Sarah Bridgland

Sarah Bridgland’s diminutive paper creations exist between the mediums of sculpture and collage. Fashioned out of second-hand printed media, these unlikely sculptures exhibit heightened sensitivity towards the organization of their spatial effects. At the same time, the sensual delight of balancing the effects of different typefaces, graphics and textures, as well as the use of paper as material support, mark these works as operating within the formal language of collage.

Each miniature structure solicits a feeling of wonderment at the meticulousness of its craftsmanship. This sense of wide-eyed wonderment also results from the playfulness of the spatial arrangements that reference children’s pop-up books.

Born in 1982, Cambridge, UK

Education
2004-2006: MA Printmaking, Royal College of Art, London
2001-2004: BA [Hons] Fine Art Printmaking (First Class), University of Brighton
2000-2001: Foundation Studies in Art and Design, Cambridge Regional College

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008: ‘NEXT art fair’, Chicago, USA — ‘Black Light’, The Street Gallery, University College Hospital, London — ‘Printmaking Show’, Royal College of Art, London
2007: ‘Paper-thin worlds’, Man&Eve, London — ‘Red Hook Art Show’, Brooklyn, New York — ‘Obsession Durch Technik’, artMbassy, Berlin — ‘ARTfutures’, The Contemporary Art Society, Bloomberg Space, London — ‘System Error: War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning’, Palazzo delle Papesse, Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena — ‘Sea Change’, Mark Jason Gallery, London — ‘Air Guitar and Two Teaspoons’, Bischoff/Weiss Gallery, London — ‘Hot Off The Press’, Curwen & New Academy Gallery, London — ‘Year_07 Art Projects’, London — ‘Aqua Wynwood art fair’, Miami, USA
2006: ‘Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2006, The Coach Shed, Liverpool (as part of the Biennial), Club Row, Rochelle School, London — ‘SNAP’, The Street Gallery, University College Hospital, London — ‘Cut And Paste’, The Old Sweet Shop, London — ‘No Man Is An Island’, The Empire, Bethnal Green, London — ‘Starting A Collection’, Art First, Cork St, London — ‘The Show’, Royal College of Art, London
‘Paperworks’, Paper Art Now, Bury Art Gallery, Manchester — ‘Let’s Riot, Café Gallery, Southwark Park, London
2005: ‘RCA Secret’, Royal College of Art, London — ‘Interim Show’, Royal College of Art, London — ‘L’Exposition, Cité Internationale’ Des Arts, Paris
2004: ‘Final Degree Show’, University of Brighton

Prizes/Awards
2006: The Printmakers Council Award, The Show, Royal College of Art, London — Short-listed for The Conran Prize, The Show, Royal College of Art, London

Residences
2005: Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

Publications
March 2007, an Magazine — November 2006, Agenda, Wallpaper Magazine (review of New Contemporaries) — November 2006, Art Monthly (review of New Contemporaries) — September 2006, Art Review — September 2006, an Magazine — May 2006, Diversion, Limited Edition Box Set, Royal College of Art, London

Collections
Sir Terence Conran private collection — Private Collections, UK and USA