Sarah is a contemporary figurative painter, living and working in Hamilton, New Zealand. She paints the figure, often female, in a domestic setting to examine themes that explore relationships; be it relationships with others, ourselves or the environment in which we live. Interested in the strategies painters engage with to activate embodied cognition while they paint, her doctoral studies examined how the phenomenon of diffraction is involved in innovation. Interviews with painters and her own studio practice informed this investigation which found that surprising encounters during the painting process diffract the intellectual mind of the painter and activates the embodied cognitive processes involved in creative thinking.
Represented by
Hanrad Gallery, 137a Alexandra St, Hamilton, New Zealand
Aesthete Gallery, Corner Victoria & Rostrevor Streets, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Artifact Gallery, 84 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Galleria Monteoliveto, Napoli - Nice, 77 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice(Fr)
Galleria360, Via il Prato 11/r, Florence, Italy, 50123
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, www.contemporaryartcurator.com
Education
2025: Doctorate of Philosophy (Central Queensland University)
2015: Masters of Arts with Distinction (Painting Major)
2009: Bachelor of Media Arts (First Class Honours)
Awards
2014: Finalist for the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award, NZ
2009: Centre for Creative Industries Award for Best Research Investigation
2009: Waikato Museum of Art and History Artspost Award-Outstanding Academic Record
2008: Gordon Harris Award-Excellence in Contemporary Art (Third Year)
Solo Exhibitions
2025: Reflex: Thought without Thought, Hanrad Gallery, Hamilton, NZ
2023: Partners in Painting, Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, NZ
2016: Meshes of the Evening, Artifact Gallery, New York, NY
2015: Thresholds, The Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville, NZ
2010: Through the Window, Artspost, Hamilton, NZ
Group Exhibitions
2017: A Fine Line: Waitako Women Artists, Artspost Gallery, Hamilton, NZ
2016: Waikato Women Artists, Asthete Gallery, Hamilton, NZ
2016: Internation-Art, Galleria360, Florence, Italy
2016: 22 Mad For Naples, Naples, Italy
2013: Creative Space, Hamilton, NZ
2013: Interpretive Realms, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2012: The Bank, Hamilton, NZ