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Education

  • 2010-2012 – Toronto Art Therapy Institute. Thesis: The Positive Impact of Art Therapy for Men with Addictions in a Residential Setting

  • 2006-2010 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ontario College of Art and Design. Major: Drawing and Painting.

Solo Exhibitions & Showings

  • 2019: Sari Richter at Kensington Brewing Company

  • 2018: Sari Richter at The Mad Bean. Toronto.

  • 2018: Sari Richter at Artscape Wychwood Barns. Toronto.

  • 2017 Sari Richter at Totum Life Science. Toronto.

  • 2010 Sari Richter at McNaught Gallery. Hamilton.

Group Exhibitions

  • 2018 Rosedale Art Fair. Toronto. 

  • 2017 4x4 And A Little More Show @ #Hashtag Gallery. Toronto

  • 2017 Northern Contemporary Holiday Salon. Toronto

  • 2017 Dirty Talk Art Show 11 @ Smiling Buddha. Toronto. 

  • 2017 Rosedale Art Fair. Toronto.

  • 2015 Square Foot Show @ Loft Gallery. Clarksburg. 

  • 2015 In The Round @ Graven Feather. Toronto.

  • 2015 Cat & Dog Super Show @ Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto 

  • 2015 ReVersion Figure Show @ Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2015 Billion Dollar War Show @ Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto. 

  • 2015 BAZAAR by Bratlist @ Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2015 Raw: Natural Born Artists Presents GLIMPSE @ Mod Club. Toronto.

  • 2015 The TV Retro Super Show @ The Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2015 The Super Naughty Show @ The Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2014 Fusion Art Show by UJA’s Community Connect & Hillel of Greater Toronto.

  • 2014 The Amazing Sci-Fi Show #3 @ The Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2013 The Big Top @ The Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2013 The Million Dollar Monster Show @ The Super Wonder Gallery. Toronto.

  • 2011 The Artwork of Valerie Sears @ Moonbean ft. Sari Richter. Toronto.

Published Illustrations

  • Expected 2024 “When Mommy and Daddy Were Little” by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

  • 2023 “My Three New Years” by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

  • 2021 “Bathtime Fun!” by Kathleen Gauer

  • 2021 “The Tooth Troopers” by Dr. Emily Foldes

  • 2020 “Who’s Dwindle?” by Lady Hershey and Her Little Brother Mr. Linguini

  • 2020 “Sleep Cozy” by Lady Hershey and Her Little Brother Mr. Linguini

  • 2019 “The Wish Carvers” by Kathleen Gauer

  • 2019 "I'll Know It When I See It!" by Sari Richter

  • 2018 "My Skin: Brown" by Asim Hussain 

  • 2017 Cover Art for "Steering Through It" by Lynn McLaughlin

  • 2017 Cover Art for "Love Ledgers" by Connie Anderson

  • 2017 "For No Reason" by Kathleen Gauer

  • 2016 “The Hue In You” by Sarah Kraftchuk

  • 2015 "High in the Sky" by Kathleen Gauer

  • 2014 “We Love You, Mrs. McCorkle” by Paulette Dantzer

  • 2014 “I AM. Magical ME!” by Sarah Kraftchuk

  • 2013 Cover Art for “Raising of Venerable Manor and Other Oddball Tales of an Offbeat Family” by K. J. Fenwick

  • 2013 “A Hockey Star” by Heather Carroll

  • 2013 “The Break-In” by Heather Carroll

  • 2013 “Love to Be Me” by Sarah Kraftchuk

  • 2012 “First Goal” by Heather Carroll & Chris Nestor

  • 2010 “Being a Bird In North America” by Robert Alvo

Art Therapy

  • 2014-2018: Art Therapist. Intensive Extended Day Program, Transitional Age Psychiatric Unit & Outpatient Program, Youthdale Treatment Centre. Toronto.

Presentations

  • 2018 - Art Therapy Workshop - Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario

  • 2012 “Sari Richter – Art Therapy”. Healthy Workplace – Mental Health Awareness Week at McMaster University

  • 2012 “Art Therapy in the Rainbow Program”. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health – Addictions Clinical Rounds.

  • 2009 The LGBTQ Community Wellness Centre of Hamilton. Hamilton.

Juried Exhibitions

  • 2009 Ontario College of Art and Design Figure Show. Toronto.

  • 2005 Opening Doors Project. Hamilton.

Painting Donations

  • 2020 “The Paddle Project”, Camp Oochigeas, Toronto

  • 2017 The Annex Singers, "Cabaret: Rocks and Trees", Toronto

  • 2017 Pedalling to a Cure Fundraiser, Oakville

  • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Annual Good Shepherd Gala, Toronto

  • 2013, 2014, 2015 Annual Good Shepherd Golf Tournament, Ajax 

  • 2013 The Youth Code National Launch & Fundraiser Show, Toronto

  • 2008 University of Toronto’s Mischief and Malice. Toronto

  • 2006 Week of the Child. Hamilton

Murals/Public Works

  • 2020 Mural, Youthdale’s Transitional Age Psychiatric Unit, Toronto

  • 2017 Traffic Box. Outside The Box, StreetARToronto. Avenue & Woburn, Toronto

  • 2016 Traffic Box. Outside The Box, StreetARToronto. Dufferin & Briar Hill, Toronto

  • 2015 Mural. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Secure Forensic Unit, Toronto

  • 2014 Mural. The Health Centre Integrative Therapies, Dundas

  • 2007 Mural. Phoenix Fitness. Ancaster

Related Work

  • 2008-2011 Note Taker. Ontario College of Art and Design Centre for Students with Disabilities. Toronto

  • 2007 Jewelry Fundraiser. 89 Chestnut Residence. Toronto

  • 2006-2008 Freelance Jewelry, Fundraising. Hamilton

Teaching Experience

  • 2012 (Summer) Camp New Moon – Video, Cooking Program Director

  • 2010 (Summer) Camp New Moon – Arts & Crafts and Pottery Program Director

  • 2005-2008 (Summer) Camp New Moon – Arts & Crafts and Pottery Instructor

Publications and Reviews

  • 2015 Profile, OCADU Stories. http://stories.format.com/sari

  • 2010 Editor. “Going Places – OCAD Drawing & Painting Thesis 2010″ Catalogue

  • 2009 Hamilton Jewish News. The Artists in our Midst. September, 2009