{"id":93772,"date":"2025-06-10T08:10:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=93772"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:14:27","slug":"former-516-arts-director-suzanne-sbarge-named-oca-artist-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/former-516-arts-director-suzanne-sbarge-named-oca-artist-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Former 516 ARTS Director Suzanne Sbarge Named OCA Artist-in-Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt aligncenter size-large wp-image-93773\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_photo-by-Nicky-Ovitt_1_crop2-956x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"1024\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_photo-by-Nicky-Ovitt_1_crop2-956x1024.png 956w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_photo-by-Nicky-Ovitt_1_crop2-350x375.png 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_photo-by-Nicky-Ovitt_1_crop2-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_photo-by-Nicky-Ovitt_1_crop2.png 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/suzannesbargeart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suzanne Sbarge<\/a>, the visionary founder and longtime executive director of Albuquerque\u2019s 516 ARTS, has been selected as Ogden Contemporary Arts\u2019 fourth annual Artist-in-Residence. A practicing visual artist as well as a curator and arts advocate, Sbarge will begin her two-month residency in Ogden on September 1, 2025, culminating in a solo exhibition at OCA in winter 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p>Sbarge\u2019s residency marks a significant evolution in her practice, as she explores digital experimentation and video projection for the first time. Her new body of work will include large-scale paintings, collage animation, and immersive installation, drawing inspiration from Ogden\u2019s natural environment to examine themes of consciousness, ecology, and human interconnectedness with the natural world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely thrilled to welcome Suzanne Sbarge as our Artist in Residence,\u201d said Venessa Castagnoli, Executive Director of OCA. \u201cAfter decades of championing artists and building community, it\u2019s her turn. We\u2019re honored to provide space for her to fully invest in her own artistic exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sbarge has exhibited widely in over 80 group exhibitions and 16 solo shows, and her work is held in more than 150 private and public collections. She holds degrees from Barnard College and the University of New Mexico and has studied art in France, Italy, and across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ogdencontemporaryarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ogdencontemporaryarts.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-93772 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/former-516-arts-director-suzanne-sbarge-named-oca-artist-in-residence\/suzanne-sbarge_moth-ii_2023_42x36\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-350x410.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-350x410.jpg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-874x1024.jpg 874w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-768x900.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-1311x1536.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-1748x2048.jpg 1748w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Moth-II_2023_42x36-1200x1406.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/former-516-arts-director-suzanne-sbarge-named-oca-artist-in-residence\/suzanne-sbarge_bottled_12x12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-350x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-350x356.jpg 350w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-1510x1536.jpg 1510w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-2013x2048.jpg 2013w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Suzanne-Sbarge_Bottled_12x12-1200x1221.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suzanne Sbarge, the visionary founder and longtime executive director of Albuquerque\u2019s 516 ARTS, has been selected as Ogden Contemporary Arts\u2019 fourth annual Artist-in-Residence. 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