Based in Cardiff, Sarah takes her influences from the British landscape painters of the mid 20th Century, such as Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, Graham Sutherland and Paul Nash, as well as international painters such as Georges Braque, Edouard Vuillard and Paul Klee. Using an evocative colour palette and abstracting the landscape, Sarah's carefully constructed paintings echo the evolution of the British industrial coastline. She teaches part time at Cardiff Open Art School at UWIC's School of Art and Design. Sarah has exhibited in London, Japan and Wales and has work in many collections including The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth and Companies House, Cardiff.
Biography
1966 Born Cardiff, Wales
1985 - 88 Bachelor of Arts, School of Art, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
1988-93 Designer, London-based graphics and television companies
1993-95 Teacher of English, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
1996-97 Westminster College, Oxford, PGCE in Art and Design
1997-2001 Teacher of Art and Design, Cardiff
2001-2002 Master of Arts, School of Art, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
2002-07 Tutor, Cardiff Open Art School. University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
2011 - present: Full time painter
Selected Group Exhibitions
2004: BBC Studios, Llandaff, Cardiff
2004: Summer Show, St Anthony Gallery, Cardiff
2005: Sarah Richards and Bryn Richards, St Anthony Gallery, Cardiff
2005 - 2011: Summer and Christmas Shows, Albany Gallery, Cardiff
2007: Sarah Richards, Mike Monaghan, Beth Fletcher, Albany Gallery, Cardiff
2007: Sarah Richards, Karen Pearce, Tomos Daniel, Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Llanbedrog
2009: David Atkins, Kevin Safe, Rosa Sepple, Sarah Richards, Albany Gallery, Cardiff
2011: Sarah Richards, Viv Luxton, Penelope Timmis, Albany Gallery, Cardiff
2011: Summer and Christmas Shows, Albany Gallery, Cardiff
2012: Medici Gallery, Cork Street. New Year Group Exhibition
2012: Fountain Fine Art, Llandeilo, Sarah Richards, Karen Pearce, Seren Bell
2012: Group Launch Show, Fountain Fine Art, Cardiff
2013: Spring Group Show, Fountain Fine Art, Cardiff
Solo Exhibitions
2010: Fountain Fine Art, Llandeilo
2014: Fountain Fine Art, Cardiff
Public Collections
The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Companies House, Cardiff