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Updated 11/8/2022

Gowri Savoor

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    VT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Gowri Savoor is a practicing visual artist working in environmental sculpture, painting and works on paper. Born in Manchester, UK, Gowri was educated in Manchester and Leeds, UK and now resides permanently in Vermont. She has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Commissioned widely since 1993, she has created public works for the Manchester Dental Hospital (UK), The Children’s Center in Flowery Field, Hyde (UK), Ordsall Community Arts and Manchester International Arts. She has work in permanent collections including Johnson State College, Elmore Mountain Bread and Housing Vermont.

Residencies include Marble House Project, Vermont Studio Center, Taigh Chearsabhagh (Outer Hebrides) Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail (UK) and Lancaster House, St. Peter’s, Barbados. Grants received include Arts Council England Professional Development Grants, Creative Industries Awards, VSC Scholarships, the Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant and the Vermont Community Foundation.

Gowri has been a Teaching Artist for over 16 years, both in the UK and the US. She teaches K-12, (predominantly K-5) with experience in Arts Integration and Universal Design for Learning and is available for workshops, residencies, community programs and teachers institutes.

She is the co-organizer and lead artist for Waterbury's Community Lantern Procession, A River of Light in Waterbury (established in 2010) and has subsequently organized over twelve lantern parades in communities across Vermont.

Gowri strongly believe in classroom collaboration and creating powerful and innovative art experiences, which students can use to support their learning and empower themselves throughout their lives.

 

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Gowri Savoor
Job Title: Visual Artist
Phone: 802 778 0334
Address:
Barre, VT 05641

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Visual/Crafts - Sculpture

Additional Disciplines:

  • Visual/Crafts - Painting

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Design Services
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Residency - Community
  • Exhibitions

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Families
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Date: 05/2018-05/2018

Teaching artist and community workshops

BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM & ART CENTER

Museum - Art

Date: 03/2018-03/2018

Solo exhibition, We Walk in Their Shadows 2018

Lincoln Center Education, NYC

Date: 07/2016-07/2016

Instructor and Parade Organizer

Community Engagement Lab, VT

Date: 08/2014-08/2014

Senior Teaching Artist

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Vermont Community Foundation Arts Grant 2014
  • Toadlily Press Cover Contest for 2012 Quartet Series Poetry Chapbook, Embark 2012
  • Vermont Arts Council Artist Development Grant 2012
  • Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant 2011
  • International Scholarship for Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency 2006
  • Arts Council England, Professional Development Grant 2006

Awards

Awards:

  • Vermont Community Foundation Arts Grant 2014
  • Toadlily Press Cover Contest for 2012 Quartet Series Poetry Chapbook, Embark 2012
  • Vermont Arts Council Artist Development Grant 2012
  • Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant 2011
  • International Scholarship for Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency 2006
  • Arts Council England, Professional Development Grant 2006

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Healthcare Facility
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Mathematics
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Design
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Vermont Arts Council Arts-Integration Professional Development Program

Fee range:

$350 - $1,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Healthcare Facility
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Mathematics
  • Arts Integration - Science / Technology / Engineering
  • Design
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Vermont Arts Council Arts-Integration Professional Development Program

Fee range:

$350 - $1,000

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Vermont Teaching Artist Roster