“I never begin a painting knowing exactly how it will end up."

"They start with the landscape and the windowsill or the table and the rest emerges later, the objects placed last, perhaps a curtain will slip in at the side as if a breeze floated in. Each element of the composition is a reaction to the last thing painted. I like to work on at a few paintings at a time so that they stay fresh.” – Sarah Bowman

“Sarah Bowman’s work is much sought after and she has gained widespread recognition, including showing at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and gaining the Mary Fedden award at the Royal West of England Academy. Having studied at Falmouth Art College, she has in the past been firmly linked to the St Ives School. 

“She paints intuitively, her landscapes are derived from memory, they are an amalgamation of places she has visited, Cornwall, Devon, the Scilly Isles, Andalucia. She thrives on exploring new locations to paint, searching for still-life and natural objects to depict. 

“Far more than the painters of the St Ives School, these works carry with them a sense of exploration and travel and they lead us into an imaginary world of distilled memory.” – Elspeth Moncrieff

EDUCATION

• Wimbledon School of Art

• Falmouth College of Art
   

PRIZES AND AWARDS

• Winner of the Mary Fedden Award, Royal West of England Academy

• Finalist, 2001 Noble Grossart painting prize
   

SOLO SHOWS

• 2021 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2017 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2015 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2012 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2010 Wren Gallery, Burford

• 2010 Ainscough Contemporary Art Gallery

• 2009 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2008 Wren Gallery, Burford

• 2008 Ainscough Contemporary Art Gallery

• 2007 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2006 White Space Art, Totnes

• 2005 Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea

• 2004 Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea

• 2004 Two Person Show

• 2007 New Grafton Gallery, Barnes

• 2006 Recent Works, Beside The Wave, Falmouth

• 2005 Coastlines, Beside The Wave, Falmouth
   

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2017 The Colour of Summer at Cameron Contemporary Art

• Clark Art, Hale

• Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

• Ainscough Contemporary Art, Chelsea 

• Bircham Gallery, Holt

• Art From Cornwall, New Grafton Gallery

• Royal West of England Academy

• Beside The Wave, Falmouth

• The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge

• Pierrepoint Gallery, Bridport

• Lemon Street Gallery, Truro

• Broadway Modern Gallery, Broadway

• John Davies Gallery, Stow on the Wold

• Thomas Henry Fine Art, Dorchester and Nantucket, USA
   

ART FAIRS

• Art London

• Affordable Art Fair, London

• Affordable Art Fair, Bristol

• Dublin Art Fair

• Glasgow Art Fair

• Kensington Art Fair

• Chelsea Art Fair

COLLECTIONS

• Work in private Collections Worldwide