Sandi Baker - Artist
Sandi Baker - Artist
Solo Exhibitions
2018 ‘Carpe Diem select works’ Salinity Hickory NC
2018 ‘Into the Blue’ Salinity Hickory NC
2016 ‘The Works of Artist Sandi Baker' Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory NC
2014 'Spirit Wild and Free' Warehouse 18 Hickory NC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Raising Roots group show Hickory NC
2022 Raising Roots group show Hickory NC
2020 Artist Spotlight Show Trade Alley Art Gallery Hickory,NC
2018 Group Show TFA Gallery at the Mart Hickory, NC
2018 Artists Live Salinity Hickory NC
2014 Four Person Show TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2013 Aphrodite Rising Warehouse 18 Hickory NC
2012 Group Show Hickory Furniture Mart Hickory NC
2012 Fundraiser Warehouse 18 Hickory NC
2011 Group Show Hickory Furniture Mart Hickory NC
2011 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2010 Group Show Hickory Furniture Mart Hickory NC
2010 Heart in Hand Gallery Hickory, NC
2010 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory, NC
2009 Wolf Creek Rendezvous Banner Elk NC
2009 Front Room TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2009 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2008 Wolf Creek Rendezvous Banner Elk NC
2008 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory, NC
2007 A Carolina Christmas Show Hickory NC
2007 Eros Lyndon Street Artworks Greensboro NC
2007 Octoberfest Hickory NC
2006 Artful Living Gallery Hickory NC
2005 Barnes & Noble Hickory NC
2005 Bird Nest Gallery Taylorsville NC
Selected Publications
Airbrush Step by Step Magazine issue #67 2023 pp. 48-55 Germany, Published Internationally. (Print)
Au Courant Issue 10 Feb 2013 Featured Artist, Front Page and Interview USA - Published Internationally (Web)
Kustom Graphics Magazine Feb/March 2013, pp. 51-53 Editorial. England - Published Internationally (Print)
Nature's Paint Box Issue 3 Aug 2009, pp. Cover pp. 3-4 pp. 19-20 Australia - Published Internationally (Print and Web)
Art Scene International Magazine Oct 2009, pp. 66-67 Germany - Published Internationally (Print)
Art Scene International Magazine Aug 2008, pp. 54-59 Germany - Published Internationally (Print)
Airbrush Technique Magazine Issue 18 2006, pp. 08-12 USA -Published Internationally (Print)
Airbrush Technique Magazine Issue 17 2005, pp. 10-13 USA - Published Internationally (Print)
Licensing Representation
Self Representing - International (2003 - current)
Interlitho Licensing GmbH Germany, European Market (2018-current)
iCanvas Illinois USA Worldwide Market (2018-2023)
JQ Licensing (2014-2016)
Art Licensing International Inc. (2012-2014)
Gallery Representation
Divine West Art Gallery - Santa Fe, NM (2025-Current)
San Francisco St. Art Gallery - Santa Fe, NM (2025-Current)
Taste Full Arts Gallery at the Mart Hickory, NC (2018)
The Light Place - Hickory Furniture Mart - Hickory, NC (2018-2019)
Rabbit Hole Gallery - Cedar Key Florida (2016 - 2018)
The Twisted Laurel Gallery - Spruce Pine NC (2006-2016)
Oak & Elm NY, New York (2015-2016)
Wolf Creek Traders - Banner Elk, NC (2008-2010)
Collections
Harder & Steenbeck GmbH und Co. KG Hamburg Germany
Airbrush Step by Step Magazine Hamburg Germany
Private Collections in Australia, Austria, Germany, Belgium, England, Switzerland, Canada, Cypress, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, France, Scotland, Japan and throughout all of the USA.
Paid Endorsements
Harder & Steenbeck Germany and US (video and print ads worldwide)
Golden Acrylics (print ads Japan)
Genie Canvas (online video, art and testimonials)
Hansa Pro Colors (Europe)
Education
Self Educated Autodidact - Self Educating - (Current)
Experience/Qualifications
(2005-current) 20 years solely professional fine artist
(1991-2005) 13 years created, built, owned and operated a successful full service sign company
(1989-current) 36 years painting and creating art for clients
Collector Base - Worldwide
Graphic Design
Gilding - surface and water gilding
Acrylics
Oils
Oil Pastels
Alkyds
Enamels
Airbrush - Expert
Lettering Paint - Expert
Glass Etching and Carving - chemical and sand etching
Sandblasting and Carving - wood and stone
Building and Prepping Supports - canvas, wood panel, metals, leather, textiles, experimental etc.
Wood Finishing - Stain, distress, specialty finishes - Expert
Wood working
Metal art including chemical and heat patinas
Art Shows - concepts, creation, curation, hanging, signage, catering, copy writing, advertising, advertising materials, posters ads etc.
Contract Writing and Negotiation
Licensing
Copyright Awareness and Endorsement
Web Sales
Art Packing and Shipping Worldwide
All Facets of Self Employment - Accounting, Taxes, Sales, Public Relations, Advertising, Legal, Collection etc.
Bio
Sandi Baker is a contemporary wildlife artist whose work bridges the worlds of abstraction and realism. With over 35 years as a professional painter, she is known for her large-scale canvases that blend expressive energy with meticulous detail. Her subjects—wolves, cougars, bears, and other wild creatures—emerge from luminous backgrounds, inviting viewers to experience the untamed spirit and quiet mystery of the natural world.
A lifelong autodidact and experimentalist, Sandi’s practice is rooted in curiosity and a relentless drive to push the boundaries of paint. She works in acrylics, oils, enamels, and spray paint, often developing new techniques and surfaces to bring her vision to life. Her deep connection to animals and nature, shaped by her upbringing on a farm and years of hands-on work with animal sanctuaries, infuses each piece with empathy and reverence.
Sandi’s paintings are collected worldwide and have been exhibited in galleries across the United States. Her work is recognized for its technical mastery, emotional resonance, and ability to transform spaces—inviting viewers to reconnect with the wildness within themselves.
Artist Statement
I have always been an artist drawn to the wild, the mysterious, and the unspoken language of animals. My work is a meditation on connection: between human and animal, spirit and matter, the seen and the unseen. Through luminous layers of acrylic and airbrush, I strive to capture not just the likeness of my subjects, but their energy and essence—the fierce beauty, vulnerability, and wisdom that animals embody.
Art, for me, is a way to communicate what words cannot: the ache of longing, the joy of presence, the hope for understanding. I believe each painting is created through me, not by me—a collaboration with something greater. My hope is that my work stirs memory, awakens empathy, and inspires a deeper reverence for the wild within and around us.
-Sandi Baker
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