Education: BFA, Painting, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Solo Exhibitions:
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
1996 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:
2018 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 Five and Under, 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, 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
2005 Group Show, Ongallery, South Pasadena, CA
2004 The Painted Gift, Hubert Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Grand Opening, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 SF International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2002 Who We Are: Selections, Permanent Collection, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2002 Playground, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA
2002 Western States Small Works, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
2002 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
1998 California Small Works (Juried), Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
1998 Works on Paper (Juried), Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
1998 BACA 14th Annual National Juried Exh., Berkeley Art Center Assoc., Berkeley, CA
1998 Selections (Juried), ArtSpan, San Francisco, CA
1998 42nd Annual Internat'l Exhibition (Juried), San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
1997 Small Treasures, Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Toys in Contemporary Art (Invitational), d.p. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA
1997 California Small Works (Juried), Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
1997 Selections (Juried), ArtSpan, San Francisco, CA
1997 Intimate Still Lifes & Landscapes, Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Realism (Juried - Juror’s Award), Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
1996 Stockton National Print & Drawing Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
1996 The Automobile in Art (Honorable Mention), Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
1995 Biennial Print & Drawing Competition & Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
1995 Small Works, Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 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