2011
Solo Series Fall 2011
Abington Art Center. Jenkintown, PA.

5/2011
Instinct and Intuition
Guild of Creative Art. Shrewsbury, NJ.

3/2009
Recent Paintings and Drawings
Bigdrum Art and Framing. Jersey City, NJ.

9/2008
Recent Paintings
Reverie Vintage. Philadelphia, PA.

7/2007
Transitions
The Ocean City Arts Center. Ocean City, NJ.

Select Group Exhibitions and fairs

11/2025 (upcoming)
Thomasville Wildlife Arts Festival
Thomasville Center for the Arts. Thomasville, GA.

9/2025 (upcoming)
Western Visions
National Museum of Wildlife Art. Jackson, WY.

4/2025
Neomenia
Jawbone Gallery. Cape May, NJ

12/2024
Aqua Art Fair with MK Apothecary
Aqua Hotel. Miami Beach, FL.

11/2024
Thomasville Wildlife Arts Festival
Thomasville Center for the Arts. Thomasville, GA.

9/2024
Expanding Horizons
Loveland Museum of Art. Loveland, CO.

9/2024
Western Visions
National Museum of Wildlife Art. Jackson, WY.

8/2024
Kindred Spirits
Robert Lange Studios. Charleston, SC.

7/2024
Ephemeral
Nanny Goat Gallery. Petaluma, CA.

5/2024
FIN
MK Apothecary. Collingswood, NJ.

12/2023
Aqua Art Fair with MK Apothecary
Aqua Hotel. Miami Beach, FL.

9/2023
Western Visions
National Museum of Wildlife Art. Jackson, WY.

5/2023
Anniversary Show
MK Apothecary. Collingswood, NJ

12/2022
Aqua Art Fair with MK Apothecary
Aqua Hotel. Miami Beach, FL.

12/2022
Small Works
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

9/2022
Western Visions
National Museum of Wildlife Art. Jackson, WY.

9/2021
Animalia
Abend Gallery. Denver, CO.

12/2020
Works on Paper
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery. Stone Harbor, NJ.

2/2020
Art Fair 14C Artist Showcase 
Hyatt Regency. Jersey City, NJ.

12/2019
Annual Miniature Show
Abend Gallery. Denver, CO.

12/2018 
Annual Miniature Show
Abend Gallery. Denver, CO.     

6/2018
Ellarslie Open 35: Annual Juried Exhibition
Trenton City Museum. Trenton, NJ.

4/2018
155th Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings
Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia, PA.​

7/2017
25th Annual International Exhibition
Colored Pencil Society of America.  Rockville, MD.

4/2017
Drawn from Nature
John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove. Audubon, PA.

12/2016
120th Annual Exhibition
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. National Arts Club, New York, NY.

10/2016
8th Annual Figurative Exhibition
Lore Degenstein Gallery. Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA.

11/2015
International Juried Exhibition
The Center for Contemporary Art. Bedminster, NJ.

10/2015
7th Annual Figurative Exhibition
Lore Degenstein Gallery. Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA.

5/2015
Salmagundi Club Non-Member Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
Salmagundi Club. New York, NY.

2/2015
Explore This! 11
Colored Pencil Society of America. Online, www.cpsa.org

10/2014
The Richeson 75 Figure and Portrait Exhibition
Jack Richeson & Co. Kimberly, WI.

2/2014 
Explore This! 10
Colored Pencil Society of America. Online, www.cpsa.org

11/2013 
100th Annual Juried Exhibition
Allied Artists of America. New York, NY.

8/2013 
21st Annual International Exhibition
Colored Pencil Society of America. The City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA.

3/2013 
102nd Juried Exhibition
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. Mystic, CT.

1/2013 
34th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Monmouth Museum. Lindcroft, NJ.

3/2012 
Viewpoints
Ben Shahn Galleries. William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ.

2/2012 
Through the Looking Glass
Noyes Museum of Art. Oceanville, NJ.

12/2011 
The Art Student’s League 3rd Annual Small Works Exhibition
Manhattan Borough President’s Offices. New York, NY.

10/2011 
111th International Exhibition of Works on Paper
Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA.

2/2011 
Explore This! 7
Colored Pencil Society of America. Online, www.cpsa.org

10/2010 
Splendid Energy
Jersey City Museum. Jersey City, NJ.

10/2010 
110th International Exhibition of Works on Paper
Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Goggleworks, Reading, PA.

5/2010 
Ellarslie Open XXVIII: Annual Juried Exhibition
Trenton City Museum. Trenton, NJ.

10/2009 
109th International Exhibition of Works on Paper
Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA.

4/2009 
Ellarslie Open XXVII: Annual Juried Exhibition
Trenton City Museum. Trenton, NJ.

3/2009 
Contemporary Voices: 69th Annual Juried Exhibition
Woodmere Art Museum. Philadelphia, PA.

7/2008 
16th Annual International Exhibition
Colored Pencil Society of America. Washington State Convention Center Gallery, Seattle, WA.

4/2008 
Ellarslie Open XXVI: Annual Juried Exhibition
Trenton City Museum. Trenton, NJ.

select REsidencies and awards

9/2024
Distinguished Achievement Award - 2D Oil
American Women Artists Expanding Horizons Exhibition.

2/2024
New Jersey State Council of the Arts Fellowship Grant
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

7/2017
Award for Distinction
Colored Pencil Society of America 25th Annual Juried Exhibition.

5/2015
Allied Artists of America Award
Salmagundi Club Non-Member Painting and Sculpture Exhibition.

4/2015
PLAYA Artist and Science Residency Program
Summer Lake, OR.

9/2012
Brushcreek Ranch Artist Residency
Saratoga, WY.

7/2008
Excellence Award
Colored Pencil Society of America 16th Annual Juried Exhibition.

Select Press

8/2023 
The Art Biz Podcast “Increasing Self-Sales by 400% with Sarah Becktel”
Listen here

10/2022
Jersey City Times “JCAST 2022: Eleven Marvelous Things at Mana Contemporary”
Read Here

1/2022 
The Sharpened Artist Podcast “Interview with Sarah Becktel”
Listen here

11/2021
Jersey City Times “11 Must See Artists at Art Fair 14C”
Read Here

7/2017
The Press of Atlantic City 

9/2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer “Solo Series 2011 Explores Art’s Middle Ground”