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Sarah Maple

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Sarah Maple
Born
Sarah Maple

Eastbourne, England
Alma materKingston University
Known forpainting
Notable work"Menstruate with Pride", "Anti Rape Cloak", "Labour of Love"
Awards4 New Sensations Sky Academy Arts Scholarship[1]

Sarah Khanum Maple (born 1985) is a British visual artist. She was recognised for her work after being awarded the "New Sensations" prize.[2]

Early life and education

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Maple was born in Eastbourne, Sussex to a Kenyan-born, Birmingham-raised Punjabi Muslim mother and a British father.[3] [4]

In 2003, Maple took a Foundation Course at the University of the Creative Arts. Four years later, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with honours from Kingston University.[5]

Work

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In 2007 she won the "4 New Sensations" competition, run by Channel 4 in conjunction with the Saatchi Gallery. The competition's aim is "to find the most exciting and imaginative artistic talent in the UK"[6] from among art students graduating that year.

In 2015 she won a Sky Academy Arts Scholarship to produce a new body of work for a new solo exhibition in 2017 [7] Maple has exhibited her work at galleries and institutions such as Tate Britain,[8] The New Art Exchange,[9] Golden Thread Gallery [10] and Kunstihoone Tallinn [11]

In 2015 she released her first book You Could Have Done This, a hardback art book of selected works with contributions from Beverley Knowles (curator and writer), Margaret Harrison (artist), Oreet Ashery (artist) and Anne Swartz (professor Art History) [12]

In 2019 her debut U.S. mixed-media solo exhibit took place at The Untitled Space in New York City, entitled "Thoughts and Prayers," with work that spanned 10 years. It explored topical issues including the immigrant experience and gun violence.[13]

Personal life

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Maple lives in Crawley with her husband Jamie[14] and their daughter.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Sky Group".
  2. ^ Frizzell, Nell (14 July 2015). "Artist Sarah Maple: 'I've had death threats'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ Menstruate with Pride, Breaking Taboos With Sarah Maple The Independent Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Swartz, Anne. "Humor + Feminism + Art=Sarah Maple". ArtPulse Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "About/CV". Sarah Maple. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ "New Sensations - Home Page". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Sky Group".
  8. ^ "The Practicing Feminist – Talk at Tate Britain".
  9. ^ "Sarah Maple: Not My Cup of Tea".
  10. ^ "GOD IS a FEMINIST | Golden Thread Gallery".
  11. ^ http://old.kunstihoone.ee/index.php%3Fmode=pl_kunstihoone_yritused&yid=515&yritus=n2itus&asukoht=Linnagalerii&aeg=arhiiv&lang=eng&club=1&page=15.html
  12. ^ "KochxBos Gallery - home".
  13. ^ Mac McDonough (31 January 2019), Sarah Maple Doesn't Want "Thoughts And Prayers", TheArtGorgeous, retrieved 7 April 2023
  14. ^ Blok, Cathelijne (14 September 2021). "An online coffee date with Sarah Maple". The TittyMag. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  15. ^ Silvers, Isabella (13 March 2023). "Sarah Maple: "You carry this history in your body – it can be heavy"". Mixed Messages. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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