curriculum vitae

Sarah Y. Lin 1976
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Lives and works in San Jose, CA

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

2026, Not Yet, Echo North San Jose Campus. San Jose, CA - August 1- September 30 

EXHIBITIONS

2026 Clay and Glass Festival, ACGA Juried Exhibiting Artist, Palo Alto, CA

2026 Superfine Art Fair San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - March 19-22

2025 Arts of Fire – A Juried ACGA Exhibition, Benecia, CA - August 7 – September 21

2025 Clay and Glass Festival, ACGA Juried Exhibiting Artist, Palo Alto, CA - July 12-13

2025 Superfine Art Fair San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

2024 Solo Exhibition: Lux Sacrificium, Lin Studios, San Jose, CA

2024 Clay and Glass Festival, ACGA Juried Exhibiting Artist, Palo Alto, CA

2024 Freedom and Structure in the Creative Process, Certaldo, Italy

RESIDENCIES

2026 Urban Orchard, San Jose, CA
2024 La Meridiana, Certaldo, Italy

PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA

2026 Artist Interview: Sarah Y. Lin, Echo Church, San Jose, CA. Video interview on ceramic sculpture, creativity, and faith.

2024 “Clay and Glass Festival artists Lin Xinchun, Ye Linnan and Huang Yuqing (Sarah Lin) feature their Unique Styles”, World Journal

TEACHING & WORKSHOPS

2024 Visiting Instructor, “Design for Health Equity”, Stanford University @ d.school, Palo Alto, CA

2024 Workshop Leader, “Clay Intentions”, Private Residence, San Jose, CA

2023 Workshop Leader, “Adama : From the Earth – A Somatic Art Meditation with Clay” , Lead Bold Conference, Livermore, CA

2023 Workshop Leader, “Finding God’s Story in the Pieces of Our Lives”, Wellspring, Livermore, CA

2023 Workshop Leader, “Nourishment : Tree of Life”, Stanford Medical, Palliative Care, Palo Alto, CA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Clay and Glass Artists – Exhibiting Artist

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Selected Private Collections

EDUCATION

2000 Platt College, San Francisco, CA, Certificate in Graphic Design

1998 University of California, Davis, B.S. Psychology