about
Image by Christopher Allery (@clallery)
Sara is an Italian Australian artist based in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. They are passionate about using photography as a medium for creating connections, provoking critical reflection and telling stories. Sara's personal work revolves around concepts such as identity, culture, nostalgia, migration, class, gender and the beauty in the small stuff.
Also an (ex) social worker, Sara uses photography as a means of social and political commentary outside of the constraints of the ngo and government sectors.
Sara's professional work focuses on portraiture, artwork archival, event documentation and product shots. They are currently working as a freelance photographer and framer at Chapman and Bailey in Mparntwe/Alice Springs.
Sara's work is held in private collections around so called Australia.
selected exhibitions, awards and publications
Shortlisted in the Emerging Artist Category in the Australian Photography Awards 2022
Emerging Works category for the Nov 2022 - Jan 2023 The Annual Issue of Capture Magazine Publication
Journal of Australian Ceramics November 2022 Publication
Issue 5 of Galah Press Magazine Publication
The Design Files article 2022 featuring artist Zak Tilley Publication
ccp salon award, centre for contemporary photography (ccp), group exhibition, naarm/melbourne, 2022
zenith, yarra sculpture gallery, group exhibition, naarm/melbourne, 2021
it's still life, geelong artspace, group exhibition, geelong, 2021
ccp salon award, centre for contemporary photography (ccp), group exhibition, naarm/melbourne, 2020
raggaty fringe festival, raggaty fringe, group exhibition, mparntwe/alice springs, 2019
tra gli spazi (in between spaces), solo exhibition, balkon art incubator, naarm/melbourne, 2018