Sarah Maple is a British visual artist. She was recognised for her work after being awarded the "New Sensations" prize.[2]
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Born | 1985 (1985) (age 37) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Kingston University |
Known for | painting |
Notable work | "Haram", ".Menstruate With Pride", "Anti Rape Cloak" |
Awards | 4 New Sensations Sky Academy Arts Scholarship[1] |
Maple was born in 1985 to a Kenyan Muslim mother and British father.[3] In 2003, she went through a Foundation Course at the University of the Creative Arts. Four years later, she received a BA of Fine Art with honours at Kingston University.[4]
In 2007 she won the "4 New Sensations" competition, run by Channel 4 in conjunction with the Saatchi Gallery. The competition's aim is "to find the most exciting and imaginative artistic talent in the UK"[5] from among art students graduating that year.
In 2015 she won a Sky Academy Arts Scholarship to produce a new body of work for a new solo exhibition in 2017 [6] Maple has exhibited her work at galleries and institutions such as Tate Britain,[7] The New Art Exchange,[8] Golden Thread Gallery [9] and Kunstihoone Tallinn [10]
In 2015 she released her first book You Could Have Done This, a hardback art book of selected works with contributions from Beverley Knowles (curator and writer), Margaret Harrison (artist), Oreet Ashery (artist) and Anne Swartz (professor Art History) [11]
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