Education
2001 BA Art History, University of Texas at Arlington - Double Minor Painting/Spanish
CV
2014-present Owner, Fort Works Art
2017-present President, Gallery of Dreams
2004-present Owner, Sandscapes
2002-05 Docent, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
2002-04 Artist Assistant, Benito Huerta
2001-03 Vice-President, United Voice Collective
Saba’s Mural for the West Bend Public Art Program
Curations
2018 Reisha Perlmutter: Undercurrents, Fort Works Art
2018 Riley Holloway: Spectrum, Fort Works Art
2018 Juror for the 13th Annual TAC Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth Community Arts Center
2018 Fourth Annual Betsy Price High School Art Competition, Fort Works Art
2018 Out of Focus: Jesse Sierra Hernandez and Fabiola Valenzuela, Fort Works Art
2018 My Eyes Are Up Here: Megan Van Groll and Kate Stipp, Fort Works Art
2018 The Sentimental Circus: Adam Palmer, Fort Works Art
2018 First Come First Serve, Fort Works Art
2018 Laura Wilson: Photographs in the West, Fort Works Art
2018 Byrd Williams IV : Memory Imagery and Mortality, Fort Works Art
2017 Duets 2.0, Fort Works Art
2017 New Pop, in Collaboration with Tax Collection, Fort Works Art
2017 Reverie: Jana Rene, Fort Works Art
2017 SCOPE Art Fair in Miam
2017 40 Under 40, Fort Works Art
2017 Candy Man, Ben Willis, Fort Works Art
2017 Everyone Poops, Jay Wilkinson, Fort Works Art
2017 Tropism, Crystal Wagner, Fort Works Art
2017 3rd Annual Betsey Price High School Art Competition, Fort Works Art
2017 Paper Works, Juried Show, Fort Works Art
2017 One Last Shot: Cordelia Bailey, Fort Works Art
2017 One More Shot: Dontrius Williams, Fort Works Art
2017 This is the Fort, Fort Works Art
2017 Duets: A Comparison of Realities, Fort Works Art
2016 Coquette: Dan Lam, Fort Works Art
2016 9 Grams, Fort Works Art
2016 The People I’ve Come to Know: Riley Holloway, Fort Works Art
Saba at SCOPE during Art Basel in Miami 2017. Mural by HOXXOH
Solo Shows
2017 West Bend Mural Project
2016 Spiral Fracture, Fort Works Art
2014 A Common Thread, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2009 Impressions, Bella Rouge, Colleyville, TX
2005 Sandscapes Enlarged, Circle Theatre, Fort Worth, TX
2004 Sandscapes, Art of Espresso, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Collections, Salon 31, Mansfield, TX
1999-2000 Collections, Christopher Blair Studio, Arlington, TX
Group Shows
2016 Duets: A Comparison of Realities
2015 Cultural Affairs, Fort Works Art Pop-Up, Fort Worth, TX
2015 Face It: The Face in Contemporary Art, On Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
2015 10th Annual TAC Juried Membership Exhibit, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2015 Come Together, Fort Works Art Pop-Up, Fort Worth, TX
2014 A Threaded Canvas, Fort Works Art Pop-Up, Fort Worth, TX
2014 9th Annual TAC Juried Membership Exhibit, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2014 A Common Thread, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2014 Spring Gallery Night, Fort Works Art Pop-Up , Fort Worth, TX
2014 Siglo de Oro, Chamizal National Memorial, El Paso, TX
2013 9 x 12, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2013 Gallery Night, Studio Sabka, Fort Worth, TX
2011 Gallery Night, Studio Sabka, Fort Worth, TX
2011 Painted Violins, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth, TX
2010 Gallery Night, Studio Sabka, Fort Worth, TX
2008 Salon 2008, I.P.A.C., Aurora, IL
2008 FWCAC Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2004 Perceptions, The Knight Stretch, Dallas, TX
2003-04 America, Strings, Fort Worth, TX
Saba with artist Nancy Lamb at Laura Wilson: Photographs in the West opening reception at Fort Works Art. Photo by Walt Burns.
2003 Gallery Ciudad, Ciudad, Dallas, TX
2003 The 39-Hour Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2003 Water Tower Theatre Spotlight 2003, Hotel Inter-Continental, Dallas, TX
2002 Mirage: Gallery Night, Camp Bowie Field, UVC, Fort Worth, TX
2002 Empress I, Club Minc, Dallas, TX
2002 allo: A Life Less Ordinary, West Village Westfest, Dallas, TX
2002 Now Showing in Color, McKinney Avenue Contemporary (MAC), Dallas, TX
2002 Reflections, United Voice Collective, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Velvet, United Voice Collective, Dallas, TX
2001 Mirage: Gallery Night, United Voice Collective, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Suspended, Zubar, Dallas, TX
2001 Sex Sells: A Female Commentary on Gender Issues, MAC, Dallas, TX
2001 The Open Show, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000 Members Exhibition, Dallas Visual Art Center (DVAC), Dallas, TX
2000 Gallery of Dreams, Botanical Gardens, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Excel Arts Festival, UTA, Arlington, TX
Publications
2017 WestBend Debuts Public Art Program With #Westbendlove Snap & Seek
2016 Fort Worth Weekly, "The Art Corridor", Edward Brown
2015 Star-Telegram, "Partners in Art", Gaile Robinson
2015 Art & Seek, "An 'Affair' to Remember: A One-Night Show for Ft. Worth Gallery Night", Jerome Weeks
2015 fwweekly.com, "Previews", Christopher Blay
2015 Fort Worth Weekly, "No Home for Middle-Class Artists", Christopher Blay
2015 Star-Telegram, "Critics' Picks", Gaile Robinson
2015 Star-Telegram, "In the Galleries", Gaile Robinson
2015 fwweekly.com, "A Warm Arty Place", Jeff Prince
2014 Fort Worth Texas Magazine, "Art for All", Alison Rich
2014 Star-Telegram, "Pop-ups add fresh look to Gallery Night in Fort Worth", Gaile Robinson
2014 Indulge Magazine, "Gallery Night Gets Rockin'", Gaile Robinson
2014 Fort Worth Weekly, "Fort Works Art Show", Jeff Prince
2011 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra 2011-12 Program Cover
2011 Faux Effects World, Passions from the Palette, 5-Page Artist Profile
2008 Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition
Jerome Lagarrigue, Lauren Saba, and Tim Okamura at the National Premiere of HEAVYWEIGHTPAINT at the Modern Art Museum Fort Worth
2008 Aurora Newspaper- Salon Article
2007 Faux Effects World – Dream Home Article
2006 Faux Effects World – Artist Spotlight Article
2006 1001 Ideas for Color and Paint, The Ultimate Source Book
2002 The Shorthorn, “Shaping an Exhibit”, Steven Morris
2002 Arlington Star-Telegram, “Color Theme”, Mark Agee
2001 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “The United Voice Collective”, Andrew Marton
2001 The Shorthorn, “Feminine Discourse”, Anabelle Garay
2000 Panache, “Christopher Blair”, Kris Blackmon
Awards
2015 Face It: Brooklyn, Juried Competition, Finalist, Juror Annette Rose-Shapiro, Editor of Art News
2014 The Artist's Magazine's Annual Art Competition, Juried Competition, Finalist Portraits/Figures
2014 9th Annual TAC Juried Membership Exhibit, Juror Judy Tedford Deaton, Chief Curator Grace Museum
2014 Siglo de Oro, International Juried Competition, 3rd Place
2011 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra 2011-12 Programs, Juried Selection, Awarded Cover
2000 Excel Arts Festival, juried competition, 2nd Place in Two-dimensional painting
2000 Excel Arts Festival, juried competition, 3rd Place in Two-dimensional drawing