Arts Practice -
Sarah Hewer is a contemporary West Australian artist whose work explores and challenges the boundaries between light and dark. A mapping of emotional landscapes, her work is grounded in themes of memory, perception and vulnerability.
Intuitive and exploratory, her practice combines multiple disciplines including photography, drawing, printmaking and mixed media. Be it her large-scale botanical photographs of decaying and broken debris found in nature; or the raw, often flame-fuelled mark-making of her abstract prints and drawings. Her practice is underpinned by over two decades in moving images and photography.
Sarah was a finalist in the 2023 Fremantle Print Award and was selected for South West Art Now (SWAN): A New Constellation. She is a regular at Margaret River Region Open Studios.
Sarah lives on Wadandi and Pibelmen Boodja, the Margaret River Region.
Exhibitions, Residencies & Awards -
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2024 / IOTA 24: Unfold (Group Exhibition) / Midland Junction Arts Centre / Perth, Western Australia
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2024 / South West Art Now (SWAN): A New Constellation (Group Exhibition) / Bunbury Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) / Bunbury, Western Australia
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2023 / Fremantle Print Award, Finalist / Fremantle Arts Centre / Fremantle, Western Australia
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2023 / Artist in residence, Old Courthouse Complex (Margaret River Open Studios) / Western Australia
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2023 / Artist in residence, Voyager Estate / Margaret River, Western Australia
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2022 / Artist in residence, Dormilona (Margaret River Open Studios) / Western Australia
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2021 / Busselton Art Award (Art Geo), Finalist / Busselton, Western Australia
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2021 / Artist in residence, Dormilona (Margaret River Open Studios) / Margaret River, Western Australia
Background & Education -
2012 - 2023 / Photographer / Western Australia with assignments across Australia, UK, Europe and USA.
Published in National Geographic Traveller, Delicious Australia, The Guardian, The Weekend Australian Magazine, Qantas, Gourmet Traveller and more.
Awards: 2020 Finalist, Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards / London, United Kingdom
2001-2012 / Freelance documentary editor / London, United Kingdom
2001 / Bachelor of Arts (English) in Film & Creative Writing / Curtin University, Western Australia