Sarah Acheson

Gallery Manager

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Danbury, Connecticut, United States

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Timeline
About me
Middle and Upper School Art Teacher, Middle School Dean of Students at Wooster School
Education
- The Foote School
  1987 - 1990
- Rhode Island School of Design
  1998 - 1999
  MAT Art Education, PK-12
  Conferred with Honors, Department of Art Education's Award of Excellence
- Choate Rosemary Hall
  1990 - 1993
  Activities and Societies: Study Abroad Program in France, spring 1992
- Rhode Island School of Design
  1994 - 1998
  BFA Illustration
  Activities and Societies: Wintersession Abroad, Mexico, 1997 (Darkroom Photography)
Experience
- Essex Art Association Gallery
  Feb 1994 - Sept 1994
  Gallery Manager
  Exhibitions, Juried shows, Figure Drawing classes, Gallery shop, Visiting Artists
- Beecher Road School
  Jul 1997 - Aug 1997
  Summer Enrichment Program Art Teacher
  Darkroom Photography, grades 2-5Illustration, grades 1-3
- Eli Whitney Museum
  Jun 1999 - Aug 1999
  Assistant to the Director, studio teacher, grades K-4
  woodworking, puppetry, sculpture
- Immaculate Conception School
  Sept 1999 - Aug 2007
  Art Teacher, grades K-8
  Studio Art (grades K-8), Art After School Program (grades 2-8)
- Wooster School
  Aug 2007 - now
  Middle and Upper School Art Teacher, Middle School Dean of Students
  - Middle and Upper School Art Teacher, 6th grade Dean of Students, 6th grade Advisor
    Aug 2007 - now
  - Middle and Upper School Art Teacher, Middle School Dean of Students, 6th grade Advisor
    Aug 2007 - now
- Summer at Wooster
  Jul 2009 - Jul 2012
  Studio Art Teacher, grades 1-8
  Taught Pottery classes focusing on hand-building and wheel thrown vessels, sculptures, and jewelry.
Licenses & Certifications
- New York State Teaching Certification, grades K-12
  New York Department of Education
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
  National Council for Mental Wellbeing
  Dec 2024
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Sarah Acheson
  Conferred with Honors Rhode Island School of Design Jun 1999
- Awarded to Sarah Acheson
  Award of Excellence Art Education Department, Rhode Island School of Design May 1999
- Awarded to Sarah Acheson
  Martin Birnbaum Award for Excellence in Drawing and Painting Choate Rosemary Hall Jun 1993
- Awarded to Sarah Acheson
  Infusion Award - For Excellence in Illustration, Woods Gerry Gallery Illustration Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design