Exploring fractured narratives, Sarah Lederman’s paintings revisit memories of past places, people and moments. Varying motifs appear fleetingly across the surface of her paintings, from a bouquet of flowers to a couple engaged in an intimate moment. Imagery is sourced from art history, medieval manuscripts, erotic illustrations and more recently, generated using artificial intelligence before being rendered in oil paint. Lederman’s characters can take the form of grotesque animal hybrids or human bodies engulfed in sensual pleasure; often whimsical they can be both erotic and repellent. Whilst her works often begin as drawings, the layers of paint eventually pervade and the figurative elements fade into the background.

Sarah Lederman’s work is held in international collections including the David Roberts Art Collection, London; Newhall Art Collection, Cambridge, as well as private collections in the UK, USA, Hong Kong, Italy and South Korea. She has exhibited with the The Women’s Art Collection, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge; Centre for Recent Drawing, London; Kay Saatchi, London; Hopper Projects, Los Angeles; Canopy Collections, London; Sawyer Yard, Texas. In 2009 she was recipient of The Catlin Art Prize for emerging artists in the UK.