Sarah Rambold Schmidtke is an interdisciplinary Canadian artist and writer living and working in her hometown of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Sarah Rambold Schmidtke has over 15 years of training and hands-on business development + strategic management experience in the areas of law, finance, investing, and the arts/humanities.
Rambold studied at the University of British Columbia gaining her Bachelor of Management degree in 2009. She holds over a decade of design, strategic marketing and development, management, creative directing, professional services, and communications experience across private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Rambold studies the arts experientially and in academic settings and has gained learnings from courses including through the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. In 2024, Rambold concluded her second term serving on the Board of Directors of the Kelowna Art Gallery, one of the leading cultural institutions in the region.
Sarah is passionate about creating positive change locally and globally through her work and volunteerism, and has been recognized with multiple awards for her leadership and contributions. She has worked with organizations that include The University of British Columbia, motionball, Disney, KPMG, and First Nations Finance Authority, and with artists including Douglas Coupland, Scott Helman, and The Bahamas.
In 2023, Sarah published her first book, Kelowna Art Book with introduction by Wanda Lock, featuring work by more than 30 Kelowna artists including Jorden + David Doody, Sheldon Louis, Briar Craig, and Shawn Serfas.
A self-taught artist, Rambold Schmidtke's practice features what she describes are commentaries from life with references to pop culture, landscapes, memories, influences, poetics, music, and day-to-day moments in the Okanagan. Her work reflects varied mediums including acrylic paints, gouache, photography, charcoal, digital collage, watercolor and oil pastel. Her current areas of study include art and culture, history, marketing, and Generative AI. Her work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions including at the Kelowna Innovation Centre and Kelowna Art Gallery, and can be found in private, public, and corporate collections.
Header portrait by Darren Hull.
KELOWNA, BC