Sally West

Sally West is a contemporary Australian artist whose work is widely coveted.

Her application of the paint is incredibly thick which creates an interesting textural surface. She works with a muted palette and bold application of the paint which often spills over the edge of the canvas. Sally West’s most recent body of work from her beach series was painted inspired by and often created at various Australian beaches including Terrigal, Avoca, Freshwater, Manly, Coogee, Maroubra, Bondi, Camp Cove, Blueys, Lizzie & North Curl Curl (NSW).

Sally has won several art prizes and is a regular finalist in many others including the Portia Geach Art Prize (SH Ervin Gallery), New South Wales Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Paddington Art Prize (2016), KAAF Prize (2016), EMSLA (2016), Salon Des Refuses (Wynne) Prize, Charlatan Ink Art Prize (Manhattan NYC), and the Pacific Palms Art Prize (winner 3 years), Gosford Art Prize, Mosman Art Prize (2019), Hornsby Art Prize and many more.

BORN 8/12/71, West Wyalong, NSW

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 PINK, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2019 Spring Colours – Sydney, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2019 Lizzie Beach, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza Terrigal
2018 Sally West, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2018 All Sorts, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2017 Surf & Snow, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2017 Figurative Focus, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2017 Around Town, Traffic Jam Galleries, Netural Bay
2016 Spring Sydney, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2016 Sally West, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2015 Sally West Plein Air, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2015 Here And There, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2014 The Art Of Still Life, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2014 One Weekend Only, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2014 Northern Beaches Local Landscapes, Angel, Queenscliff, Sydney
2013 Impressionist Paintings, Fix 8 Gallery, Freshwater, Sydney
2013 Thread of Light, Artifact Gallery, Manhattan, New York
2013 Eastern Suburbs, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2012 Sally West Solo, CAN Gallery, New Art Centre, Manhattan, New York
2011 Sally West Solo, CAN Gallery, New Art Centre, Manhattan, New York
2011 Northern Beaches, Painters Gallery, Mona Vale
2009 From Dusk to Dawn, Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2009 To Broken Hill and Back, The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
2009 Local Landscapes, Moby’s, Pacific Palms
2008 Scarlet’s Web, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2008 Coast Meets Country, 240, Forster
2007 What Comes After Drought?, The Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2006 Reflections, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi, Sydney
2003 Inside & Out, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2002 A Hat or A Cat, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
1999 Underwater, Wadi Gallery, Bondi, Sydney
1998 The Journey, Bondi Pavillion Gallery, Bondi, Sydney

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2020 Spring Inside and Outside, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2020 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2019 Affordable Art and Sculpture, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2019 Mosman Art Society Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2019 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2018 Modern Art Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2018 Florabunda, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2018 Harbour Perspectives, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2018 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2018 Works On Paper, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2017 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2017 Harbouring The Beach, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2017 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2016 Two Views, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2016 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2016 Mosman Art Society Autumn Show, Hutley Hall, North Sydney
2016 Under The Sun Group Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2016 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2016 End Of Summer Exhibition, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2015 Mosman Art Society 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2015 The Drawing Room, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2015 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2015 Terrigal In Bloom, KAB Gallery, Terrigal
2015 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2014 Group Exhibition, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2014 Group Exhibition, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2014 Two Views Exhibition, Art Smart Gallery, Seaforth
2014 Mosman Art Society Autumn Show, Hutley Hall, North Sydney
2014 Northern Beaches Inspired Group Show, Painter’s Gallery, Manly
2014 Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2014 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2013 Mosman Art Society Christmas Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2013 Christmas Show, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2013 Christmas Show, Fix 8 Gallery, Freshwater
2013 Group Exhibition (Keeping Company With The Collection), Manly Art Gallery & Museum
2013 Spring Group Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2013 Landscapes Group Exhibition, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2013 St Thomas’ Art Show, St Thomas’ School, Willoughby
2013 Manly Arts Festival Group Exhibition, Manly Community Centre, Manly
2013 Group Exhibition, Gallery 307, NSVA, Northbridge
2013 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2013 Osbourne & Grace Gallery, Marina Mirage, QLD
2013 Art Expo New York 2013, NYC
2013 Lindfield Art Festival, Lindfield, Sydney
2012 Red Dot Fair, Soho, New York
2012 New York Art Expo, Chelsea Piers, New York
2012 Holy Family Art Festival, Holy Family School, Lindfield
2011 Small Paintings Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2011 Affordable Art Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2011 La Magie Du Printemps, Gallerie 64, Hendaye, France
2011 Canasta Group Exhibition, CAN, New York
2010 Group Exhibition, Woollahra Times Art Gallery (Fellia Melas), Woollahra, Sydney
2010 MARB Art 2010 – International Art Fair, Marbella, Spain
2010 Collective Exhibition, Galerie 64 – Atelier, Hendaye, France
2010 Group Exhibition July/Aug, Camden Art Gallery, London
2010 Group Exhibition Jun/July, Camden Art Gallery, London
2010 Art Shopping Carousel Du Louvre, Paris
2010 CANCAN group exhibition, Contemporay Art Network, New York
2009 Group Exhibition, Camden Art Gallery, London
2009 NY Fashion District Arts Festival, Contemporary Art Network Gallery, New York
2009 Fabulous and Fashionable, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Victoria
2008 Traces of Memory, Ferrara Museum of the Estense Castle, Italy
2008 Out From Down Under and Beyond, Agora Gallery, New York
2007 Out From Down Under and Beyond, Agora Gallery, New York
2006 Fashion Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2006 Life’s Precious Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2005 Group Exhibition, My Style, Tuncurry
2004 Group Exhibition, My Style, Tuncurry
2004 How Much Is That Doggie, QVB Building, Sydney (www.howmuchisthatdoggie.com.au)
2003 Tim Hill Stable, Swiss Grande Hotel, Bondi
2002 IM Fashions Charity Auction, MCA, Sydney
2002 Christmas Show, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington
2002 Mooving Art – www.cowparade.net, public spaces around Australia. Auctioned later.
2001 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2001 Group Exhibition, Flying Pig Precinct Gallery, Berry
2001 8th International Art Works On Paper Fair, Byron Kennedy Hall, Fox Studios, Sydney
2001 On The Beach, Bondi Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2001 Group Exhibition, Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2000 Rising Stars, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2000 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
1999 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998 Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998 Red Exhibition, Global Gallery, Paddington
1997 Global Arts Factory, Global Gallery, Paddington
1997 Ascending Artists, Wadi Gallery, Bondi

AWARDS/PRIZES
2021 SALON DES REFUSES – Lethbridge Landscape Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2021 FINALIST – Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham, Victoria
2020 FINALIST – Vincent Art Prize, Duck Rabbit Gallery, Redfern
2020 FINALIST – ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, Docklands, VIC
2020 FINALIST – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2020 FINALIST – Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville QLD
2020 FINALIST – Gallipoli Art Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Sydney
2019 FINALIST – Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery, Campbelltown
2019 FINALIST – Georges River Art Prize, Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville
2019 FINALIST – ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, Docklands, VIC
2019 FINALIST – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2019 FINALIST – Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2019 FINALIST – Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307 Art School, Northbridge
2019 FINALIST – Northern Beaches Art Prize, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2019 FINALIST – Vincent Art Prize, Duck Rabbit Gallery, Redfern
2019 FINALIST – Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill, Sydney
2019 FINALIST – John Villiers Outback Art Prize, Outback Regional Gallery, Winton QLD
2018 FINALIST – Greenway Art Prize, Art Est. Gallery and Art School, Leichardt
2018 FINALIST – Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery, Campbelltown
2018 WINNER – Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307 Art School, Northbridge
2018 FINALIST – Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill, Sydney
2018 FINALIST – Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville QLD
2018 FINALIST – Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham, Victoria
2017 WINNER – Cliftons Art Prize, Cliftons, Sydney
2017 FINALIST – Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2017 FINALIST – Hornsby Art Prize, Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2017 FINALIST – Greenway Art Prize, Art Est. Gallery and Art School, Leichardt
2017 FINALIST – Georges River Art Prize, Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville
2017 FINALIST – Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery, Campbelltown
2017 FINALIST – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2017 WINNER – Northbridge Art Prize, Painting Section, NSVA, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2017 FINALIST – NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2017 FINALIST – ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, Docklands, VIC
2017 FINALIST – Manning Art Prize, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree
2017 FINALIST – Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2017 WINNER, People’s Choice Award, Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art
Gallery, Broken Hill
2017 FINALIST – Lethbridge Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2017 FINALIST – Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, Muswellbrook
2017 FINALIST – North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre, Waverton, Sydney
2016 FINALIST – KAAF Art Prize, Korean Culture Centre, Sydney
2016 FINALIST – Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2016 FINALIST – Hornsby Art Prize, Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2016 FINALIST – Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA), Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
2016 FINALIST – Paddington Art Prize, Queen Street, Woollahra
2016 FINALIST – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2016 FINALIST – ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, VIC
2016 FINALIST – NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2016 FINALIST – Warringah Art Prize, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2016 FINALIST – Kogarah Art Prize, Kogarah Library and Cultural Centre, Kogarah, Sydney
2016 FINALIST – Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD
2016 FINALIST – Fleurieu Food + Wine Art Prize, McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Visitor Centre
2015 SEMI-FINALIST – KAAF Art Prize, Korean Cultural Centre, Sydney
2015 FINALIST – Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2015 FINALIST – Hornsby Art Prize, Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2015 FINALIST – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2015 FINALIST – Northbridge Art Prize, NSVA, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2015 FINALIST – Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2015 FINALIST – Warringah Art Prize, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2015 FINALIST – Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2015 FINALIST – Pirtek Still Life Prize, Bowral Art Gallery, Bowral
2015 WINNER – Mayor’s Prize, Waverley Art Prize, Waverley-Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2015 FINALIST – Outback Open Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill
2015 FINALIST – NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2015 FINALIST – Lethbridge Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2014 WINNER – Painting Section, Hornsby Art Prize, Hornsby
2014 FINALIST – Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2014 FINALIST – Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2014 WINNER – Northbridge Art Prize, NSVA, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2014 HIGHLY COMMENDED – ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, VIC
2014 FINALIST – Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, QLD
2014 FINALIST – Outback Open Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill
2014 FINALIST – Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill, Sydney
2014 FINALIST – Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD
2013 WINNER – Painting Category, Hornsby Art Prize, Hornsby
2013 FINALIST – Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Freemans Reach
2013 FINALIST – Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2013 FINALIST – Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307, NSVA, Northbridge
2013 FINALIST – Waverley Art Prize, Waverley-Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2013 FINALIST – NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2012 FINALIST – Redlands Art Awards, Cleveland, QLD
2012 FINALIST – Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2012 WINNER – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre
2012 FINALIST – Salon Des Refuses (Wynne), SH Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney
2011 FINALIST – Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Freemans Reach
2011 FINALIST – Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2011 FINALIST – Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2011 WINNER – Landscape Section – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms
2011 FINALIST – Charlatan Ink Art Prize, Manhattan, New York City
2011 FINALIST – Prometheus Art Award, Merrimac, QLD
2010 WINNER – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre
2009 FINALIST – Media 3. Art Biennial, London
(Awarded Honorable Award/Diploma of Excellence)
2009 FINALIST – Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts SNBA Salon, Paris (Awarded Special Prix)
2009 FINALIST – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre
2009 FINALIST – Palm Art Award, Art Domain Gallery, Leipsig, Germany
2008 FINALIST – Country Energy Art Prize, ÒCountryscapesÓ, Wentworth Gallery, Sydney
2008 FINALIST – Country Energy Art Prize, “Countryscapes”, Broken Hill Regional Gallery
2008 FINALIST – Corangamarah Art Prize, con.ceit ’08, Barongarook, Victoria
2008 FINALIST – Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2007 FINALIST – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2006 FINALIST – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2005 FINALIST – Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2005 FINALIST – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2004 FINALIST – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2003 FINALIST – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2003 FINALIST – Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2001 FINALIST – Alexander Berry Art Prize, Berry School of the Arts, Berry
1997 FINALIST – Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
1976 WINNER – Australia Post Art Competition