Sarah Sparkes

Born in Reading. Lives and works in London.

Education:
MA Chelsea School of Art, recipient of the “Herbert Read Scholarship”
BA Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames

Solo exhibitions include:
“Misplaced” Vertigo Gallery, London 2004
“Pub Wallpaper” The Royal Oak, London, 2003
“Terra Di Matraia” Colle Verde, Italy, 2001
“The Rec” Grey Space, London, 2000
“Barren” Battersea Central Mission, London, 1997

Up-coming Exhibitions
‘Real Life’ March 2008, Portman Gallery, London

Group exhibitions include:
“Planchette” The Residence, The Verger’s Cottage, Eastway, London November 2007
"Spectre V Rector" The Residence, The Verger’s Cottage, Eastway, London November 2007
"I Love Peckham Shop Windows", artist residency, London 2007
"It Takes Two - Part Two", Sartorial Contemporary Art, London 2007
“It Takes Two”, The Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton 2007
“Border line”, Patriot Hall Gallery, Edinburgh 2007
“Driven”, Fieldgate Gallery, London 2007
“Winter Exhibition”, Contemporary Art Projects, Rivington Street, London
“The Marmite Prize”, Residence Gallery, Hackney 2006
“Never be seen”, Performing Arts Centre, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey 2006
“For Peel”, Nomoregrey, London 2006
“42”, (curator and exhibitor) Three Colts Gallery, London 2006
“Summer Show” Contemporary Art Projects, London 2006
“David Beckham” A&D Gallery, London2006
“Local”  Wine Gallery, London 2006  
“30 x 30” Vertigo Gallery, London 2005
“Mrs Lavers 5 year Diary”, The Hat On Wall, London 2005
“Real Strange”, Lounge Gallery, London 2005
“East in 2 West” Alma Enterprises and The Wine Gallery, London 2005
“Night on Earth” The Oxford House, London, 2005 
“Long Weekend” The Scholars House, London, 2005
“Vyner Street Village Fete” London 2005
“The Prosperous Reapers” Alma Enterprises, London, 2005
“The First Chutney Preserves” (curator and exhibitor), Lambeth Country Show, London, 2005
“Landscape” Vertigo Gallery, London, 2005
“Open Market” Brixton Village Market, London, 2004
“Mothers” The Oxford House, London/Northern Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh 2004; 
“Lost Weekends” Vertigo Gallery, London, 2004
“Shed Summit” Welcome Barton, Devon, 2003 
“Paperwork” Vertigo Gallery, London, 2003
“One week wonders” Vertigo, 2002 
“Onederful”  Vertigo, 2002
“Multi- story”, Lounge, London, 2001
“Colle Verde Residency Show”  Beatrice Royal, Hampshire, 2001 
“Urban Heights” Vertigo Gallery, London 2000
“DIY” 19 Glengall Rd, London, 2000
“Removal”  Penny School Gallery, Kingston upon Thames, 1999
“X-hibit” Battersea Arts Centre, London,1999
“Bankside Browser” Tate Gallery Project, 1999  
“Dinner Party ‘99” Pittshanger Manor, 1999
“Estate” (curator and exhibitor), Osterley Park House, Middlesex, 1999

Residencies
"I Love Peckham Shop Windows", artist residency, London 2007
Southern Arts’ “Colle Verde Residency” in Lucca,  Italy,  2000/2001

Selected Articles.
‘Driven’  Rebecca Feiner, Telegraph, July 2007
‘The Culture Show’  BBC Radio Scotland, March 2007, interview at Borderline show in Edinburgh
“42 review” Chris Schuler, The Independent, November 2006
“A Natural World Made Modern” Chris Schuler, The Independent, June 2005
“Harry Pyes London Diary” Epifiano (Estonia Art Magazine) September 2005
“Mothers”, Interview on Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4, March 2004
“Happy Viewing” Andrew Lambirth, The Spectator, December 2003
“Wallpaper” Italian Vogue, 2001