Priscilla Kepner Sage was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She grew up with her parents and two siblings in Allentown and Quakertown, Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Art Education from Pennsylvania State University in 1958. She pursued graduate studies at Columbia University and Iowa State University, but received her M.F.A. in Sculpture from Drake University in
Des Moines, Iowa, in 1981. Priscilla was on the art and design faculty at Iowa State from 1984 to 2000, and taught at Drake University for the previous 18 years. Since her retirement, Priscilla and her husband, Charles, have divided their time between homes in Iowa and Minnesota. Priscilla has two adult children.
"In both Ames and northern Minnesota I have a studio, so I spend about five hours a day in the studio. My work has been developing and changing," Sage said. "My great pleasure in life is going into my studio and working!"
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A w a r d s
- 2008 Christian Petersen Design Award - College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
- 1997 Award for Extraordinary Performance - College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
- 1978 Craft Award - Iowa Artist Exhibition Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
- 1975 Craft Award - Iowa Artist Exhibition Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
- 1974 Craft Award - Iowa Artist Exhibition Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
- 1972 Fiber Award - Iowa Crafts - McNider Museum, Mason City, IA
- 1971 Craft Award - Iowa Artist Exhibition Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
- 1970 Purchase Award - Midwest Regional exhibition, Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
- 1968 Best in Show Award - 10 West, Walnut Creek Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA
- 1966 Fiber Award - Wichita National Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
P e r m a n e n t P u b l i c C o l l e c t i o n s
- National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky
- Ames City Auditorium, City Hall Building, Ames, IA
- Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Trinity Health Care System, Fort Dodge, IA
- Franklin G. Burroughs and Simon R. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC
- Gerdin Business College, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Jischke Honors Building, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
- Ames City Hall, Ames, IA
- Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
- Mid-Iowa Cardiology, Des Moines, IA
- The Yamanashi Prefecture International Center, Kofu, Japan
- Sauer Sundstrand, Ames, IA
- Grinnell Community Hospital, Grinnell, IA
- Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, IA
- First Presbyterian Church, Nevada, IA
- McFarland Medical Center, Ames, IA
- University of Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA
- St. Lukes Medical Office Building, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Belin, Harris, Helmick, Tesdell, Lamson, McCormick - A Professional Corporation, Des Moines, IA
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building, Long Beach, CA
- McNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA
- Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, IA
- Iowa State University Memorial Union, Ames, IA
- Maytag Student Center, Central College, Pella, IA
- Ewan University, Seoul, Korea
- Hy-Vee Corporate Headquarters, Chariton, IA
- Red Oak Community Hospital, Red Oak, IA
- Waterloo Municipal Galleries, Waterloo, IA
- Piper, Joffery, Hopewood, Des Moines, IA
- Equitable Insurance Co., Des Moines, IA
- The Knoll, Residence of the President of Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- Sheraton Inn, Richmond, VA
- DeLay First National Bank, Norfolk, NE
- Holiday Inn, Oshkosh, WI
- Ames Public Library, Ames, IA
- City of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Kofu, Japan
- Banc Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Hoover State Office Building, Des Moines, IA
- Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, IA
- Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, IA
- National Bank of Waterloo, Waterloo, IA
- Waterloo Art and Recreation Center, Waterloo, IA
- Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Mankato State College, Mankato, MN
- Kutztown State College, Kutztown, PA
P u b l i c a t i o n s
WORK INCLUDED IN BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND VIDEOS AND REVIEWS
WORK INCLUDED IN BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND VIDEOS AND REVIEWS
- The Des Moines Register project spaces artist Priscilla Sage - September 6, 2012
- "Priscilla Sage: 1958 – 2008; Fifty Years of Sculpturing" catalog, author Jane Gilmore, © 2008 University Museums, Iowa State University
- Surface Design Journal, Vol 33, No 3, Spring 2009, Review, p 56-57, Ingrid Lillgren
- Fiberarts, Vol. 35 - No. 5 – April-May 2009, p 60
- Fiberarts, Vol. 35 - No. 3 – November-December 2008, Review p 17, Jane Zaring.
- Designotes, College of Design, Iowa State University, Vol. 1 – Issue 3 - 2008, p.1 – 2
- Facets for Women, Art for Ames, October, 2006; p 14
- Lake Country Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 2; March – April, 2006; pp 32 - 37
- Art Scene, Iowa's Only Publication Dedicated to the Arts; Vol. 4, Issue 1; January, 2006; pp 10-11
- "Contemporary American Crafts" catalog, Art in the Embassies Program; U.S. Embassy, Baku, Azerbaijan
- Surface Design, Vol. 26, No. 1, Fall 2001 – Review, p. 52 – 53, Jane Zaring
- American Craft, Vol. 58, No. 3, Jun – Jul, 2001, Gallery - Priscilla Sage, p. 86
- The Advocate and Greenwich Times, Greenwich, CT, Sep. 23, 2001 – Review, p. D3-4, L.P. Streitfeld
- New Times, Miami, FL, Apr 26 – May, 2001 - Review
- The Quilted Garden, author Jane Sassaman, Art C and T Publishing, p. 10, © 2000
- Art is News: Chicago Artist's Coalition, Vol. 25 No. 5 – Apr. 1999, Cover Photo
- Design News, Iowa State University, Vol. 12.1 Fall 1998, Recent Events
- Weaving: A Handbook of the Fiber Arts, 3rd edition, author Shirley Held © 1999, Holt, Rinehart and Wilson, Color Plate 13
- Matsuri - A Japanese Festival of Banners, video Priscilla Sage produced by the Instructional Technology Center, I.S.U., 1997
- Surface Design, Vol. 20, No. 3, Spring 1996, Back Cover ProChem Advertisement
- A Fiber Art Tradition: Works by Women, 8 p. published by Elizabethtown College, 1996
- Central Bulletin Cover, Spring 1995, Central College, Pella, IA
- The Octagon Founders Show Celebrating 30 Years, 1966-1996, Octagon Center for the Arts - Catalogue
- "Diversity" catalogue, p. 34, published by The Studio Art Quilt Associates, 1995
- The Iowan, Vol. 42, No. 3, Spring 1994, p. 26-30. "Her Art Stitches Past to Present," Author Jane Zaring.
- Design Through Discovery, Sixth Edition, Marjorie Elliott Bevlin, Harcourt Brace Publishing, p. 203, © 1993
- Surface Design, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 1993, p. 31-32. Review, Author Jane Zaring
- A Fiber Art Tradition: Works by Women, Catalogue 8p. published by the Yamanashi International Center, Kofu, Japan 1993.
- "Priscilla Sage - Living in Iowa with Morgan Halgren," produced by Iowa Public Television, May 1992
- Poster, "Triune Helix VI, - published by Davis Publications, Inc., 1992
- A Fiber Art Tradition: Works by Women, Catalogue, 8 p. published by the Charles MacNider Museum, 1992
- American Craft ,Vol. 52, No. 1, - February-March 1992, - Commissions, - Priscilla Sage, p. 76
- A World of Images - Laura H. Chapman © 1992 - Davis Publishers, p. 18
- Time - Nov. 11, 1991, p. 92, photograph Jane Smiley with Iowa Quilt
- Fiberarts, Vol. 18, No. 2, September-October 1991, p. 8-9
- "The Definitive Contemporary American Quilt" Catalogue 65 p. published by the Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NY, NY; 1990. P. Sage, p. 9 and photo p. 55
- "The Definitive Contemporary American Quilt" - Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NY, NY- Video 1990
- "A Fiber Art Tradition: Works by Women", Catalogue 14 p. published by The Waterloo Municipal Galleries, 1989
- Postcard Geometric Progression I, published by the Surface Design Organization, October 1989.
- Surface Design, Vol 12 - No. 4 - Summer 1988, p. 22-27 title "Priscilla Sage", author Jane Zaring
- Fiberarts, Vol. 14 - No. 4 - September-October 1987, p. 41
- Contemporary American Women Sculptors, - author, Virginia Watson-Jones, published by Oryx Press © 1986
- Women Artist News, Vol. 10, - No. 2, - Winter 1985, "Women in Crafts" -Priscilla Sage, p. 75
- American Craft, Vol. 45, - No. 2, - April-May 1985, Gallery - Priscilla Sage, p. 75
- Fiberarts, Vol. 12, - No. 1, - Jan-Feb 1985, "Plastics in Fiber" by Pat Malarcher, p. 56-61
- The New Arts Examiner - Nov. 1984 - Review by Patrick White, p. 64
- The Fiberarts Design Book II, published by Fiberarts © 1983
- The Designer, - April 1983, - Art Market
- Artspeak, - A biweekly gallery review, N.Y., N.Y., Vol. III, - No. 5, - September 17, 1981, "Tuning the Elements in Art," a review by Renee Phillips
- Town & Country, - "A Creative Christmas" by Barbara Jepson - Dec. 1981
- Fiberarts, - April & May 1981, - Review
- The Fiberarts Design Book- published by Fiberarts © 1980
- Building, Design and Construction, - November 1978 (cover)
- Fiberarts, March-April 1978
- The Iowan, Vol. 25, No 4, 1977, "A Feast of Fiber Art", p 4-12
- Wall Hangings: Designing with Fabric and Thread, Sarita R. Rainey, © 1971. Davis Collage and Assemblage - Trends and Techniques, Dona Z. Meilach and Elvie Tenhoor, © 1973. Crown Publishers
- Soft Sculpture and Other Soft Art Forms, Dona Meilach, © 1974. Crown Publishers
- Art From Found Materials: discarded and natural, Mary Lou Stribling, 1970. Crown Publishers, p. 20
- The Iowan, Winter Issue, 1967-68, "The Diversity of the Art World in Ames", p 9
- Craft Horizons, Vol. 26 - No. 3 - June, 1966, p. 82
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Pennsylvania State University, Art, 1954-1958 B.S. Columbia University, Art, 1959-1960 Iowa State University, Art, 1962-1963 Drake University, Sculpture , 1978-1981 M.F.A |
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