Sarah Maple is a visual artist who currently lives and works in Sussex, England. Maple holds a graduate degree in Fine Art from Kingston University. The artist is known for her bold, brave, mischievous and occasionally controversial artworks. Her pieces challenge notions of identity, religion and the status quo. Much of Maple’s inspiration originates from her mixed religious and cultural upbringing. The work ranges from painting, drawing, film and performances.
Solo exhibitions include The Opposite To A Feminist (Giant) Bournemouth, UK (2021-22); Labour of Love, Solo Booth Art Rotterdam, UK (2022); Ten Years, KochxBros, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2021); Thoughts and Prayers, Untitled Space, New York, USA (2019); Not My Cup Of Tea, New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK (2017); Power To The People? JochxBros, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2017); Keeping up with the Kapulets, COB Gallery, London, UK (2015); God is a Feminist, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, UK (2014); Sarah Maple, Kunstihoone, Tallinn (2013); It’s a Girl!, Aubin Gallery, London, UK (2012).
Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Mirror, Mirror, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2024); Where the Wild Roses Grow, Schloss Görne, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2023); Headstrong, The Centre For British Photography, London, UK (2023); Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, Aga Khan Toronto (touring exhibition) (2019-23); Power Play: Reimaging Representation In Contemporary Photography, Fralin Museum of Art (2022); We Are Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, UK (20229; Aesthetica Art Price, York Art Gallery, York, UK (2022); Exhibition Foto Festival, Schiedam, Germany (2020); Selling Sexism, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Michigan, USA (2019); Art50, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle, UK (2019); Another England, Now Gallery, London, UK (2018); Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK (2018); Reinterpreting Religion, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, USA (2018); No Place Like Home, Kunst Vardo, Oslo, Norway (2017); Herselves, Blueproject Foundation, Barcelona, Spain (2017); The Practicing Feminist, Tate Britain, London, UK (2016); Maybe She’s Born With It, Naughton Gallery, Belfast, UK (2016); Who’s Afraid of Feminism?, A.I.R Gallery, New York, USA (2015); Perspectives on Peace, York College Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA (2015); Abject Subject, Art Exchange, University of Essex, UK (2015); Views from the Edge: Women, Gender, and Politics, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA (2015); SHE DEVIL 7, Studio Stefania Miscetti, Rome, Italy (2015); 50 Years On: Centre of Cultural Studies, mac Birmingham, UK (2014); Identity, Gallery nine5, New York, USA (2014); Princesses, Warsaw Photo Days Festival, Poland (2013); Culture Cloud, The New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK (2012); The British Cut, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong (2012); This is England, Uno + Uno Gallery, New York, USA (2012); Activities Of God, Siamsa, Gallery, Ireland (2009).
Highlights and Collections
Sarah Maple has been commissioned in 2019 by Art 50, The Baltic and Sky Arts, in 2018 for the Cover for Harper’s Bazaar Limited Edition Magazine, in 2018 by Another England, NOW Gallery, London; the Ned, London (2017); the Kunst Vardo, Oslo in 2017; the new art exchange in Nottingham, UK in 2015; the 2015 Art of Nuisance, The Sisters of the Perptual Resistance, London, UK; the 2Q13: Wimen Collectos, Women Artists, Lyoyds Club London; the 2012, It’s just like any other hob, by La Scatola Gallery, London, UK; the 2009 Activism by Southbank Centre, London, UK; the 2009 I’m an Edgy Contemporary, Manchester Festival, UK; the 2008 WWWW, Nick Knight for SHOWstudio, London, UK. Maple has been shortlisted for the 2021 Aesthetica Art Prize; and awarded with the 2019 Syllabus V (research residency by Wysing Arts Centre, UK; the 2019 Default 19, Ramdom Association Residency Italy; the 2017 Arts Studio Ginestrelle Residency in Italy; the 2016 Eastside Interntational Residency , USA; the 2015 Sky Academy Arts Scholarship and the 2007 4New Sensations from the Saatchi Gallery. Sarah Maple’s work can be found in various private and public collections such as the Brimingham Museum and Art Gallery, The Soho House, the Hyman Collection and the Ned.