SARAH HOPKINS


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SARAH HOPKINS

Sarah Hopkins’ reputation as a printmaker is firmly established in Wales. She has worked as an artist for the last 17 years and has exhibited across the UK and overseas.

Sarah gained an MA with Distinction in Fine Art from University of Wales, Swansea in 2004. Sarah is presently lecturing in Art and Design at Gorseinon College, Swansea.

Sarah Hopkins will be launching her new exhibition "HERE AND NOW" at the Taliesin Gallery in Swansea on Friday the 7th of October 2005 at 7:30pm. A small selection of the work has been included here as a taster.
 

"Freetime" (left) and "Madonna"

 
 
 

WORK IN COLLECTIONS - Sarah Hopkins has work in the collections of:
HRH the Prince of Wales
Contemporary Arts Society of Wales
University of Wales, Swansea
City Limits
"City Limits" by Sarah Hopkins 60cm x 60cm Collagraph / Silk-screen

"Aerial imagery and the notion of pattern making are utilised to make reference to issues of society and urban environment."
Sarah Hopkins

"Her exploration of printmaking techniques is as various as the urban environment on which she focuses. Its diversity is reflected in the range of patterns and images, which simultaneously connote the issues which concern her.

The combination of techniques, e.g. collagraph and silk-screen, introduces notions of multi-layered societies who inhabit similar spaces in the city.



The innovative approach, sustained through experimental processes, instills the work with an original and dynamic thrust.

"Beneath the charming images and aesthetically satisfying patterns characterising the urban environment, a sinister presence exists. Hopkins simultaneously evokes the companionship of communities together with the ugly gangs who deface the city. These concepts are advanced by superimposing one printmaking technique on another; her medium is a powerful metaphor for urban life."
Anne Price-Owen Director of the MA Programme of Studies at Swansea Institute

Chant
"Chant" by Sarah Hopkins 2.6m x 64cm Mixed Media


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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AOI Touring Exhibition, Smiths Gallery, London,

Mackintosh Gallery, Glasgow

Newcastle University, Newcastle

Attic Gallery, Swansea featured artist

Taliesin, Swansea mixed show

The Cross, Pontardawe, Swansea solo exhibition

Attic Gallery, Swansea mixed show

Albany Gallery, Cardiff mixed show

Oriel, Cardiff mixed show

Attic Gallery, Swansea Sarah Hopkins and Valerie Ganz

Lorrient Festival , Brittany, France mixed show

Gorseinon Institute, Swansea solo exhibition

Mount Kenya Safari Club, Kenya solo exhibition

Attic Gallery, Swansea ‘Paintings by Two Printmakers’

Sarah Hopkins with Pete Kosowicz

Ceri Richards Gallery, Swansea mixed show

Touring Exhibition of 6 x 6 Prints, Europe mixed show

Ceri Richards Gallery, Swansea ‘Artists under Milkwood’ mixed show

Attic Gallery, Swansea mixed show

The Cross, Pontardawe solo exhibition

Ceri Richards Gallery, Swansea ‘ Oranges and Lemons’

Sarah Hopkins and Sally Hands

Attic Gallery, Swansea featured artist

The Framing Machine, Mumbles featured artist

The Albany, Cardiff mixed show

Attic Gallery, Swansea mixed show

Ceri Richards Gallery, Swansea ‘A toe in the Tawe’

Sarah Hopkins and Sally Hands

The Atrium Gallery, London mixed show

Attic Gallery, Swansea solo exhibition

Kings Street Gallery, Carmarthen, ‘End of Part One’ mixed show

Ada Branson Memorial Bequest Exhibition, Atkinson

Gallery, Millfield, selected group

The Theatre, Brussels, ‘Wales Week’ selected group

The Chrysler Building, New York, ‘Wales Week’ selected group  

You are able to purchase her work at:

Attic Gallery, Swansea:

Ceri Richards Gallery, Swansea: www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk

Celf, Swansea: www.celfgallery.co.uk