Sarah Levy (b. 1989, Portland, OR)
Education
2018-2020
MFA New York Academy of Art 2020
2012
BA cum laude, History, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Grants and Awards
2020
AXA Art Prize Finalist
Kathryn Davis Fellowship for Peace Scholarship, Middlebury College
2019
Academy Scholar Award, New York Academy of Art
Alexandra and Stephen Cohen Scholarship
2018
Academy Scholar Award, New York Academy of Art
Exhibition History
2020
AXA Art Prize Exhibition - New York, New York Academy of Art, November 2020
AXA Art Prize Exhibition - Chicago, Kavi Gupta Gallery (cancelled COVID-19)
AXA Art Prize Exhibition - San Francisco, San Francisco Art Institute (cancelled COVID-19)
Tribeca Ball Online, New York Academy of Art, online
Milieu, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2019
Forensic Sculpture 2019, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Summer in The City, New York Academy of Art
2018
Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Gender and Violence, Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr (German Museum of Military History), Dresden, Germany
Faces, (solo exhibition) Tattoo 34 Gallery, Portland, OR
Paintings, (solo exhibition) Crema Bakery, Portland, OR
Red Wedge Installation, Historical Materialism Conference, Montreal, Canada
2017
Morbid Symptoms, (solo exhibition) White Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR
The Big 500, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, OR
The Friendliest Group Show, True Measure Gallery, Portland, OR
Flying like a Rock: Self-Taught Artist Fair, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Friends, (solo exhibition) Common Grounds Coffee Shop, Portland, OR
2016
Not Alone: Exploring Bonds Between and With Members of the Armed Forces, San Francisco Arts Commission War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco, CA
Trumpmania Traveling Art Show, Art Museum of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Public Collections
Kalief. Portland State University. Portland, OR. Acquired 2019.
Whatever. Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr (German Museum of Military History). Dresden, Germany. Acquired 2017.
Private Collections
One Day the War Will End. Tanya Minhas and Edward Nahem, New York. Acquired 2019.
Selected Publications and Media
2020
Røstvik, Dr. Camilla Mørk. “Blood Coming Out of Her Whatever’: Sarah Levy’s Menstrual Portrait of Trump.” Courtauld Institute, July 1. Web.
“On se lève ! L'activisme menstrual.” La Menstruelle. Ausha Podcasts. March 8. Web.
2019
Drewsen, Annelie. Fakta om mens. Sweden: Nypon förlag. Page 26. Print.
“Recreating the Faces of Unidentified Migrants Who Died Trying to Cross the Border.” Now This Video. July 24. Web.
Black, Holly. “Why Are Depictions of Periods Still Taboo?” Elephant, June 11. Web.
2018
Pavlić, Ed. “Ed Pavlić pinpoints what drew James Baldwin south,” Full page reproduction of Baldwin to accompany article, Brick Magazine. Vol. 101, Summer. Page 46. Print.
2017
Viehweg, Frank. Wege der Liebe: Lieder um Aleksandra Taschenbuch. Berlin: NORA Verlagsgemeinschaft,. Cover. Print.
International Socialist Review, Vol. 104, Winter. Cover. Print.
"We Painted With Our Period Blood.” Ladylike. Buzzfeed Video. June 17. Web.
Schaeffner, Yves. "Les Artistes Contre Trump" La Presse, April 28. Web.
“New Feminism.” URBANIA. Radio-Canada. Quebec. April 30. TV.
2016
Gas, Laura. "Espia Menteix Governa," Full page reproduction of Whatever to accompany article, El món d’ahir, Vol. 1, December. Page 151. Print.
Tsyganova, Ekaterina. Interview, “Double Standard: Trump or Clinton?” Channel NTV (Russia), November 8. TV.
Davis, Ben. "This Is the Art That Mattered From the 2016 Presidential Election,” ArtNet, November 7. Web.
McCormick, Carlo. "The Best Anti-Trump Art From Around the World,” Paper Magazine, July 14. Web.
2015
Braibant, Sylvie. "Quand Sarah Levy, artiste américaine, refait le portrait de Donald Trump avec son sang,” Le Monde TV, September 21. Web.
Perry, Douglas. "Donald Trump's war on women's periods becomes Portland artist's big opportunity," The Oregonian, September 21. Page 3. Print.
Friedman, Megan. "An Artist Created a Portrait of Donald Trump Using Her Own Menstrual Blood,” Cosmopolitan, September 16. Web.
Hadden, John. "Outrage after artist creates Donald Trump portrait using her own menstrual blood,” Global News, September 16. Web.
Montes, Aaron. "Artist Paints Portrait of Trump With Her Menstrual Blood," NBC New York, September 16. Web.
Sebens, Shelby. "Oregon artist to sell image of Trump painted with menstrual blood,” Reuters, September 16. Web.
Roth, Sara. "Portland artist uses period blood for Trump portrait", USA Today, September 15. TV and Web.
Pato, Ignacio. "Un Donald Trump hecho de sangre menstrual: gracias Internet,” PlayGround Magazine (Spain), September 14. Web.
Mack, David. "This Artist Is Selling A Menstrual Blood Portrait Of Trump To Raise Money For Immigrants," BuzzFeed News, September 13. Web.
Visiting Artist Workshops/Presentations
2023
Visiting artist at Reed College, presentation and workshop, Portland, OR, September 13.
2018
Workshop, “My Bloody Valentine,” Portland Menstrual Society, Portland State University, Portland, OR, February 12.
Affiliations
November Art Collective, 2015-2018, USA, member