Historical information

Sarah ANDERSON (1984- )
Born Ararat, Victoria

Sarah Anderson is a ceramic artist currently completing her tertiary education at Federation University, and upon completion intends to study for a post-graduate teaching qualification. Influences on Sarah’s work range greatly, from historical Mexican tilework to delicate pinched porcelain sculpture. Barbara Hepworth, Constantin Brancusi and Jun Kaneko continue to be great sources of inspiration for Sarah’s final year of studies, for their challenging looks at shape, form and colour in their ceramic work. Sarah’s current ceramic practice involves exploring organic shapes in brightly coloured finishes. At once the shapes are earthy and vaguely figurative, an exploration of three dimensional shape and how our minds seek to align them with familiar forms. Her colour treatments are designed to create a dichotomy between shape and colour, inviting the viewer to apply their own meaning to the works.
In future, Sarah hopes to combine her love for art history and education with her art practice in a fulfilling career.

Sarah Anderson completed a Bachelor Visual Arts (Ceramics) at the Federation University Arts Acadamy in 2017.

Physical description

Three earthernware sculptures with mid-fired underglaze treatment. An airplant is attached to one of the items.

This work won the 2017 Federation University 3D Art Acquisition award.

Inscriptions & markings

On each base 'Sarah Anderson'