Contact: sarasigurdard(at)gmail.com
Sara’s practice focuses on the ‘Mystical Experience’ and the search for wholeness. On the
boundaries between outer and inner and the fluidity of being. She is interested in the
crossover of natural sciences and spiritual practices and in the limits of human
consciousness, selfhood and individualization.
Sara’s paintings have a surreal, dream like quality, and float between figuration
and abstraction. She utilizes dream symbols, visions and fragmented memories in order to
conjure a version of reality which resonates with her personal experience.
Radiant light beams, tunnels and openings guide the viewer into a hidden realm
that exists alongside our own. A timeless state, in contrast to the worldly chaos.
Recently Sara has been exploring the rich textile heritage of her homecountry, Iceland,
piecing together traditional patterns and collaging them with geometric landscapes to create vast canvases.
She is also actively engaged in exploring the symbolic meaning of colour and form within her practice.
CV
Sara Sigurðardóttir
Born Iceland 1993
Lives and works in London, UK.
Education
Royal College of Art, 2019.
Cumbria Institute of the Arts, 2016.
Reykjavik School of Visual Arts, 2015.
Exhibitions
Að missa list á Aðfangadagskvöld, 2025, Group @ Herma Gallery, Rvk, Iceland.
Annual Open, 2025, Group @ Southwark Park Gallery, London, UK.
The Navel of The World, 2025, solo @ IPA Gallery, Rvk, Iceland.
Billboard, 2022, commission for Kingsgate Project Space, London.
Secondhand Daylight, 2022, Group @ Thameside Gallery Space, London.
Journeyman, 2021, solo @ Xxijrahii Gallery, London.
Degree Show, 2019, Royal College of Art, London.
Hide and Seek, 2019, Group @ Fitzrovia Gallery, London.
Meshes of the afternoon, 2019, Group @ Courtyard Gallery, London.
Surge, 2018, Group @ The Courtauld Institute, Somerset House, London.
Thumbnails, 2018. Group @ The Hockney Gallery, London.
Work in Progress Show, 2018. The Royal College of Art, London.
Órói, 2016, Duo @ Kaktus, Akureyri, Iceland.
Comma, 2016, Group @ Vallum Gallery, Cumbria, UK.
Ephemera, 2015, Cumbria Institute of the Arts, UK.
Nip Slip, 2015, Group @Open Mind, Cumbria, UK.
Dream Bodies, 2015, Group @ Vallm Gallery, Cumbria, UK.
Graduate Show, 2014, Group @ Þjóðmenningarhúsið, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Awards
2025. Exhibition Grant, Icelandic Visual Arts Fund.
2023. Artist Salary Fund, Iceland.
2020. A-n Artist Bursary, Uk.
2019. Shortlisted for Chadwell graduate award, London, UK.
2015. Residency award from Cumbria Institute of the Arts, UK.
2014. International Scholarship from University of Cumbria, UK.
2014. Student award from the Reykjavik School of Visual Arts, Iceland.
Press
Featured in https://www.saintmaison.world/pages/archive00
Visiting Artist
2022 - 2024. Heathside School Hampstead.
2020. Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.
2015. Cumbria Institute of the Arts, UK.