Sarah Harvie: Bio

Sarah graduated in 1996 with a BA in fine art & Sculpture with Honours, from the Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Fine Art, England. Sarah is a practicing artist, represented by McLemoi Gallery, Sydney. She teaches art part-time for Reverse Garbage’s creative workshops, and Art-Est Art School Sydney. She has received both private and government grants to develop and teach art & design programs for youth and adults, and is passionate about programs that utilize creativity through play. Sarah has the ability to inspire and develop confidence in her students and facilitate the progression from play to the process of design and realisation. Sarah has over 15 years experience in the design and manufacture of inflatable sculptures. Which incorporate the visual, interactive and functional elements of the medium. She works through the entire design process from conceptualisation to the completion, as well as the installation of works. She has a wide experience of working collaboratively to realise a shared vision through the development of visual and interactive displays. She is passionate about the development of new and exciting sculptural experiences that brings people in contact with shifting perspectives. As well as her Inflatable sculptures, Sarah has worked in a variety of other mediums such as photography, live performance, spoken word, projection mapping, sound-scaping, printmaking, costume and set design, and has explored a number of different materials in her work, such as aluminium, bronze, glass, clay, wax, poly-urethane and rubber. Sarah's works have been exhibited in a range of contexts such as exhibitions, theatres, music venues, festivals on television and circus performance. She has been invited to show her works in exhibition such as Sculpture by the Sea, Australia 2005, 2011 & 2014. Florence Biennale in Florence, Italy 2007, Art of Sydney 2008 and was represented by McLemoi Gallery from 2012 - 2014.