Biography
Education: BFA, Painting, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2012 New Paintings, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 New Paintings, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 Recent Paintings, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 New Paintings, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 New Works by California Artists, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2001 Recent Works, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 New Paintings, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Paintings and Drawings, Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Recent Works, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1995 Paintings and Drawings, Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 Introductions '93, Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 The deYoung Open, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
2018 Here and Now, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 20 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 Small Works, Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY
2013 Hello, Goodbye, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 The Realists, ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Is Anybody Out There (Invitational), Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
2009 The Art of Play, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 10th Anniversary Show, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 All Wet, Lisa Coscino Gallery, Pacific Grove, CA
2005 Shifting Perspectives, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Group Show, Ongallery, South Pasadena, CA
2004 The Painted Gift, Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Grand Opening, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SF International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2002 Who We Are: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Playground, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA
Western States Small Works (Juried), Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
SF International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2000 Wit and Whimsy, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
1998 Toys in Contemporary Art II(Invitational), d.p. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA
California Small Works (Juried), Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
Works on Paper (Juried), Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
BACA 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center Assoc., Berkeley, CA
Selections (Juried), ArtSpan, San Francisco, CA
42nd Annual International Exhibition (Juried), San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
1997 Small Treasures, Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Toys in Contemporary Art(Invitational), d.p. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA
California Small Works (Juried), Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
Selections (Juried), ArtSpan, San Francisco, CA
Intimate Still Lifes & Landscapes, Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Realism (Juried - Juror's Award), Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
Stockton National Print and Drawing Exhibition (Juried), The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
The Automobile in Art (Juried - Honorable Mention), Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1995 Biennial Print and Drawing Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Small Works, Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer Show, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1994 California Small Works (Juried), Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
1993 Introductions '93, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Bibliography:
Yochum, Michael, "Meditation: The Art of Ada Sadler", SF Art News, June, 2012.
Watson, Lisa Crawford, "Water Works", Monterey Herald, April 1, 2006.
Leaverton, Michael, "Sitting Pretty", SF Weekly, August 31, 2005.
Ellegood, Anne (Juror), "New American Paintings", Volume 49, 2003.
Gangelhoff, Bonnie, "The Poetry of Spaces", Southwest Art, June 2002.
King, Susan, "Visual Arts: The Dolby Chadwick Gallery", California Homes, June 2002.
Coleman, Sarah, "Critics Choice", San Francisco Bay Guardian, March 15, 2000.
Jenkins, Steven, "Previews: Ada Sadler", Artweek, March 2000.
Betti, Claudia and Sale, Teel, Drawing: A Contemporary Approach, (4th Ed., Harcourt Brace College Publishers), 1997.
Thorson, Alice, "Sadler's Palms", The Kansas City Star, July 12, 1996.
FitzSimmons, Casey, "Introductions '93", Artweek, August 5, 1993.
Public Collections:
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Alza Corporation, U.S. Headquarters, Mountain View, CA
First American Appraisers, Inc., San Diego, CA
Hallmark Corporation, Kansas City, MO
United Missouri Bank, Kansas City, MO
Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo, CA