Born in Rio de Janeiro where her passion for painting manifested itself from an early age.
Sensuality and manipulation of paint drives her work.
Seeking to impose her identity as a painter she has developed a diverse practice incorporating both portraiture and abstract work. There is a constant dialogue and tension between abstraction and realism in the paintings and the merging of the two is very exciting.
CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS in oils, based on photographs taken by the artist capturing likeness and spirit; combined with a luscious painting language and extraordinary use of colour which are unique to Sandra.
ABSTRACT PAINTINGS with intuitive and varied mark making. There is a subjectivity in the paint handling and compositional thinking that will mesmerise you. The paintings are intensely conscious of the present moment disassociating from the mind and compulsive thinking. There are references to the past and illusions of the future; however one is unconsciously brought back to the moment with the substantial weight of the paint.
ARTIST STATEMENT
‘I would like the viewer to become involved in the visible painting history of the multi layered work and its physicality. Tracing back the richness of the oil paint, the creamy texture of the brush strokes, the chance element of the dripping, the unpredictable accident of paint contrasted by the decisiveness and presence of the palette knife’.
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
2001-2005 BA in Painting CITY AND GUILDS LONDON ART SCHOOL
2000-2001 BETEC in Painting KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA ART SCHOOL
1999 Foundation Degree SLADE ART COLLEGE
1979-1980 Design Degree CHELSEA SCHOOL OF ART
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2005. The Laszlo Foundation Prize for Portraiture.
2005. Laurent Perrier Graduation prize for best painter.
SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS
2008. Opera Gallery, 134 New Bond Street W1, Group Show, In the Mood for Love
2008. Mall Gallery, 17 Carlton House Terrace SW1, Art for Youth
2008. The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair In Battersea Park SW11, with The Sieff Gallery
2008. BFAMI Auction at Phillips de Pury, 9 Howick Place, London SW1.
2008. Hammerson plc, 10 Grosvenor steet, London W1.
2007. ART LONDON with the SIEFF GALLERY.
2007. CLIMATE OF CHANGE, Group show, 235-241 Union Street, SE1
2007. SIEFF GALLERY and RAMSEY PRINTS Prints in Pimlico Road SW3.
2007. Open Studios, GREAT WESTERN STUDIOS, Great Western Road W9.
2007. ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART Kensington Gore SW7, group show for Chase charity.
2007. Group show with Hang:Ups Art Gallery, 47 Charlbert Street, London NW8.
Numerous private collectors have commissioned Portraits and Abstract work.
2006. Group show at the Truman Brewery organised by Kithandkids auction.
2005. Group show with Vanessa Suchar.
2005. Graduate Show at City and Guilds London Art School.
2002. Solo show at the Art Bar Walton Street, London SW3, sold out on the first night.
2002. ‘Type 36’, group show, The Type Museum, 100 Hackford Road, London SW9 OQU.
2001Two man show, The British Friends of Laniado Hospital, London.
2001. Jewish Artist of the year awards, Candid Art Gallery, 3 Torrens Street, Islington, EC1.
2001. Priority Art group show at the Bath Art fair.
2000. ‘Fresh’ group show, Parsons Green, Fulham Road, London SW6 4TJ.
PORTRAITS CAN BE COMMISSIONED.
Abstract paintings available in the studio and can also be ordered.
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