Sarah Hardy

B. 1989, Grimsby BA (Hons) Fine Art International, University of Leeds 2007-2011 (L’Ecole Supérieure d’Art de Grenoble 2009-2010) Studio: Assembly House, Leeds.

Sarah Hardy is a painter living in Leeds, UK. Her work investigates themes of identity, spirituality, religion, memory, and dreams, all examined within the context of the natural world.

Hardy's current practice expands upon her most recent body of work, which explored themes of bathing, cleansing, water-based ritual, religion, and mythologies of women and water. She is now delving further into the exploration of spirituality, queerness, and connection, working at a slower pace with oils to reflect on the gradual and iterative process of evolving identity.

Recent exhibitions

Mise-en-scene (June 2023 – May 2024) with Brushes with Greatness, London A Generous Space 3 (July-September 2023) at the Huddersfield Art Gallery Lulling the Tide (June 2023) at Assembly House, Leeds Coalescence (May 2023) at Contemporary Six, Manchester Art on a Postcard (April-May 2023) fundraiser, Soho Revue, London IWD Showcase (March-April 2023) at Left Bank, Leeds Imbolc (2023) online group sow, Purslane Art Immersed (September-October 2022) online solo show with New Normal Projects

Publications

Art Maze Magazine (issue 33) Acrylic: Do More Art by Rita Isaac, Lawrence King Publishing