Sarah Anthony is a painter, metalsmith and art therapist with a particular interest in exploring interpersonal dynamics through portraiture and depictions of domestic life. Sarah’s art expression is influenced and informed by her life experiences, and thus her conceptual work is often autobiographical and influenced by an art therapy way of thinking.

Born in 1969, Sarah travelled widely during her formative years and lived for periods in the UK, Belize, Hong Kong and New Zealand. 

Sarah completed 3 years of foundation art study in Southampton, UK, before completing a BA Joint Honours in Fine Art and Silversmithing at Camberwell College of the Arts in London, in 1994. In 2007 Sarah graduated from La Trobe University with a Masters in Art Therapy.

Sarah spent many years focusing on creating small metal sculptural works and contemporary jewellery, and has been represented by galleries in Dublin, London, Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney.  In 1997 Sarah emigrated to Australia. After a substantial break raising her young family, Sarah has recently returned to artmaking with her main focus on oil painting.

AWARDS AND ACQUISITIONS

1999                        Acquisition Award -'Contemporary Wearables Award Exhibition '99'.

                                ‘Wedding ring neckpiece’ acquired by Toowoomba Regional Museum and Art Gallery for State collection.

EXHIBITIONS

2018                        A1/Darebin Art Salon 2018, Bundoora Homestead

2018                        Small Works 2018, Brunswick St Gallery

2018                        Art4All, Fairfield Primary School

2004                        Contemporary Wearables Award Exhibition '03

2002                        Contemporary Wearables Award Exhibition '01

2001                        Annual Christmas Show, Designyard Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

2000                        Contemporary Wearables Award Exhibition '99.

1998                        Fingers Annual Group Show '98,  Fingers, Auckland

1998                        'Linked Up', Cufflink Show '98, Makers Mark Melbourne and Sydney

1997                        'Contemporary Wearables '97', Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.

1997                        'Showcase' J.M.G.A Group Show, Argentum Gallery, Melbourne

1997                        Fingers Annual Group Show '97, Fingers Gallery, Auckland

1997                        Beatrice Royal Summer Exhibition '97, Beatrice Royal Gallery, UK 

1997                        'Linked Up', Cufflink Show '97, Makers Mark Melb.and Syd

1996                        'Master Artist' Show, Burning Issues, New Zealand

1996                        'The Jewellery Show 96', Hugo Barclay, England 

1996                        'Wearable Art' Fashion Show, Burning Issues, New Zealand

1996                        '30 New Makers', Beatrice Royal, UK

PUBLICATIONS

June 2000               Craft Arts International magazine, Issue 49

Jan 2000                 Craft Arts International magazine, Issue 48

March 2005            The Advocate Newspaper, article, Fairfax newspaper Group