BIOGRAPHY
I am interested in how our perception of being in, knowing and belonging to the world affects our ecological awareness and thinking. In my multi-disciplinary practice I approach environmental changes through research, collaboration and deep connections with the land, its people and its materials. I explore my ideas through printmaking, painting and ceramics, as a means of making sense of the world, often fusing sound and/or moving image into the final installation. Situated in the context of the Arte Povera and land art movements, my work seeks to question, or disrupt, habitual perspectives through the liminality of objects, materials and spaces.
SARAH STRACHAN
Group exhibitions
SUSTAINABILITY ART PRIZE
May 2020
The library of the future 2020, shortlisted and exhibited online as part of the Sustainability Art Prize supported by Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
QUEENS' ART FESTIVAL
February 2020
Contingent on carbon, 2019, selected and exhibited as part of the festival at Queens' College, University of Cambridge, UK.
TRANSITION
February 2020
The library of the future 2020, site specific installation in the University Library at Anglia Ruskin University. Exhibited as part of the third year interim show of work by Fine Art students at Cambridge School of Art.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: ART AND SCIENCE
February 2020
The air we breathe 2019, shortlisted and exhibited as part of a group exhibition at the Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK.
THE ART OF WATCHING ART
January 2020
Wind i,ii,iii, 2018 and The Artwatcher, 2020 exhibited as part of the group exhibition at Motion Sickness Project Space curated by Itiswhatitis_duo.
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
November 2019
Holding on, 2019 exhibited as part of a group exhibition of work by Fine Art students at Cambridge School of Art hosted by Motion Sickness in their Project Space in Cambridge, UK.
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OPEN
November 2019
Precious metal, 2018 selected and exhibited as part of the annual open exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK.
THOUGHTFUL PLANET 3
September 2019
The air we breathe, 2019 selected and exhibited as part of the Thoughtful Planet 3 exhibition at the Thought Foundation, Gateshead, UK.
RETURN TO NATURE
September 2019
Group exhibition at Legacy Art Gallery, Todmorden, UK.
AA2A ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMER EXHIBITION
August 2019
Selected for online group exhibition organised by Artists Access to Art Colleges (AA2A).
ART@ARB SUMMER OPEN
July 2019
Precious metal, 2018 shortlisted and exhibitied in the annual open exhibition at the Alison Richards Building, University of Cambridge, UK
MAKING MARKS - ART ON THE WALL
June 2019
Group exhibition at Unit 6 studio and gallery, Richmond, UK
SUSTAINABILITY ART PRIZE
April 2019
The air we breathe, 2019. Collaborative art project resulting in a sculpture shortlisted for the Sustainability Art Prize 2019, Anglia Ruskin University.
DEUIXEME
April 2019
Care, 2019. Site specific installation in Ruskin Corridor, Cambridge School of Art, UK.
CONNEXTIONS
February 2019
Fear of failure, 2019. Ceramic sculpture and oil on canvas for Connextions exhibition in collaboration with the Cambridge Arts Network conference 2019 hosted by Anglia Ruskin University.
MERGE
February 2019
You never step into the same river twice, 2018. Digital image and sound installation for an exhibition of work by 2nd year Cambridge School of Art students, Merge, in Ruskin Corridor, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
VISION
January 2019
Stack (& measure), 2018. Ceramic sculpture and found objects for an exhibition of work by 2nd year fine art students, Vision at the Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK.
SENSE OF PLACE
January 2019
All that remains 2017. Photopolymer print for Sense of Place exhibition at the White Room Gallery, Yellow Arch, Sheffield, UK.
MILL ROAD WINTER FAIR ART SALON
December 2018
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All that remains, 2017. Photopolymer print for Mill Road Winter Fair Art Salon exhibition, at Gallery 9, Cambridge, UK.
50 UNDER 50
November 2018
All that remains, 2017. Photopolymer print for 50 under 50 exhibition, Unit 6 studio and gallery, Richmond, UK.
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THE ARCHIVE AND CONTESTED LANSCAPE
October 2018
Shared water, contested water 2018. Ceramic vessels, found objects and photobook for The Archive & Contested Landscape Exhibition as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2018.
SALTAIRE SCUPLTURE TRAIL
September 2018
Nature of things, 2018. Ceramic sculpture at Saltaire Festival, Saltaire, UK.
TREEFEST
July 2018
Nature of things, 2018. Ceramic sculpture for East Anglia Children's Hospices' Art Festival, Ipswich, UK.
POST24
April 2018
Nature in the balance, 2018. Ceramic sculpture for POST24 an exhibition of first year Fine Art students, at Cambridge Artworks, Cambridge, UK.
SUSTAINABILITY ART PRIZE
April 2018
Nature of things, 2018. Ceramic sculpture and digital image shortlisted for the Sustainability Art Prize 2018, Anglia Ruskin University.
SARAH STRACHAN
Publications
WAYS OF THINKING
All that remains, 2017 featured in a multi-layered book that explores the ways in which creatives find and make use of inspiration. Published by Ruskin Arts Publications
March 2020
ROAR
November 2019
The Archive and the Contested Landscape collaborative essay featured in the curated collective publication on art and sustainability. Edited by Rosanna Greaves and Marina Velez. Published by Art.Earth
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Reviews
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Awards and honors
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SUSTAINABILITY ART PRIZE
The library of the future, 2020 (shortlisted and exhibited online)
2020
ARTROOMS AWARD - SCULPTURE
Stack (& measure), 2019 (shortlisted)
2019
INSTITUTE OF EAST ANGLIAN ARTISTS OPEN
All that remains, 2017 & Precious metal, 2018 (shortlisted, not hung)
2019
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OPEN
Precious metal, 2018 (shortlisted & exhibited)
2019
ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY OPEN
Precious metal, 2018 (shortlisted, not hung)
2019
RA SUMMER EXHIBITION
Precious metal, 2018 (shortlisted, not hung)
2019
VISUAL ART OPEN PRIZE
Precious metal, 2018 (shortlisted)
2019
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SUSTAINABILITY ART PRIZE
The air we breathe, 2019 (shortlisted & exhibited)
2019
RA SUMMER EXHIBITION
All that remains, 2017 (shortlisted, not hung)
2018
VISUAL ART OPEN PRIZE
Wind i,ii,iii, 2018 (shortlisted)
2018
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SUSTAINABILITY ART PRIZE
Nature of things, 2018 (shortlisted & exhibited)
2018
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Education and qualifications
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BA (HONS) FINE ART
Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
2020
CHARTERED MARKETER
Chartered Institute of Marketing, Cookham, UK.
2005
CIM DIPM IN MARKETING
Cambridge Marketing College, Cambridge, UK.
1999
CIM ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING
Cambridge Marketing College, Cambridge, UK.
1997
BA (HONS) GEOGRAPHY
University of Sheffield, UK
1995