Education
2026 BA Studio Art. Minor in Arts Administration, Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
Professional Experience
2024 - Annual Giving Intern, Converse University. Spartanburg, SC
Awards
2025 Cleveland Award for Best Painting, Art Society Juried Show. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
2024 Second Place, Nostalgia. Azalea Arts Community, (Juror: Katarina Bishop). https://www.azaleaartscommunity.com/nostalgia
2024 Excellence in Photography Honorable Mention, Rise Symposium. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
2024 Honorable Mention, Art Society Juried Show. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
2023 Third Place, Undergraduate Drawings of The Upstate Juried Show. Clemson University, Clemson, SC. (Juror: Miranda Mims Sawyer)
2023 President’s Award for 1st Place, Art Society Juried Show. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
2023 Winner, Tryon Block House Steeplechase Poster Contest, Tryon Hunt and Riding Club. Tryon, NC
2022 1st Place Painting, Tryon Showcase of Excellence. Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC
2022 Gold Key, Scholastics Art and Writing Awards. Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, New York, NY
2021 Anne Zimmerman Watercolor Award, Piedmont Interstate Fair. Spartanburg, SC
2021 Thomas A. Tucker Excellence in Design Award, Focus on Youth. Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg SC
2021 2nd Place, Youth Art Month, South Carolina Art Education Association. Prosperity, SC
2021 Gold Key, Scholastics Art and Writing Awards, Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. New York, NY
2019 Best in Show, Piedmont Interstate Fair. Spartanburg, SC
Exhibitions
2024 11th Annual Juried Exhibition. Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters, Spartanburg, SC (Juror: Freda Sue)
2021 SMC Junior Artist Project. Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC
2021 JFK Creative Portraits. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
2019 Young Women in Art. Converse University, Spartanburg SC
Publications
2025 Cara Copeland, “Issue 9 Artist Spotlight: Sara Bailey.” Clover + Bee Magazine, June 28, 2025. https://www.cloverandbeemagazine.com/blog/
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2025 “Seasons”, Concept, Cover. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
2024 “To Be Determined”, Concept, Cover. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC
Organizations
2022 - Art Society. Converse University, Spartanburg, SC