Sarah Neely

Sarah Neely is an emerging Canadian artist living and working in her hometown of Kelowna, BC, Canada.

Her practice focuses on works of abstractions – bold in touch with movement of gesture and color. Her vibrant pieces feature what she describes are commentaries from life with references to memories, influences, landscapes, poetics, music, and day-to-day moments in the Okanagan. Her work reflects varied mediums including acrylic paints, gouache, photography, charcoal, watercolor, and oil pastel.

A self-taught artist, Neely is most inspired by Fauvism and abstract expressionism, and through her studies, career, experiences, and world travel she has developed her style and techniques. Her work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions including at the Kelowna Innovation Centre and Kelowna Art Gallery, and can be found in private, public, and corporate collections.

Neely studied at the University of British Columbia and received her Bachelor of Management degree in 2009. She holds over a decade of strategic marketing, management, creative directing, and communications experience across private, public and not-for-profit sectors.