Sara Lavelle
b. 1995
London, UK.
Education:
2015 – 2018 BA, University of Brighton (1st Class)
2017 Artist Exchange, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2014 – 2015 Foundation Diploma, Falmouth University (Distinction)
Selected Exhibitions:
2020
(Postponed) Solo show, Rathbone Place, London.
(Postponed) Seemingly Unfinished, Kulturfolger, Swizerland.
(Postponed) Autumn Exhibition, Morgan’s Gallery, Falmouth.
(Postponed) Graduating in Paint, London Atelier of Representational Art, London.
2019
The anonymous heART project, Heart Research UK, Leeds
A Year On; Winner of Rising Talent Exhibition 2018, Hastings Art Forum, Hastings
Charity Auction, IMARA, Nottingham
Residency Showcase, Cyprus College of Art, Cyrpus
(Preselected) The BP Portrait Award, The National Portrait Gallery, London.
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
The Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2019 Exhibition, Clarendon Fine Art Gallery, London.
(Touring Exhibition 5th May – 23rd June – Whitewall Nottingham, Whitewall Newbury, Whitewall Stratford, Whitewall Chester, Whitewall Lichfield)
2018
Rising Talent, Hastings Art Forum, Hastings.
In Cahoots, Truman Brewery, London.
University of Brighton Graduate Show, University of Brighton, Brighton.
2017
(Shortlisted) Royal Society of Portrait Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Gallery, London.
2016
Collections, University of Brighton, Brighton.
Falmouth Summer Shows, Wellington Terrace Annexe, Falmouth
Residencies:
2020 (Postponed) Dogo Residenz für Neue Kunst, Switzerland
(Postponed) Studio Garonne, France
2019 Cyprus College of Art, Cyprus
Collections:
2019 University of Cambridge
2019 Cheltenham Ladies College Collection
2018 Grange Park Opera
Notable Commissions:
2019 Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, CBE, FBA, University of Cambridge
2018 Clare Rutter, English operatic soprano, Grange Park Opera
Awards:
2019 (Finalist) Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Award
2018 (Shortlisted – Final five artists) ACS Studio Prize
2018 (Winner) Public vote, Hastings Art Forum Rising Talent
2013 Sixth Form Art Scholarship, Cheltenham Ladies College
Features:
2020 10 minutes with Sara Lavelle, Artists & Illustrators
2019 Portrait of first female Oxbridge professor unveiled, Cambridge Independent
2019 Dorothy Garrod: Portrait of archaeologist unveiled, BBC News
2019 Flawless Documentary, Channel 4
2019 Graduate Directory, Wallpaper* Magazine
2018 Top Graduate Interview, University of Brighton Blog
2018 ACS Studio Prize, Artists’ Collecting Society