Sarah Maple "Opposite to a Feminist" (Limited Edition)

Sarah Maple is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist known for her bold work that challenges notions of identity. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Kingston University London in 2007, the same year she won The Saatchi Gallery’s “4 New Sensations” award for emerging artists. Since then, her artwork, films, and performances have been exhibited internationally at prestigious galleries and institutions such as Tate Britain, The Barbican, AIR Gallery, and The New Art Exchange. Her work has also been featured in documentaries for ARTE and VPRO.

In 2015, Sarah released her first book, You Could Have Done This, a hardback collection of selected works, and received a Sky Academy Arts scholarship from Sky Arts, which included funding, mentoring, and a Sky Arts documentary. In 2017, she gave a TEDx talk titled "The Freedom To Be Challenged" in Birmingham, UK, on the importance of free speech.

Sarah's work spans various media, including performance, painting, installation, collage, and photography. Much of her inspiration stems from her mixed religious and cultural upbringing. She has been featured in numerous international publications, including Vogue, The Guardian, i-D Magazine, The Sunday Times, The Independent, People Magazine, Dazed, and The Huffington Post. In 2018, she was invited to create a limited edition cover for Harper’s Bazaar's art issue alongside artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Barbara Kruger, and Linder Sterling.

Her work is part of several notable collections, including Soho House, The Hyman Collection, The Ned, and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. In 2019, she was selected for Syllabus V, an independent learning programme run by Wysing Arts Centre. In 2020, Sarah created a semi-autobiographical video work in the style of a sitcom, which debuted on Sky Arts.

Sarah's recent commission from the Decolonising Arts Institute at UAL will involve an artist residency at Bradford Museum and Art Gallery, where her newly commissioned work will be acquired by 20 UK art institutions. In 2023, she released her latest book, Labour of Love, published by KochxBos. Sarah lives and works in Sussex, England.