education
- BFA, The School of the Art Institute, 1997, Painting and Drawing
- BA, Brown University, 1972, Anthropology (honors, Phi Beta Kappa)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017
- Here and Beyond, new work, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH.
2012
- Panoramic Landscapes, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH.
- Panoramic Landscapes, “aMAZEing Art,” at Maze Library, Oak Park, IL.
2010
- Fieldwork and Artifacts: An Anthropology of the Moon, USAFA Art Gallery, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
- The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound: original art for the illustrations, Oak Park Public Library Art Gallery, Oak Park, IL, and at the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH.
2009
- The Moon Project—Selected Drawings, Oak Park Police Department Art Gallery, Oak Park, IL.
2006
- The Moon Project, The Fermilab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL.
- Panoramic Landscapes, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH.
2005
- The Moon Project, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL. This project was partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
2003
- Big Brush Watercolors, The Holderness School, Holderness, NH.
- Landscapes, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH.
2001
- The Moon Project, Harper College, Palatine, IL.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
- Literary Expressions, Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL.
- Sketchbook Project, “My Year in 40 Cups,” and “Mysterious Maps,” traveling exhibitions and digital library, overseen by The Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY.
2011
- Messages Lost in Time, a collaborative, traveling print project of 40 artists.
2010
- From the Center—Now, Woman’s Caucus for Art, Lucy Lippard, juror, on-line group show.
- Mark Twain Show, Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL.
2009
- Starry Messenger: Galileo’s Vision in the 21st Century, 8 artist show, Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA.
2008
- Small Wonders, juried, national group show, Maryland Federation of Art Circle Galleries, Annapolis, MD
- Department (Store), Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL.
- Science in Art, juried group show at the University of Chicago Gordon Center for Integrative Science, Chicago, IL.
- Drawing on Experience, juried group show at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
- Color + Pattern + Shape = Camouflage, an exhibition of Sallie Wolf’s and Art Start students’ work, Village Hall, Oak Park, IL.
2007
- The Pomegranate Exercise, a group art installation curated by Pat Allen, Calypso Moon Studio, Oak Park, IL.
2006
- PARK YOURSELF, Citywide Parking Space Project, Chicago, IL.
- Aha! Epiphanies & Breakthroughs, juried exhibit of national artists, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL.
- The Geometry of Landscape — Two Views, two person show, Oak Park Public Library Art Gallery, Oak Park, IL. This project was partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
- Size Matters, juried group show at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2005
- Secret Place, Sacred Space, juried group show at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
- Oak Park Art League, Member’s Show, Juror’s Award (Barbara Cooper, juror)
2003
- Documentation, juried group show at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2002
- Illinois Watercolor Society, Annual Show, Juror’s Award, Schaumburg, IL.
- Oak Park Art League, Members’ Show, Juror’s Award, Oak Park, IL.
2001
- Palette and Palate, group show at A Taste of Heaven, Chicago, IL.
2000
- Palette and Palate group show at Castello Pasquini, Castiglioncello, Italy.
- Illinois Watercolor Society, Annual Show, Juror’s Award, Schaumburg, IL.
1999
- Faces and Phases, The Moon Project, Phase Two, a three-person exhibition at Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL.
- Illinois Watercolor Society, Annual Show, Award of Excellence, Schaumburg, IL.
1998
- Oak Park Art League, Abstract Show, First Place Award, Oak Park, IL.
1997
- The Moon Project, BFA project for The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL.
Selected Speaking Engagements
2012
- “Integrating Science and Literacy: A Journey, Not a Destination,” panel presentation of authors and science educators at the National Science Teachers Association Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
- “Literacy and Art,” Springboard Professional Development Day, keynote address, journal-making workshops, and panel discussion. St. Louis, MO.
- “The Power of Observation: Art as an Entry into Science,” Springboard Science Literacy; Science Learning Professional Development Day, keynote address, journal-making workshop, and panel discussion. St. Louis, MO.
2010
- “An Artist Rambles Through the Halls of Science—The Moon Project as ‘Outsider’ Science,” Math and Science Department colloquium, Columbia College, Chicago, IL.
2007
- Slide presentation — Presented a slide talk relating the Moon Project to my landscape work, Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery, Center Sandwich, NH.
2006
- Slide presentation — Presented a slide talk on the Moon Project to high school math and science students, Littleton Public High School, Littleton, NH.
- Slide presentation and gallery talk — Presented two slide talks/gallery walks to adult audiences on the Moon Project, Fermi Lab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL.
2005
- Chicago Humanities Festival, Home and Away — Presented two tours of the Moon Project installation at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL.
- INSAP V Conference (Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena) — Presented a slide talk on my art installation, the Moon Project. Hosted by the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL.
2001
- Visiting Artist — Presented two slide talks/gallery walks in conjunction with the Moon Project exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, IL.
Selected Teaching Experience
For information about hiring Sallie Wolf for workshops and presentations
Sallie Wolf has been a Participating Artist in the Oak Park Education Foundation’s Art Start Program since its inception in 1998, creating a series of art workshops to complement the K, 1str, & 2d grade curriculum. Topics have included Birds; Weather; Dinosaurs; Camouflage; Poetry; Rocks and Minerals; Water; and Earth, Sun, Moon.
2017
- Write, Sketch, Paint: A Nature Journaling and Bird Drawing Workshop for Kids, a journal making and drawing workshop for elementary school aged children, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, NH.
2015
- Art Start—Still Life drawing and painting—6 workshops for first graders, Oak Park, IL.
2014
- Art Start—Writing Poetry—6 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL
- Highlights Foundation Nature Writing Retreat, May 12-17, 2014, one of six faculty presenters and mentors, Boyds Mills, PA.
2013
- Art Start–Birds–6 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
2012
- Art Start–Weather—6 workshops for first graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Rocks and Minerals —6 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
2011
- A Fall Day—workshop with art and poetry based on the season, Ela Area Public Library District, Lake Zurich, IL.
- Art Start–Water—6 workshops for Kindergarten, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Camouflage—6 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
2010
- Young Authors Conference—journal making workshop for grades 3-5, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Rocks and Minerals–6 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
2009
- Art Start–Camouflage — 6 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Dinosaurs and their Kin–10 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Young Artists Conference–Personalized Sketchbooks — 1-day workshop in bookbinding for fifth graders, Oak Park, IL.
2008
- Metamorphosis—1 week Artist In Residence, teaching art workshops to 2d grade about the life cycle of the frog. Included presentations to all 1st and 2d grade students plus a teacher workshop on bookbinding, at Holmes School, Clarendon Hills, IL.
- Young Authors Conference–Collage Book Covers — book binding project, Joliet Public Schools District 86, Joliet, IL.
- Young Artists Conference–Personalized Sketchbooks — 1-day workshop in bookbinding for fifth graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Water — 4 workshops for kindergartners, Oak Park, IL.
2007
- Art Start–Camouflage — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Dinosaurs in Art and Poetry — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
2006
- Adult Journal-making Workshop — Hug-a-Book Conference, Chicago, IL.
- Adult Watercolor Workshop — Little Church Theater, Holderness, NH.
- Art Start–Birds in Art and Poetry — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Artward Bound — 10 day intensive artist-in-residency program working with freshman in a boarding high school, at Holderness School, Holderness, NH.
2005
- Adult Watercolor Workshop — Little Church Theater, Holderness, NH..
- Artward Bound — 10 day intensive artist-in-residency program, working with freshman in a boarding high school, at Holderness School, Holderness, NH.
- Art Start–Water — 4 workshops for kindergartners, Oak Park, IL.
2003
- Abstracted Landscapes — a demonstration in mixed media techniques, Berwyn Art League, Berwyn, IL.
- An Artist’s Vision: A Vision for Art — 4 workshops for second graders, using the classroom as subject matter for drawing explorations, River Forest, IL.
- Art Start–Camouflage — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Young Artists Conference–Personalized Sketchbooks — 1-day workshop in bookbinding for fifth graders, Oak Park, IL.
2002
- Keeping an Artist’s Sketchbook — 4-week class for adults at the Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL.
- Collage — 4-week class for adults at the Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL..
- Butterflies — 4 workshops for second graders, complementing the curriculum, River Forest, IL.
- Art Start–Birds — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Young Artists Conference–Personalized Sketchbooks — 1-day workshop in bookbinding for fifth graders, Oak Park, IL.
2001
- Collage — 4-week class for adults at the Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL.
- Art Start–Earth, Sun, Moon — 4 workshops for first graders, Oak Park, IL.
2000
- Art Start–Birds — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
- Young Artists Conference, Collage Animals — 1-day workshop for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
1999
- Art Start–Earth, Sun, Moon — 4 workshops for kindergartners, Oak Park, IL.
- Young Artists Conference–City Scenes — 1-day workshop in collage for seventh and eighth graders, Oak Park, IL.
1998
- Art Start–Birds — 4 workshops for second graders, Oak Park, IL.
Children’s Books
- The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound: A Birder’s Observations, (Imagine!, an imprint of Charlesbridge Publishing, written and illustrated by Sallie Wolf, design by Micah Bornstein.) NSTA Outstanding Trade Book selection. Starred review, School Library Journal.
- Truck Stuck, (Charlesbridge Publishers, illustrated by Andrew Robert Davies.) 2014 Illinois Reading Council Illinois Reads selection. Washington Library Bookamania choice. Now available as a board book.
- Peter’s Trucks, illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith. Reissued by IntoPrint Publishing. 2016 Illinois Reading Council Illinois Reads selection.