Sally Strand

Sally Strand was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, the highest commendation of
the Pastel Society of America, New York. She is honored with the Eminent Pastelist Award, the foremost designation of the International Association of Pastel Societies. The recipient of numerous top awards, Strand received the PSA Master Pastelist distinction and the IAPS Master Circle Medal. Solo exhibitions in galleries and museums include a one-person retrospective of pastel and oil paintings at the Bakersfield Museum of Art in California. Widely published in books and magazines internationally, her work is also represented in many corporate, private, and museum collections including the Butler Institute of American Art. Strand studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York. She earned a BFA degree from the University of Denver and an MFA degree from the Laguna College of Art and Design. Strand teaches workshops and master classes internationally.

 

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