Sarah Spackman is a contemporary figurative artist, particularly well known for her still life oil paintings. She works from her studio in Oxford that was once a punt building workshop. Strength of drawing, and the subtle and delicate use of colour, are two of the main qualities recognised in her work. Her practice focuses on the principle that good drawing is the basis of good painting and that colour should be used to enhance the organisation and definition of observed space and form. Sarah works in a considered way, based on observation. Her paintings are quiet in their presence but nonetheless powerful and engaging to the viewer. She considers the setting-up of the still life a crucial part of the process - focussing on the objects themselves, how they relate to each other and the space in which they sit.

Sara trained at Byam Shaw School of Art, London, 1978-79, and at Camberwell School of Art, London, from 1979-81. She was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, RBA, in 2019; the Small Paintings Group in 2021 and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, ROI, in 2022.

Sarah’s work is in many private collections worldwide, as well as in the collection of the Allied Irish Bank. Her work has been, and continues to be, exhibited in the Jerwood Drawing Competition; the New English Arts Club; the ROI, the RBA and the Discerning Eye exhibitions. Sara exhibits regularly with several galleries in the UK.