BIOGRAPHY
Sarah Quick is an Irish-Canadian artist based in County Laois, Ireland. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction) from Mount Allison University in Canada.
Her work “Another Day” was selected by the National Portrait Gallery, London as part of The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026.
Her paintings are also showing in Roch20 Gallery in Paris as part of A Thousand Monkeys’ curated show No One Belongs Here More Than You.
Her practice is deeply rooted in exploring boundary, identity, and the tension between what is “self” and “other.”
“Liminal Lines" a solo exhibition will open in Dunamaise Arts Centre on November 6, 2026.
“The Struggle” is a multi-panel installation that investigates the divisions we impose — between humankind and nature, conscious and unconscious, individuation and unity.
Her solo show “The Struggle” was presented at K Fest, while other group shows include “Ancestral Houses” (Beijing), “Bloodroot” (The Hague), and St. Brigid’s Day themed exhibitions in Dublin, London, and Berlin.
Sarah is the recipient of several distinctions, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Award and the John P. Asimakos Award in Painting. She has also been awarded residencies including Tyrone Guthrie, Shankhill Castle and Burren College of Art.
In addition to painting, Sarah practices life drawing at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin.
EDUCATION
2002 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (with Distinction), Mount Allison University, NB, Canada.
EXHIBITIONS
2026 - No One Belongs Here More Than You - Roch20 Gallery, Paris.
2026 - The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award - The Wardwick at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
2026 - The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award - National Portrait Gallery, London.
2025 - Dunamaise Arts Centre Open Annual Exhibition - Portlaoise, Ireland.
2025 - The Art Riddler Group Exhibition - Dublin, Ireland.
2025 - RHA Annual Open Submission Exhibition - Dublin, Ireland.
2025 - “Bloodroot” - Group exhibition, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands.
2025 - Sir William Orpen Prize Shortlist - Dublin, Ireland.
2024 - ‘Lapis Lazuli” - The Hamilton gallery, Sligo, Co. Sligo Ireland.
2023 - “Ancestral Houses” - Irish Embassy, Beijing, China.
2022 - “Lapis Lazuli” - Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
2021 - “Meditations in a Time of Civil War” - Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Co Sligo, Ireland.
2020 - “Among the School Children” - Group Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Ireland.
2019 - “1919 Exhibition” - Group exhibition. Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Ireland.
2019 – “The Wild Ones”– Group exhibition. Studio 10, Dublin, Ireland.
2019 – “St. Brigid’s Day Exhibition”– Group exhibition. Irish Consulate, Berlin, Germany.
2019 – “St. Brigid’s Day Exhibition”– Group exhibition. Department of Agriculture, Dublin, Ireland.
2019 – “St. Brigid’s Day Exhibition”– Group exhibition. Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
2019 – “St. Brigid’s Day Exhibition” – Curated group exhibition. 12 StarGallery, London, England.
2017 – “Crazy Jane”– Group exhibition. Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
2016 – “The Struggle”– K-fest Arts Festival, featured exhibition. Kilorglan, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
2016 – “A Terrible Beauty is Born” – Group exhibition. Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
2016 - “The Struggle” - Solo exhibition. CHQ Building, Dublin.
2012 - “Latency” – Engage Studio Members. The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Group Exhibition curated by Michaele Cutaya.
2012 - “Apposite Extravaganza: Cheating Progress” - Contemporary visual art exhibition as part of the Volvo Ocean Race, Exchange House, Galway Ireland, curated by Jim Ricks.
2012 “Willow Art Exhibition” - The Bright LIfe Gallery, curated exhibition, Greystones Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
2012 - “Annual Members Show”- 126 Gallery, group exhibition, Galway Ireland.
2011 - “The Struggle”– Solo exhibition. Burren College of Art, Main Gallery, Ballyvaughan Co. Clare, Ireland.
2010 - “Delicate” – Solo exhibition. Red Brick Cafe, Guelph ON.
2010 - “Artsinform Guelph” – Juried exhibition. Guelph University Library, Guelph ON.
2003 - “Fresh Paint” – Trinity Galleries, group exhibition, St John NB (invitational).
2002 - “Mount Allison Graduation Exhibition” – Owens Art Gallery, group exhibition, Sackville NB.
2002 - “On the Body: Recent Works by Bev Gallant and Sarah Quick” – START Gallery, solo exhibition, Sackville NB (juried).
2001 - “Turn of the Century Vienna Symposium” – Young Bell Conservatory of Music, group exhibition, Sackville NB.
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS and RESIDENCIES
2026 - The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award
2026 - Tyrone Guthrie Residency, Laois County Council Award
2025 - Sir William Orpen Prize Shortlisted
2014 - Shankhill Castle Residency
2011 - Burren College of Art Residency
2010 - Artsinform Guelph Juried Award
2002 - Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award
2002 - John P. Asimakos Award in Painting
2001 - Levinia Estabrookes Scholarship in Fine Arts
2001 - University Scholarship, Mount Allison University
2001 - J.E.A. Crake Scholarship in the Humanities