BIO
August Sklar is a motivated and enthusiastic artist, educator and designer dedicated to applying his creative skills to initiatives that address the ecological crisis and further the well-being of their community. August Sklar was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
EDUCATION
2022 – 25 Harvard University | Masters in Landscape Architecture
2014 – 2018 Oberlin College | BA Studio Art with High Honors, Art History Minor, GPA: 3.8 :)
GRANTS & AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2025 Thesis Prize in Landscape Architecture | GSD, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
2025 LGBTQ+ Research/Material Production Grant “Staging Riis” | Open Gate Foundation | Cambridge, MA
2024 Penny White Project Grant “Notes From the Void” | GSD, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
2024 LGBTQ+ Research Grant “Notes From the Void” | Open Gate Foundation | Cambridge, MA
2024 Massachusetts Cultural Council Arts Grant | Cambridge, MA
2023 LGBTQ+ Research Grant “Staging Riis” | Open Gate Foundation | Cambridge, MA
2022 Graduate School Scholarship | Point Foundation | Los Angeles, CA
2019 Puffin Foundation Artist Grant | New York, NY
2017 John and Ione Lee Scholarship | Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC
2016 Janet Taylor Acosta Memorial Scholarship | Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC
2014 Merit Scholarship | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
2014 Daedalus Foundation Art History Scholarship | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY
RESEDENCIES
2024 Kirkland Gallery Artist in Residence | Cambridge, MA
2020 Resident Artist, Weir Farm Art Center | Wilcott, CT
TALKS
2025 “Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects” , Harvard University Graduate School of Design | Cambridge, MA
2022 “I Can Only Imagine”, Weir Farm Art Center Artist Lecture | Wilton Library, Wilton, CT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 garden of brick walls holding ponytail | Kirland Gallery, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
FORTH –
COMING: Och Teckning | Stockholm, Sweden
2025 Harvard GSD Thesis Prize Exhibition | Druker Design Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2023 9 Fantasy Girls | Kirland Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2021 Almost Endless | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art , Altoona, PA
2021 What Will You Tell Next Year | Serving The People , New York, NY
2021 Batch Four Virtual Exhibition | FUNNEL
2021 Reflecting On The Pandemic | Weir Farm Art Center, Wilton, CT
2019 EXCELSIOR! | H Gallery + Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2019 STORIES | Dab Art Quarterly, H Gallery + Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2018 EMPIRE OF DIRT | H Gallery + Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Out of Bounds, Senior Thesis Exhibition | Baron Gallery, Oberlin, OH
2018 Art of Possibilities Show | 54th Annual Art Show and Sale, Minneapolis, MN
2017 The Halftime Show | Senior Studio Exhibition, Oberlin, OH
2017 Staff Pics | ART OMI, Omi, NY
2015 Last Summer's Ancient Green Lawns | Storage Gallery, Oberlin, OH
2014 – 2016 Art Walk Exhibition, Biannual Art Exhibition | Clarence Ward, Oberlin, OH
2012 How Much Do I Owe You | No Longer Empty Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE
PRESENT Research Assistant | GSD, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
2023 – 2025 Founder and Events Coordinator of Trans In Design | GSD, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
2024 -2025 Metal Shop Teaching Assistant | GSD, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
2023 -2024 Academic Teaching Assistant | GSD, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
2024 Intern | Nocturnal Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Garden Sculpture Teacher | Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2021 – 2022 Founder and Project Director | Abrons Art Center Community Garden, New York, NY
2020 – 2022 Founder and Executive Director | FUNNEL
2020 – 2021 Food Pantry Worker and Secretary | Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2020 Community Covid Response Team Intern | Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
2019 MIG Welding Teaching Assistant | The Steel Yard, Providence, RI
2019 Teaching Artist | Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth, Providence, RI
2018 Studio Assistant | Sophie Blackall, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Teaching Artist | Art OMI, Columbia County, NY
2016 Apprentice & Studio Assistant | K. Caraccio Printing Studio, New York, NY
2016 Woodworking Instructor | Farm and Wilderness Camp, Plymouth, VT