Contact
zachsawan@gmail.com
b. 1985 Portales, NM - lives in Cincinnati, OH
Education
2014 MFA with Art Education Licensure, University of Cincinnati (DAAP), Cincinnati, OH
2008 BFA, Illustration, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Work & Pedagogy
‘17-cur. Scenic Artist, LifeFormations, Cincinnati, OH
‘14-‘18 Scenic Artist, 3DX Scenic, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Adjunct Instructor, Drawing I, University of Cincinnati DAAP, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Adjunct Instructor, 3-Dimensional Studies, NKU, Newport, KY
Project Manager, Boys Hope Girls Hope Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Studio Assistant to Jonathan Queen, Carol Ann’s Carousel, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Adjunct Instructor, 2-Dimensional Studies, NKU, Newport, KY
Teaching Artist, Charley Harper Zoo Barn Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2013-14 Instructor, Basic Painting for Non-DAAP Majors, DAAP, Cincinnati, OH
Painting Instructor, Wine & Canvas, Cincinnati, OH
Teaching Artist, The Rookwood Pottery Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Teaching Artist, The Kroger Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Teaching Artist, The Pleasant Ridge Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Project Manager, The Alphonse Mucha car, Art Cars, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Teaching Artist, The Covington Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Project Manager, The Gustav Klimt-themed car, Art Cars, Cincinnati, OH
Honors & Awards
2011-14 University of Cincinnati Graduate Scholarship, Cincinnati, OH
2009-10 Figge Art Museum Artist-in-Residence, Davenport, IA
2008 The Society of Illustrators: Student Scholarship Competition, New York, NY
The Society of Illustrators Award, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Presidential Scholarship, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Exhibitions & Online
2017 1340Art International Art Magazine, Web
Secret ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Dada Lives!, Cincinnati, OH
Walnut Hills Alumni Art Show, Cincinnati, OH
2014 SPECTRUM, Miami, FL
Totem, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
MAGENTA, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Shanghainati Games, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
Lush, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2013 21C Hotel and Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Pipeline Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Art Expo, New York, NY
2012 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Minute Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Red Dot, New York, NY
Red Dot, Miami, FL (Art Basel week, 2011 & 2012)
artMKRT, San Francisco, CA
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA
Commissions & Publications
2018 Exterior trompe l'oeil panels, Half Day Cafe, Cincinnati, OH
2012-13 Four interior murals , Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH
2010 American Art Collector, Vol. 61
Education
2014 MFA with Art Education Licensure, University of Cincinnati (DAAP), Cincinnati, OH
2008 BFA, Illustration, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Work & Pedagogy
‘17-cur. Scenic Artist, LifeFormations, Cincinnati, OH
‘14-‘18 Scenic Artist, 3DX Scenic, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Adjunct Instructor, Drawing I, University of Cincinnati DAAP, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Adjunct Instructor, 3-Dimensional Studies, NKU, Newport, KY
Project Manager, Boys Hope Girls Hope Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Studio Assistant to Jonathan Queen, Carol Ann’s Carousel, Cincinnati, OH
2014 Adjunct Instructor, 2-Dimensional Studies, NKU, Newport, KY
Teaching Artist, Charley Harper Zoo Barn Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2013-14 Instructor, Basic Painting for Non-DAAP Majors, DAAP, Cincinnati, OH
Painting Instructor, Wine & Canvas, Cincinnati, OH
Teaching Artist, The Rookwood Pottery Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Teaching Artist, The Kroger Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Teaching Artist, The Pleasant Ridge Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Project Manager, The Alphonse Mucha car, Art Cars, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Teaching Artist, The Covington Mural, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Project Manager, The Gustav Klimt-themed car, Art Cars, Cincinnati, OH
Honors & Awards
2011-14 University of Cincinnati Graduate Scholarship, Cincinnati, OH
2009-10 Figge Art Museum Artist-in-Residence, Davenport, IA
2008 The Society of Illustrators: Student Scholarship Competition, New York, NY
The Society of Illustrators Award, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Presidential Scholarship, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Exhibitions & Online
2017 1340Art International Art Magazine, Web
Secret ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Dada Lives!, Cincinnati, OH
Walnut Hills Alumni Art Show, Cincinnati, OH
2014 SPECTRUM, Miami, FL
Totem, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
MAGENTA, Boom Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Shanghainati Games, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
Lush, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2013 21C Hotel and Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Pipeline Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Art Expo, New York, NY
2012 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Minute Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Red Dot, New York, NY
Red Dot, Miami, FL (Art Basel week, 2011 & 2012)
artMKRT, San Francisco, CA
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA
Commissions & Publications
2018 Exterior trompe l'oeil panels, Half Day Cafe, Cincinnati, OH
2012-13 Four interior murals , Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH
2010 American Art Collector, Vol. 61
