Jun 29, 2020 21:30 Sara Byers Artist / Musician

Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Sara Byers is a London based artist, musician and museum educator.  Her practice can best be described as based on the ‘truth to materials’ tenet of modern architecture, which holds that any material should be used where it is most appropriate and that its nature should not be hidden, disguised, or concealed.  From reclaimed and recycled material, to food products, metal, wood, plastics, resins and textiles, Sara’s practice creates the fantastical from the mundane while addressing wider issues of empire, class and accessibility. Sara holds a BA from Camberwell and an MA from the RCA in Fine Art Sculpture. She was a Fellow in Sculpture at The Cheltenham Art College and at The University of Glamorgan. She was awarded the SOGAT Prize, The K-Foundation prize by Rachel Whiteread, and has exhibited in the UK and Europe. Sara has taught on many courses, both in the UK and internationally, and is an artist-educator regularly working for Museums and Galleries, delivering Master Drawing Classes at UCL, and devising education projects for the V&A and The Saatchi Gallery. Articulate is a podcast for students of art that I have started in order to create an archive and a community for them to dip into for ideas and inspiration. I speak with artists across continents and genres about themselves and how they see their art in today’s world context.