‘Equal’. Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre. 2025.

This artist residency allowed Sarah space to develop her language and style in contemporary figurative art. While initiating a new body of work which represents and celebrates diverse Irish community. Growing up in Northern Ireland she has a special interest in ‘equality, reconciliation and inclusion’, and feels that it’s important to speak to this, in the challenging times we face today. Sarah explores stories and experiences with an emphasis on hope and bravery. She aims to bring new energy to her drawing, through practise working from a sitter at different stages of the residency.

Having developed a recognised participatory practice in the context of Arts & Health through Uillinn’s Arts for Health Partnership Programme Sarah has a real passion for working with people & exploring collaborative making. During this residency she held a once-off ‘Arts & Wellbeing’ workshop for Family Carers in a figurative arts exploration. Bringing together both the excitement of her own work in creating meaningful art and working with people to explore what it is for them to make art.