Arts Practice -

Sarah Hewer is a contemporary West Australian artist whose work explores dichotomies of self and femininity, often through the lens of the natural world. A mapping of emotional landscapes, her work is grounded in themes of memory, perception, truth and identity.

Intuitive and exploratory, her practice combines the disciplines of photography, drawing, printmaking and mixed media. Be it her large-scale botanical photographs of decaying and broken debris found in nature; or the raw, often flame-made mark making of her abstract prints and drawings. Her practice is underpinned by over two decades of creative practice in Australia and the UK; first as a documentary editor and later as a photographer.

She started making art during her BA in the late 90s, but only exhibited publicly for the first time in 2021. Sarah was a finalist in the 2023 Walyalup / Fremantle Print Award and was selected for BRAG’s South West Art Now (SWAN): A New Constellation in 2024. She has exhibited at Dormilona and Voyager Estate, and has been a regular at Margaret River Region Open Studios.

Sarah lives on Wadandi and Pibelmen Boodja, the Margaret River Region.