Sally Moore was born in 1962 and grew up in Barry, near Cardiff. She studied in Oxford University's Ruskin School of Art, and later at Birmingham College of Art. She won a prestigious Delfina residency and relocated to London, where she still lives and works. Her numerous awards include the Discerning Eye, Welsh Artist of the Year and the Abbey Scholarship at the British School in Rome.
Early influences included the work of Bonnard, and her scholarship in Rome in 1992/1993 gave her an opportunity to study Giorgione, Titian and Caravaggio.
She uses herself as the model in her paintings as a matter of practicality rather than the work being necessarily autobiographical.
‘Each painting is a mini psychological drama, often absurd, sometimes surreal and invariably humorous. I hope that my paintings may both unsettle and amuse the viewer.’
Collections include :
National Museum and Galleries of Wales, National Library of Wales, Newport Museum and Art Gallery, Contemporary Art Society UK, Contemporary Art Society for Wales, Sunderland Art Gallery, South East Wales Art Association, St. John’s College, Oxford. Private collections worldwide.
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Summer Exhibition / Arddangosfa Haf
Mixed show by all our Artists / Sioe Gymysg gan ein holl Artistiaid 19 Jul - 18 Aug 2024Eleri Mills lives and works in rural Mid Wales, where she was born and raised. She has exhibited worldwide, and her work is in numerous national collections including the National...Read more -
Easter Exhibition / Arddangosfa Pasg
A mixed show of new work by our gallery artists 20 Mar - 7 Apr 2024Celf Gallery is pleased to announce what will become our annual Easter Show. The exhibition highlights work by our gallery artists, including; Shani Rhys James MBE, Kevin Sinnott, Mary Lloyd...Read more -
Opening Exhibition
A mixed exhibition by some of Wales' foremost artists 18 Nov - 23 Dec 2023Thrilled to be presenting our first exhibition at Celf Gallery.Read more
