The Fall/Winter Edition 2020

SARAH SUPLINA

"SARAH SNIPPETS"

"I am the fourth daughter out of five, so I grew up learning how to find myself in a pack"

When did you first think about art as something you wanted to do? Were you encouraged or discouraged by family, friends, teachers, mentors?

I can remember vividly the moment I knew I wanted to be an artist…I was in my first grade class (six years old) and we were all asked to draw a bee. After we completed our drawings, all the students gathered around mine and claimed “Sarah is going to be an artist”. I knew at that moment I had a calling. Along the way, I have had full support of teachers, families and friends.

myself in apack!"

What kind of kid were you? Where did you grow up? What were your influences?

I am the fourth daughter out of five, so I grew up learning how to find myself in a pack! I grew up in Massachusetts and enjoyed hours of unstructured time with my sisters and close neighbors. We would explore the woods around our neighborhood and enjoy creative play for hours.

How has the background you got at Pace University played a part in your career?

Pace was my second graduate degree I received. I went to Pace to earn my Teaching Degree when I decided to change careers to be an Art Teacher. People told me it wouldn’t be easy, but I love teaching and I am so glad I pursued that degree. I also have my Masters in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute, which I earned much earlier in my career. That degree has been equally significant in my career for its influence, connections and education.