Sage Ballard De La BastidaNew York, NYArts Educator | Graphic Designer | Artist
I am an independent graphic and web designer and multi-disciplinary artist with a BFA in Studio Art and an MA in Museum Studies, both from New York University.
Going into college, I received a full-tuition merit scholarship for my art portfolio that primarily focused on 2D art practices, such as drawing, painting, collage, digital art, and drawing and painting from life. During my undergraduate studies, I dove into various 2D, 3D, and 4D art practices, such as screen printing, etching, ceramics, mold-making, wood-work, welding, plaster, oil painting, photography, and time-based art. I took advanced courses in drawing, printmaking, and sculpture where I explored the intersections of Latinx protest and politics, gender and sexuality studies, and art theory. My senior year of college, I took graduate courses in Social Praxis Art while participating in the competitive Senior Honors Studio program.
When I wasn't studying or working on my art, I curated and coordinated on-campus exhibitions, tutoried my classmates in working from still/live models and color theory, and worked at as a Studio Monitor at the NYU Print Studio.
Over the last few years, I have worked as the Lead Art Teacher and Arts Coordinator for the Boys' Club of NY, an Exhibition Educator at the Climate Museum, Substitute Teacher in the NYC public school system, and as a Web Designer and Contributer for the Museum of Transgender Hirstory & Art.