Sarah Faust was born to artist parents in Denver, Colorado. She received her BFA with distinction from the University of Kansas in Visual Communication and holds an MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago, where she is Assistant Professor of Instruction in Graphic Design.
Faust’s work is in the permanent collections at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois and the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. Her photographs are part of the Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Notable exhibitions include solo shows at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2003 and at the International Museum of Surgical Science in 2004, Chicago, Illinois and Trish Higgins Fine Art in Wichita Kansas. Group shows include the 2006 and 2014 Evanston Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois and exhibitions at Stephen Daiter Gallery in 2004, Catherine Edelman Gallery in 2005, Anne Loucks Gallery in 2009, and David Weinberg Gallery, 2012, and Latitude, 2016, both as part of Filter Photo Festival. Her work was included in antifreeze, a winter faculty and staff group exhibition at ShopColumbia in 2020. Faust attended the 2009 Center’s Review Santa Fe. She received Illinois Arts Council Fellowships in 2005 and 2009 and a Faculty Professional Development Grant in 2014 from Columbia College Chicago. Her photography has been published in books and online in The Photo Review, The Literary Review, Humble Arts Foundation, and Flak Photo. A portfolio of her work was published in C International Photo, no. 09, 2009 and in Hair Trigger 34, in 2012.
Faust has worked as a Graphic Designer and Creative Director in a variety of environments in Chicago design firms, including Liska and Associates, Design Kitchen, and Good Studio, a publications firm in Mexico, and in-house design offices, Interface, Inc. and Creative Services of Columbia College Chicago. Some of Faust’s design projects include the multi-faceted re-branding of Columbia College Chicago, including promotional materials for the recruitment of students, artists’ books, diplomas and honorary degrees, packaging, brand standards manuals, branded environment, and magazines. Faust has won numerous awards for her design work from The Society of Typographic Arts, Print, and The Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Faust’s students won a merit award for How’s International Design Competition in 2017.
In her work with students, Sarah emphasizes the designer’s role as translator of raw content into clear and meaningful visual communication. She enjoys discourse with her students and is continuously inspired by their energy, innovation, and wit.
Faust’s work is in the permanent collections at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois and the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. Her photographs are part of the Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Notable exhibitions include solo shows at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2003 and at the International Museum of Surgical Science in 2004, Chicago, Illinois and Trish Higgins Fine Art in Wichita Kansas. Group shows include the 2006 and 2014 Evanston Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois and exhibitions at Stephen Daiter Gallery in 2004, Catherine Edelman Gallery in 2005, Anne Loucks Gallery in 2009, and David Weinberg Gallery, 2012, and Latitude, 2016, both as part of Filter Photo Festival. Her work was included in antifreeze, a winter faculty and staff group exhibition at ShopColumbia in 2020. Faust attended the 2009 Center’s Review Santa Fe. She received Illinois Arts Council Fellowships in 2005 and 2009 and a Faculty Professional Development Grant in 2014 from Columbia College Chicago. Her photography has been published in books and online in The Photo Review, The Literary Review, Humble Arts Foundation, and Flak Photo. A portfolio of her work was published in C International Photo, no. 09, 2009 and in Hair Trigger 34, in 2012.
Faust has worked as a Graphic Designer and Creative Director in a variety of environments in Chicago design firms, including Liska and Associates, Design Kitchen, and Good Studio, a publications firm in Mexico, and in-house design offices, Interface, Inc. and Creative Services of Columbia College Chicago. Some of Faust’s design projects include the multi-faceted re-branding of Columbia College Chicago, including promotional materials for the recruitment of students, artists’ books, diplomas and honorary degrees, packaging, brand standards manuals, branded environment, and magazines. Faust has won numerous awards for her design work from The Society of Typographic Arts, Print, and The Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Faust’s students won a merit award for How’s International Design Competition in 2017.
In her work with students, Sarah emphasizes the designer’s role as translator of raw content into clear and meaningful visual communication. She enjoys discourse with her students and is continuously inspired by their energy, innovation, and wit.