News
Sally selected as an Associate Member of the Society of Women Artists
April 2025
Sally is honoured to have been selected as an Associate Member of the Society of Women Artists in recognition of the outstanding quality of her work. You can now find her profile on the SWA website. Sally has exhibited with the SWA for the past three years at the Mall Galleries in London, and is delighted to be exhibiting this year as an ASWA. The Society was founded in 1855 and enjoys the royal patronage of HRH Princess Michael of Kent. Amongst notable members was Dame Laura Knight, elected as President of the SWA in 1932, and later becoming the first female elected to full membership of The Royal Academy.
“Hospital Days” series selected for The Society of Women artists’ annual exhibition 2025
March 2025
Sally is delighted to hear that two of her paintings from her “Hospital Days” series have been selected for the 164th Society of Women Artists’ annual exhibition. The paintings will be on display at The Mall Galleries in London from the 24th – 28th June, 2025. More details about the exhibition can be found here. You can read about the series of painting in Sally’s recent article in The Artist Magazine.
Sally writes about life drawing in her latest article for Leisure Painter & The Artist Magazine
March 2025
In her latest article for Leisure Painter & The Artist Magazine (May 2025 edition, published March 2025), Sally describes why life drawing remains an essential part of her practice as a portrait artist.
“Boy with Guitar” pre-selected for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ annual exhibition
February 2025
Sally’s painting “Boy with Guitar” has been pre-selected for this year’s Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ annual exhibition.
Sally’s work long-listed for the National Portrait Gallery’s HSF Portrait Award
January 2025
Sally is thrilled to have been long-listed for the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills’ Portrait Award (formerly the BP award). The second round of judging will take place in February with the shortlist announced in March.
Invitation to draw at the King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
January 2025
In January, Sally was honoured to be one of a dozen creatives invited by The Royal Collection Trust to draw in The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, in response to the the current Drawing the Italian Renaissance exhibition which runs until March 9th 2025 featuring works by Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci.
