CONTACT/ABOUT/CV
Sierra R. Aguilar (b. 2001) is a multi-media artist with a lens-based priority. Living and working in Michigan, Aguilar received her BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in spring of 2023. She has had work exhibited in juried exhibitions across the United States.
Aguilar is in the process of completing an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History at Azusa Pacific University to further her relationship with the current art world in order to create a more inclusive and approachable field.
seastaticphotography@gmail.com
248-977-0727
SIERRA R. AGUILAR
Artist / Arts Advocate / Life Student
EDUCATION
Present MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
2023 BFA in Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
EXPERIENCE
Present Intern, Lenscratch (Remote)
Present Gallery Assistant, Matéria Gallery, Detroit, MI
2023 Gallery Assistant, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, MI
2022 Artist Assistant, Marcus Kenney, Savannah, GA
2018-Present Artist, Sierra R. Aguilar, GA & MI
2016-2018 Photographer, Diana Hadsall Photography, Birch Run MI
AWARDS
2024 People’s Choice Award, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2015 Outstanding Achievement in Art, Clarkston Foundation, Clarkston, MI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Where it Rests, Bull Street Lightroom, Savannah, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Spring Salon, Detroit Contemporary, Detroit, MI
2024 Square, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2024 Hatchback 18, Hatch Art Center, Hamtramck, MI
2024 Exposures ‘24, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI (Recipient of People’s Choice Award)
2024 The Power of Abstraction: Green, Hatch Art Center, Hamtramck, MI
2023 The Art of BasBlue, BasBlue & Wasserman Projects, Detroit, MI
2023 Summer Block Party, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2023 In Our Place, Midwest Nice, Aberdeen, SD
2023 Fine Arts Showcase, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2023 Senior Salon, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2023 Love Letters, with Amaya Josephs & Shelby Wood, Savannah, GA
2022 Alexander Ink, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2021 SCAD Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
PRINT MEDIA
2023 Small Things, Savannah College of Art and Design Analog and Digital Photography Club, Savannah, GA
ONLINE MEDIA
2023 Cameras & Coffee with Scott Millington, Detroit, MI
2023 In Our Place, Midwest Nice, Aberdeen, SD
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2024 Photographic Portfolio Reviewer, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2022-2023 President of Savannah College of Art and Design Analog and Digital Photography Club, Savannah, GA
2016-2019 Organizer, Voices for Change Charity Poetry Slam, Clarkston, MI
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society for Photographic Education
Detroit Contemporary
Detroit Artists Market