Sara Anstis

Sara Anstis

Apple
2021
Acrylic and oil on canvas
60 x 45 cm (23.5 x 17.5 in.)
Ermine
2021
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
40.75 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Eel
2021
Acrylic and watercolour on canvas over wood panel
40.5 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Red Swimsuit
2021
Acrylic and oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm (78.5 x 71 in.)
These clouds should dissipate by lunch
2021
Soft pastel on paper
40 x 57 cm (16 x 22.5 in.)
A Great Relief
2021
Exhibition view
Night Nestling
2021
Soft pastel on paper
30 x 25 cm (12 x 10 in.)
Thirsty
2021
Soft pastel on paper
43 x 36.5 cm (17 x 14.5 in.)
Sat
2021
Soft pastel on paper
33 x 26 cm (13 x 10 in.)
Apple
2021
Acrylic and oil on canvas
60 x 45 cm (23.5 x 17.5 in.)
Ermine
2021
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
40.75 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Eel
2021
Acrylic and watercolour on canvas over wood panel
40.5 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Red Swimsuit
2021
Acrylic and oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm (78.5 x 71 in.)
These clouds should dissipate by lunch
2021
Soft pastel on paper
40 x 57 cm (16 x 22.5 in.)
A Great Relief
2021
Exhibition view
Night Nestling
2021
Soft pastel on paper
30 x 25 cm (12 x 10 in.)
Thirsty
2021
Soft pastel on paper
43 x 36.5 cm (17 x 14.5 in.)
Sat
2021
Soft pastel on paper
33 x 26 cm (13 x 10 in.)

Biography

Sara Anstis’ images, installations and collaborative projects take shape through an intuitive exploration of desires and memories. In her soft pastel drawings, unruly primarily female figures can be found engaging in scenes of revelry or living tender moments. They inhabit landscapes built from Anstis’ imagination. In this world of their own, much of their mischievousness comes from the possibility of being caught by a look.

Sara Anstis (b. 1991, Stockholm) was raised on a small island off the Canadian west coast. Anstis received her BFA in Studio Art and Sociology at Concordia University (Montreal, CA) in 2013 and her MFA in Fine Art from Valand Academy (Gothenburg, SE) in 2016. In 2018, she completed the Drawing Year Postgraduate Programme at the Royal Drawing School (London, UK). She recently showed her work in numerous exhibitions at Bradley Ertaskiran (Montreal), Fabian Lang Gallery (Zurich), 650mAh (Brighton), HARPY Gallery (Rutherford), the Royal Palace – Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities (Stockholm).

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1991

Lives and works in London, United Kingdom

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