Sarah Bradford

"Of All The Places (2)"
47.5 x 47.5 cm (Framed)
Mixed Media on Paper

Sarah Bradford was born in London in 1943 and as a mature student studied Fine Art at Stourbridge College of Art from 1976-79. After completing a PGCE in Birmingham she taught for several years until retiring in 1992 to concentrate on painting. She has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, and as a member of “Ysbrid”, the Welsh group dedicated to painting, represented Wales at the L’Orient Interceltic Festival, Brittany in August 2001 and the Trelaze Festival in 2002. The group were also invited in 2002 to form the complementary exhibition “A Propos, Ceri Richards” for the National Museum of Wales. She recently won the professional artist prize at the Wrexham Open.

"My work attempts to recapture the essence of places seen and felt, not in any topographical sense, but as a subjective and personal view. This making of an imagined landscape is a summing-up of memory and experience. Impressions, large and small, distant and close-up, how even the smallest detail can recall the whole and ideas about scale are explored. All are brought together to form coherent and convincing landscape imagery whilst holding fast to the autonomy of painting. "

Solo & two person shows

Oriel, Welshpool October 1993
Cleveland Craft Centre October/November 1994
Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery September/October 1997
GEC Headquarters, Rugby April/June 1998
Theatr Clera, Welshpool October 1998
LLantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Cwmbran, March/April 1999
MOMA, The Tabernacle, Machynlleth April/May 1999
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon June/July 1999
Wrexham Arts Centre, May/June 2000
Saltburn Art Gallery, Cleveland September 2000
Works on paper, Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran 2002
Newport Museum & Art Gallery May/June 2003 touring to Theatr Clwyd, Mold August/Sept. 2003

Selected shows since 1993:

Salthouse Gallery, St Ives Gallery artist 1993-5
The Kilvert Gallery “The Boat Show” July/Aug 1995, “Director’s Choice” Sept/Nov 1995
“Caught in the Arts” Tretower Court June 1995 exhibitor & curator
Hill Court Gallery, Abergavenny June 1996, May/June 1997, July/August 2000, July/Aug 2002
National Eisteddfod, Llandeilo 1996, Bridgend 1998, Llanelli 2000
Finalist 1998 Hunting Art Prize, Royal College (Feb/Mar) & Newport Art Gallery
Finalist University of Glamorgan Art Prize, May 1998, May 1999
Work from Wales, Chatton Gallery, Northumberland June 1998 (also curated)
Chatton Gallery, Northumberland Gallery artist since 1997 to present
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” UWIC, Cardiff October 1998
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran Sept/Oct 1999
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” Theatr Clwyd, Mold Oct/Nov 1999
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” University of Glamorgan Jan/Feb 2000
Gold Gallery, Edinburgh Nov 00/Jan 01
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” The Mall Galleries, London February 2001
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” L’Orient Interceltic Festival, Brittany August 2001
Artco, Leeds “Colourfield” Nov 01/Feb 02
Blonde, Edinburgh, April/June 2002
Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” Trelaze Festival, France until June 25th 2002, Cahaix, Brittany until July 22nd 2002, L’Orient Interceltic Festival, Brittany August 2002
Wiseman Gallery, Oxford July/August 2002
“A propos” new work by nine artists a propos Ceri Richards, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Sept 2002 - Jan 2003
Owen Taylor Gallery, Warwick, featured gallery artist, Jan/Feb 2003 and Oct/Nov 2004 (also www.owentaylorart.com)
Gold Gallery, Edinburgh April/May 2003
Bowie & Hulbert Gallery, Hay-on-Wye Nov 2003/Jan 2004
Design Studio, Crickhowell, gallery artist September 2003 onwards
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales” The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff – inaugural exhibition Sept/Nov 2004
World’s End Gallery, Chelsea, November 2004 onwards
“Drawings & Works on Paper” The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, February 2005
Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff, May 2005.
Morgan Boyce Gallery, Marlborough, gallery artist July 2005 onwards. Featured artist Nov/Dec 2006
“Islands”, The Canfas Gallery, Cardiff, September/ October 2006
“Coast” Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Feb/Apr 2008 (also curating)
“Painting Ysbrid/Spirit Wales”, Newport Museum & Art Gallery, Sept/Oct 2008