Sage Szkabarnicki Stuart
Sage Szkabarnicki Stuart is an emerging photographer living in Toronto. She mostly uses herself as the subject of her photographs, which is both vain and necessary because she is alone a lot of the time. She is completely self-taught.
Sage wins Juror’s Picks at TOAF2019
Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart was one of the 2019 Toronto Outdoor Art Fair’s jurors picks.
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On Now until June: Sage Szabarnicki-Stuart’s Photos at The Gladstone Hotel
Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival featured photographer
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Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart News
Upcoming residencies, festivals and awards for photographer Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart
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NEW VIDEO – Introducing Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart
Watch our 2 minute video introduction of Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart’s photographs.
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Education & Training
Concordia University BFA Film Animation, 2018
Savannah College of Art and Design Rising Star Program for Highschool Students, 2011
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Good Stuff / Bad Stuff, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Distillery District, Toronto, ON
Juried Shows
2019
AIRY Artist in Residence Exhibition, AIRY Residency, Kofu Japan
Revelations, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, ImageFoundry, Toronto ON
Explicit Transfer, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga ON
Feature, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston NY
SNAP Live Auction, TBD, Toronto ON
InFocus Exhibition, Edmonton Airport, Edmonton AB
Winners’ Gallery, TBD Life Framer, New York City, Tokyo, Milan, Arles
2018
Gallery Display, Dimensions Gallery, Toronto ON
SKETCH Fundraiser, Gallerie AxeNeo7, Gatineau QC
Figureworks, Wallack Galleries, Ottawa ON
Silent Auction, SAW Gallery, Ottawa ON
Thor Wealth Management Art Prize, QuestArt Upper Gallery, Midland ON
SURGE II: Things to be said, Propeller Gallery, Toronto ON
The Next Big Thing, Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga ON
Urban Landscapes, Suburban Scenes, Rural Impressions, NYC4PA Gallery, New York City, USA
Plastic, LoosenArt Gallery, Rome, Italy
Eyes of Society, New Regionalism Project, Toronto ON
Celebrating Women, Photoplace Gallery, Vermont, USA
Tranquility, Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake ON
CONNECT, Fashion Arts Toronto, Toronto ON
Photo Competition Collection, SNAP, Toronto ON
Myths, Dreams and Legends, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA
Figureworks, St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, Ottawa ON
Emerging Artists Show, Gallery 1313, Toronto ON
Selected Awards and Affiliations
2019
Magenta Foundation, Best Female-Identifying Photographer
Toronto Outdoor Art Festival, Jurors Pick
AIDS Committee of Toronto, SNAP Live Auction Selection
InFocus Photo, Nikon Award of Photographic Excellence
Toronto Arts Council, Emerging Artist Grant
2018
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Editorial-Environmental
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, People-Self-Portrait
Life Framer, 1st Prize “Face of the Earth” Exhibition Category
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Emerging Artists by Emerging Curator Award
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Honourable Mention, Student
Mississauga Living Arts Centre, Fellowship
NYC4PA, 1st Prize “Urban Landscapes” Photo Exhibition Category
NYC4PA, 1st Prize “Rural Impressions” Photo Exhibition Category
Tanas Commun, Shortlisted for “Fur” Residency
PhotoEd Magazine, 1st Prize “PhotoEd Prairies” Competition
AIDS Committee of Toronto, SNAP Selection
Toronto Artist Project, UNTAPPED Emerging Artist Booth Recipient
2017
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention Fine Art (Portrait)
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention People (Portrait)
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention People (Self)
The Motif Collective, Honorable Mention Street Photography
Residences
November 2019 Numbers & Letters Residency, New York, NY
March – May 2018 AIRY Residency, Yamanashi Japan
September 2018 – September 2019 Living Arts Centre Fellowship, Mississauga Canada
June – July 2018 Warehome Residency, Toronto Canada
Selected Articles and Reviews
German Cosmopolitan Magazine: Photo spread on plastic, August 2019, print (magazine)
The Artist and Viewer: Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart in ‘Revelations’, print (newspaper)
National Geographic: Plastic Awareness Day, June 2019, web: https://www.facebook.com/natgeo/
National Geographic YourShot: My Best Photos of 2018, David Y. Lee, January 2019, web: https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/my-best-photos-2018/
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair: Things to be said… About the artists, December 2018, web newsletter feature: https://bit.ly/2CbQfJA
Artsfile: Annual Figureworks exhibition expands its reach and reputation with this show, Peter Simpson, November 2018, web: https://bit.ly/2zZ9PqZ
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair: From Sage on her experience at TOAF, November 2018, web newsletter feature: https://bit.ly/2SK6Auf
Artoronto.ca: Art Toronto 2018 / The Artworks, Nathan Flint, November 2018, web: https://www.artoronto.ca/?p=41798
PhotoEd Magazine: PechaKucha Presentation, October 2018, speaker at speaking event: http://www.photoed.ca/single-post/2018/11/12/Inspired-by-Jackass-Sage-Szkabarnicki-Stuart-stops-viewers-in-their-tracks
Life Framer: Trash Magic: Interview with Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart, August 2018, web: https://www.life-framer.com/sage-szkabarnicki-stuart/
Life Framer: The Collection, July 2018, web: https://www.life-framer.com/photographer/sage-szkabarnicki-stuart/
National Geographic: 10 Shocking Facts About Plastic, May 2018, web: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/plastic-facts/
National Geographic YourShot: Visualizing Your Identity, Kholood Eid, April 2018, web: https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/visualizing-your-identity/
National Geographic YourShot: Daily Dozen, David Y. Lee, April 16 2018, web: https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/11951204/
The Toronto Sun: Let Your Artwork Tell a Story, Natalie Deane, March 3 2018, print: https://www.janelockhart.com/about/pdf/sun_030318.pdf
The Globe and Mail: The Artist Project featured artist (advertisement), February 2018, print
TTC: The Artist Project featured artist (advertisement), February 2018, billboards
Our New Shared Language
April 7 - April 25 - 2020
Our New Shared Language – April 7-25, 2020 I have been thinking a lot lately about the importance of human touch. Aganetha Dyck’s incredible beework and honeycomb sculpture “Arrival” sits on my desk and I look at it often. I was struck by the gestures of the figurines as well as the way the […]
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“Small Gems II”
November 30 - January 4 - 2020
“Small Gems II” – November 30, 2019 – January 4, 2020 For the month of December in our middle gallery, we have hung salon-style “Small Gems” by gallery artists. Often small works of art are overlooked during exhibitions. The artwork included in our show represents new additions to the gallery as well as gems […]
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Art Toronto 2019
October 25 - October 28 - 2019
Art Toronto 2019 – October 25-27, 2019 Metro Toronto Convention Centre Booth #A29 www.arttoronto.ca From October 25-27, 2019 Michael Gibson Gallery exhibited at Art Toronto. We were one of six original galleries who have participated for all 20 years of the fairs history – Christopher Cutts Gallery (Toronto), Corkin Gallery (Toronto), Feheley Fine Arts […]
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Art Toronto 2018
October 26 - October 29 - 2018
Art Toronto 2018 – October 26-29 Thank you to everyone who made our 19th year exhibiting at Art Toronto a resounding success. At the opening night gala we were pleased to place a rare Greg Curnoe painting in a Toronto area collection. “View from the Most Southerly Window on the East Wall” (1969-1970) was one […]
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“Our New Shared Language” Video Tour
3 Minute Video Tour of our April 2020 middle gallery exhibition. “Our New Shared Language” reflects on our new shared language. Through humour, grace and sensitivity, these artists highlight our current shared human condition.
Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart Intro
Sage Szkabarnicki Stuart’s work focuses on how humans interact with their home environment. The central question of her work is: what defines a place as home? One way to try and answer this is by highlighting aspects of the day-to-day that are embedded in routine. Through her photographs Sage hopes to give the viewer a new sense of appreciation and awareness for the place they call home.