Sarah Urist Green

Sarah Urist Green

Green in 2007
Born Sarah Urist
1979/1980 (age 36–37)[1]
Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Alma mater Northwestern University (B.A., 2002)
Columbia University (M.A., 2007)
Spouse(s) John Green (m. 2006)
Children Henry Green
Alice Green

Sarah Urist Green (née Urist) is an American art museum curator and the host of the PBS program The Art Assignment.

Early life and education

Green is originally from Washington, D.C., and grew up in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] She received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University,[2] and a master's degree in art history from Columbia University.[3][4]

Career

Green worked as a curator for the Indianapolis Museum of Art from 2007 until leaving in 2013.[5] While there, she curated exhibitions such as "Andy Warhol Enterprises" and "Graphite", and also commissioned numerous works for the museum.[6] On February 20, 2014, Green and her husband launched "The Art Assignment"—a PBS online program in which artists encourage viewers to imitate their creative exercises.[1][5] Green has also been a juror for the 3D category of the ArtPrize competition, as well as ArtPrize's Pitch Night event.[7][8]

Personal life

Green met John Green when they both attended the same preparatory school in Indian Springs, Alabama.[4] They became reacquainted eight years later in Chicago, when John Green began dating Urist's boxing partner; after they broke up, he became friends with Urist.[3] Urist became engaged to Green on April 22, 2005,[4] and the two married on May 21, 2006.[9] They have two children: Henry and Alice.[3] In his videos, John Green often refers to his wife as the "yeti", because she was talked about frequently in his videos but, by her own request, was not shown on camera during them.[3][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harry, Lou (1 February 2014). "2014 Forty Under 40: Sarah Urist Green". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. "Sarah Urist Green". Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Talbot, Margaret (9 June 2014). "The Teen Whisperer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Countdown to Bliss". The Observer. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 Lindquist, David (17 February 2014). "Will you accept Sarah Urist Green's 'Art Assignment'?". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. Pinegar, Laura (17 January 2014). "Sarah Urist Green Has a New Frame of Mind". Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. Kaczmarczyk, Jeffrey (28 September 2015). "Newcomers dominate ArtPrize 2015 Jurors' Shortlist". MLive.com. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. Chen, Wei-Huan (31 March 2016). "ArtPrize's Pitch Night returns to Indianapolis Museum of Art". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. "May 21st: Comment Bashing, Anniversaries and EBO Ladies". Vlogbrothers. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  10. http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/60601528205/why-do-you-refer-to-your-wife-as-the-yeti-just
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