Email: sburoker@optonline.net
Phone: +1 631 672 1316
Current work: I have recently been awarded the 2019, Huntington Arts Council—Long Island Arts Grants, NYSCA, Creative Individual for my environmental work; "Little Fish". "Little Fish" is an interactive scuppet* performance showcasing the effects nitrogen pollution has on aquatic life. *Scuppet: Large scale sculpted puppets
Select clients: In_Question, Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Eisenhower Leadership Center at West Point, Mystic Seaport Museum, Historic Hudson Valley, Intrepid FCM Assoc., Agway, Demeter Corp.
Press & Exhibitions: New York Times, Westchester Community College, Creative Cups, Collaborative Concepts, Sculpture for Leonia, Mystic Seaport Museum, Urban Sketching Handbook, 4 North Main Gallery, Tengelsen Gallery, USS Intrepid Association Inc., Cemers Gallery
I am a visual artist and teacher. My freelance work focuses on illustrating stories using sculpture, puppetry, collage, and mixed media drawing and painting. As a guest lecturer I teach about “Creating Action” through art to encourage community and public participation as a means of bringing about social change. My workshops explore the sketchbook as an indispensable tool across the disciplines of art, theater, craft and design.
The past 10 years my creative work has been informed by studies crossing different disciplines and ideas that range from social issues to ecological imbalances. My work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States.
I graduated from the Passalacqua School of Drawing and Illustration, I received my undergraduate from Parsons School of Design and currently a member of the Dalvero Academy. I returned to school in 2014 and received my MFA-IA, Goddard College, Spring 2016. That has been the best experience of my life!