Sarah Emily Porter

B. 1985, London, UK.
Lives and works in London.

I studied Architectural History at Durham University (2005-2008) before later attending Chelsea College of Arts, London to complete my Graduate Diploma in Fine Art in 2016.

My work explores colour and the historical context of painting. Despite its sculptural attributes, it is born out of the traditions, history and language of painting, with emphasis heavily placed on the performance and process of making.

By gaining an in-depth understanding of the chemical properties of paint, I am been able to challenge the rules of painting to create artwork that is a collaboration between my own desires and the unpredictable tendencies of my materials.

Rather than artificially aiming for permanence through painting, I seek to highlight the fragile and impermanent nature of life. I do this by creating work that has the ability to adapt and transform over time as it is moved from one position to another. With these modernist ideas at the forefront of my work, I created my own innovative painting tools which pour and manipulate paint on tilting wooden structures. By using unconventional painting processes I create a dialogue between art and science as the paint ebbs and flows in a single lin...

Chelsea College of Arts (UAL), Distinction, Graduate Diploma in Fine Art | Sept 2015 – June 2016

The Slade School of Art, UCL |
Summer Foundation in Fine Art | July – Sept 2014

Durham University, University College | 2:1 BA Hons History (specialising in architectural history) | 2005 – 2008

Solo Exhibitions:

A Painting of Two Halves | 22 Bury Street, London | 16-30 July 2021
One Hundred and Eighty Nine to Forty Five | Haru Gallery, London | 21 February - 5 July 2019

Group Exhibitions:

The Other Art Fair | Truman Brewery, London | October 2022
Row, Row, Row | Račice, Czech republic | 18 - 25 September 2022
Paris Design Week | Maison et Objet, Paris | 7 - 13 September 2022
New Designers | Business Design Centre, London | 28 July - 8 July 2022
London Craft Week | The Gallery, Craft Council X Liberty, London | May - August 2022
Rising Stars One Year On | New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham | 24 March - 24 April 2022
Rebirth | 99 Projects, London | 4 - 27 March 2022
The Other Art Fair | Truman Brewery, London | March 2022
Curious? | Images in Frames, London | November - December 2021
Artwaves Festival | Artelium Vineyard, Sussex | September 2021
SFSA Painting Open | No Format Gallery, London | September 2021
The Other Art Fair | West Handyside Canopy, London | July 2021
Rising Stars 2021 | New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham | April 2021
Life on Venus - The Organic | The Auction Collective, London | February 2021
Life on Venus | Tub Gallery, London | December 2020 - February 2021
The London Design Festival | Unit 2, London | Septembe...