Sarah Jane Brown

Sarah Jane Brown lives in the heart of the spectacular Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in West Wales. Born in 1970, she had been painting for more than 20 years before studying as a mature student. She specialised in Fine Art Painting at the West Wales School of the Arts, where she was awarded a First Class Honours Degree and named student of the year. Since graduating Sarah Jane Brown's career as a full time professional artist continues to gain momentum and recognition, she has exhibited widely (See EXHIBITIONS) and her work is now attracting collectors throughout the UK and overseas.


Her expressive style combines a variety of techniques; staining and glazing in thin layers, building up to often very thick and textured impasto. Conceptually her paintings are an outpouring of personal feeling rather than representations of actual "˜views'. Most of the works remain recognisable as landscapes, but are open to interpretation. Many offer a duality, using the landscape metaphorically to describe thoughts and emotions.

"The familiar coastal landscape near my home in Pembrokeshire is source material for my painting. I walk, photograph, sketch and make painted studies. From these I continue my practise in the studio; early r...

First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art - Painting
West Wales School of the Arts (University of Glamorgan)
Named student of the year

Distinction in Art & Design Foundation, Pembrokeshire College.

Past Exhibitions (Most recent first):

Royal Cambrian Academy Open, Conwy. 2019

Off The Wall Gallery's Summer & Winter Shows 2019

Art Nou Millenni Gallery in Barcelona

Museum Gustavo Maetzu - Navarra, Spain -2019


2018

'Blurring time and tide' Solo Exhibition
November - Off The Wall Gallery, Cardiff.

The Russell Gallery Summer Show - June 2018 London

Summer Show & Winter Show - Off The Wall Gallery, Cardiff.

The Discerner Gallery - 2018 Mayfair, London

The Guild Society of Artists Exhibition -
Public Preview: Sat 12 May 2018 Stratford Upon Avon.
Exhibition: May 2018 - Guild Gallery, London

Surrey Contemporary Art Fair – Feb 2018.
STAND 74, Surrey Hall, Sandown Park Racecourse.

Royal Cambrian Academy’s 2018 Open Exhibition - January – Feb 2018 - Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy,

The Russell Gallery Christmas Show. 30th Nov 17 – 27th Jan 2018 - 12 Lower Richmond Rd, London

2017

‘The Momentum of Colour’ – Solo Show 11th Nov – 5th Dec 2017, Off The Wall Gallery, Llandaff, Cardif

Battersea Affordable Art Fair 19th – 22nd October. The Russell Gallery, London. Stand D6

October 2017 The Discerner Gallery, Mayfair, London (by appointment) in conjunction with The Discerner ...