Sarah McCloskey is a Western Australian visual artist & illustrator based in Sydney.
For the last decade, Sarah's focus has been on producing intricate drawings that aim to explore human emotion and connection. Her whimsical and engaging portraits of women portray both fragility and strength and often seek to explore the many facets of ones inner and outer self. Another notable feature of Sarah’s work is the use of motifs from the natural world, in particular botanical elements, where she finds constant inspiration from their structure and form to their historical and symbolic meanings.
In recent years Sarah's work has begun to span numerous mediums, from her roots in graphite illustration through various styles and methods of painting and most recently into the world of large-scale public murals. By bringing her work into the public sphere in this manner has seen her start to reconsider her underlying themes and concepts and the way the works can interact with the viewer, and this is something that she continues to explore. She has also begun to venture further into the world of digital illustration and has begun producing entirely digital artworks.
Although commencing a BA (Fine Art) at Curtin University, Sarah is primarily self taught and directs all aspects of her artistic practice and business herself. She has exhibited widely in group shows across Western Australia as well as in select shows in Sydney and overseas.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 - International Womens Day Exhibition • The Stockroom Gallery, Melbourne
2018 - 12x12 • The Stockroom Gallery, Melbourne
2018 - Praise You • Bib & Brace Collective, Brisbane
2018 - 50x50 • Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth
2018 - Animation Reimagined • Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco
2018 - Heartwalk • Black Crow Gallery, Kalgoorlie
2017 - Nowheresville • TOTM Gallery Northbridge
2017 - uPStairs • PSAS, Fremantle
2016 - Restyle, Perth Fashion Festival • Perth
2016 - Making Waves • Studio 281, Maylands
2015 - Chromatic Vol. 1 • Northbridge
2015 - Valley of the Nightflowers • Linton & Kay Galleries, Perth
2015 - FORM Public Salon • Victoria Park
2015 - Re.Discover • Bunbury Regional Art Galleries
2015 - Art of Symphony • State Theatre, Perth
2014 - Ignite the Park • The Butcher Shop, Victoria Park
2013 - See Saw • The Butcher Shop, Northbridge
2012 - Jane Doe • Hole in the Wall Gallery, Fremantle
Solo Exhibitions
2014 - SHE • Sydney
Selected Public Murals
2019 - Wonderwalls Festival, Port Kembla
2018 - Elefant Traks, Marrickville
2018 - The Light Ball, Surry Hills
2018 - Dale James + Co, South Perth
2018 - Heartwalk Festival, Kalgoorlie
2017/18 - QUBE Billboard Campaign, Kwinana
2017 - Rosemount Hotel, North Perth
2016 - Hopscotch Bar, South Perth
2015 - Oxford St, Leederville
Selected Illustration Commissions
2016 - Wild Self Apothecary branding illustration
2015/16 - Urthboy 'The Past Beats Inside Me Like A Second Heartbeat' album artwork
2015 - Virgin Mobile Australia campaign illustration
2013 - Jackie Onassis EP illustration
2013 - Elefant Traks 15th anniversary illustration
2013 - Jimblah 'Phoenix' album artwork
2013 - Luka Lesson 'Future Ancients' book cover illustration
2013 - National Youth Week logo illustration
2013 - Horrorshow EP illustration
2012 - BME Melbourne t-shirt illustration
2012 - Chance Waters 'Infinity' album artwork
