My work is about journeys; those that I take and the journey that the artwork has been on in my studio. I create paintings and works on paper; prints and collages. Each way of working informs the other and are often combined in a single piece.
The textures, colours and structures of the urban environment inform my practice. Drawings and photographs of abandoned buildings, objects I find on my walks through a city, maps, rubbings and tracings of shadows all dictate the development of my work. Whilst the results are predominately abstract, they are firmly based on fleeting images, imagination and experiences.
As well as being a professional artist educated to Masters level, I am also a qualified teacher with many years of teaching experience. I currently teach a range of online courses that enable me to reach students at all stages of their creative journey, worldwide from my studio in Norwich, UK.
Exhibitions
2022 Marking the Place Salthouse Church
2021 NOS21 oneuppergoat, Norwich
2020 Sol y Sombra Galeria Fuengirola
2020 Festi Arte Marbella
2020 Out of the Blue GalleryEast, Suffolk
2019 Pequena Formato Galeria Javier Roman, Malaga
2019 Art Walk Competa, Spain
2019 Norwich Print Fair
2019 Nunns Yard Gallery Solo show
2018 Ruta de Arte, Frigiliana, Spain
2018 SWA Annual show Mall Gallery London,
2018 Norwich Print Fair
2018 Once Bitten, Norwich
2018 Art Walk Competa, Spain
2017 La Azucarera, Motril, Spain
2017 Time and Tide Museum
2017 Past Present, Imperfections Solo show Theatre Royal Norwich
2016 Galeria Centro, Competa, Spain
2016 Norwich Print Fair
2016 Traces; curated by Dr Helena Golano, Studio 20, Norwich
2015. Projects Gallery MIAMI, Florida
2012-14 Norwich Print Fair
2010 NPF@ Bankside Gallery, London.
2010 Norwich Print fair
2010 Forum Norfolk Open studios
2009 Norfolk Open Studios
2009 Norwich Print Fair @ the Forum
Residencies and employment
2019 Art Competa, Spain residency, Feb-March
2018 Brisons Veor, Cornwall residency June
2015 Time and Tide Museum, Artist in Residence Jun-September
Employment/
2017 Print To The People, Norwich; guest tutor
2016 Collagraphy workshop @ Cley Contemporary
2014. GAEP certification for Golden Artists Colors
2010-present; Workshop tutor The Art Trading Company, Bungay
1995-2014; Teacher of Art and Design, Art History and Photography
2000-2 Exhibitions Co-ordinator; Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambs
Education
2018-2021 MA Fine Art OCA, LONDON
2014 GAEP Certification for GOLDEN ARTISTS COLORS
1993-1994 PGCE Secondary Education; Homerton College, Cambridge University
1990-1993 BA (Hons) 2:1 Study of Art, Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge
Publications
‘Making Collagraph Prints’
Featured in ‘Making Collagraph Prints’ by Suzie Mackenzie
Elizabeth Schowerchert Brushes: Review
Reviewing my cold wax tools for Elizabeth Schowerchert Art
Jackson’s: Article on Cold Wax Mediums
Sally Hirst Compares Cold Wax Mediums
Handprinted – Meet the maker
Sally talks to Handprinted about her practice