Current + Upcoming Exhibitions
January 21 - August 22, 2026 Evergreen Museum & Library
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
September 6, 2026 - January 22, 2027Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo, New York
February 20 - May 31, 2027Dunn Museum
Lake County Forest Preserves
Libertyville, Illinois
Contact
B. 1983, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.
Sarah Kaizar is an award-winning illustrator and multi-disciplinary designer based in Philadelphia. Her work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums including the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, the James A. Michener Art Museum, the Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Catalina Museum of Art & History, the Woodmere Art Museum, and Delaware Contemporary. Sarah is the author of two books. HIKER TRASH: Notes, Sketches + Other Detritus on the Appalachian Trail is an illustrated work about long-distance backpacking culture. (Mountaineers Books, 2019) Her second book illustrates stories about North American bird conservation and citizen science and is titled RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies and Bees. (Mountaineers Books, 2023) This title was recognized as a finalist for Foreword’s INDIES 2023 Book of the Year in the Ecology and Environment category. A nationally-touring companion exhibition featuring original drawings from RARE AIR opens at the Evergreen Museum and Library at Johns Hopkins University in January 2026.
Sarah has served as a designer for a variety of design and cultural organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area including KieranTimberlake, the Wharton Esherick Museum, WHYY, the Science History Institute, the Museum for Art in Wood, and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. She currently serves as the Art Director for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Sarah is a member of the Board of Directors for Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia as well as an Affiliate Fellow at the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also the author of the Webby Award Honored and AIGA National award-winning series the AT Feed, a satirical illustrated project examining the confluence of news media, artificial intelligence, and public understanding (or misunderstanding) of current issues regarding nature, the environment, and climate change.
Sarah’s practice has been supported by awards including grants from the Joseph Robert Wood Foundation and the Puffin Foundation. She was honored as an inaugural Wind Fellow by InLiquid and the Dina Wind Foundation and was awarded a residency at the Cedar Point Biological Station at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is currently represented by Paradigm Gallery.
Awards / Honors
2025 Winner: 365 AIGA Year in Design (2024)
AIGA National
20252X - Honoree: AT Feed
Webby Awards
2023Finalist: RARE AIR
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year: Ecology & Environment
2023Grant Award
Joseph Robert Foundation
2023Grant Award
Puffin Foundation
2021Artist in Residence
Cedar Point Biological Research Station
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2021Wind Fellowship
Dina Wind Foundation and InLiquid
Solo Exhibitions
2025 — RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies & BeesThe James MuseumSt. Petersburg, Florida
2024 — RARE AIR: Connecting with Species of FlightBurke Museum of Natural History & Culture
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
2024 — Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIRCatalina Museum for Art & History
Avalon, California
2024 — Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIRGreat Plains Art Museum
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
2023 — Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIRJames A. Michener Art Museum
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
2019 — HIKER TRASHThe Land Collective
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2019 — HIKER TRASHParadigm Gallery + Studio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2017 — Rally for the Rare5x5 Gallery at Philadelphia Independents
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2016 — EndangeredUnited By Blue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 — Mars Show3rd Street Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 — Clams & MusselsUnited By Blue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 — In DangerSchuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 — Wildlife IllustrationSt Asaph Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 — Rare3rd Street Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Group Exhibitions
2021 — Wind Fellowship ExhibitionInLiquidPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
2020 — Mural Arts Training Program ExhibitionMural Arts Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2020 — TenParadigm Gallery + Studio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2020 — Everyone is a Collector: InLiquid Benefit 2020InLiquid
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2020 — Assemblage: 20 Years of Environmental Art at the Schuylkill CenterSchuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 — Phillustration 10: Juried ExhibitionThe Philadelphia Sketch Club
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 — The Pennsylvania Landscape in Impressionism and Contemporary ArtWoodmere Art Museum
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2017 — Buy Art, Save LivesRed Hook Cafe
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2017 — OBSERVE: Friends' Juried ExhibitionThe Delaware Contemporary
Wilmington, Delaware
2016 — InstashowSilicon Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 — RoarSilicon Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 — POST: Annual Members Exhibition3rd Street Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2013 — Library of Life: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityArt Gallery in City Hall, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2012 — POST: Annual Members Exhibition3rd Street Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Curatorial
2025Sidewalk Meditations from Powelton VillageKieranTimberlake
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2024Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City
KieranTimberlake
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2024The Roundness of Memory: Robin Cameron & Clément Masurier
KieranTimberlake
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2023Generally Electric: Carl Durkow, Tim Eads, & Benjamin Gillespie
KieranTimberlake
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publications
Series: December 2024 - May 2025AT FeedArtblog
2024Everyday Monsoons: Washes and Other Gaps in the Sonoran Desert
Science History Institute
2024Take a Look Around: Near I-95 and the airport lies America’s first urban wildlife refuge, an unlikely home to special, rare, and endangered animals
Philadelphia Inquirer
2023RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Bees
Mountaineers Books
2020The Sun Queen and the Skeptic: Building the World’s First Solar Houses
Science History Institute
2019HIKER TRASH: Notes, Sketches + Other Detritus from the Appalachian Trail
Mountaineers Books
2018The Pennsylvania Landscape in Impressionism and Contemporary Art
Woodmere Art Museum
Board Memberships
Term: December 2024 - December 2027Board of DirectorsBartram’s Garden
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Appointed in 2024Affiliate Fellow at the Center for Great Plains Studies
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Permanent Collections
2024Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
2024Private Collection
Pasadena, California
2019Franklin Furnace Artists’ Book Collection
Pratt Institute
New York, New York
Education & Training
2019 - Mural Training ProgramMural Arts Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 - Bachelor of Fine ArtsTyler School of Art & Architecture
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Press & Interviews
2025Stunning ‘RARE AIR’ Exhibit showcases endangered birds, bats, butterflies, and bees at the James Museum
I Love The Burg
2025From birds to bees to butterflies, Burke Museum’s “Rare Air” exhibit shows the beauty of flight
University of Washington Magazine
2025“ArtSEA: Amid threats to forests, a Seattle show of endangered birds”
PBS ArtSea
2025“A Philly artist created a climate news AI bot. The result is ‘a little sassy’”
WHYY | News & Climate Desk
2024“The Burke Museum presents newest exhibit: Rare Air”
Seattle’s Child
2024“Great Plains Art Museum exhibition to feature endangered flighted species”
Nebraska Today
2023“Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Best Books for Bookish Travelers”
Forbes
2023“Michener Art Museum Highlights Sarah Kaizar’s Book”
WHYY | PBS: You Oughta Know
2023“‘Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIR’ at Michener Art Museum”
Town Topics
2021“Cedar Point residency offers creative outlet for artists”
Nebraska Today
2021“Trail as Muse”
AT Journeys
2019 “Hiker Trash: A Love Letter to the Appalachian Trail”
REI Co-Op Journal
2019“Catch These Newly Released Outdoor Titles for Fall”
Outdoor Project
2019“Hiker Trash, Fishing Great Smoky, ‘Acting’ Directors”
National Parks Traveler Podcast
2018“She’s Drawing a List”
Bucks County Magazine
2017“Notes from the Appalachian Trail”
Perdiz Magazine | Issue #9
2017“Again and Again”
Litro Magazine
2017“Artist Sarah Kaizar takes on the US Endangered Species List”
Wild Lens: Eyes on Conservation Podcast
2014“THE ONE: Artist Sarah Kaizar on ‘Mars Show’”
Philadelphia Magazine
2013“Drawing Awareness”
Temple News