Born in Lismore (1990), Sally Anderson began her undergraduate studies in Visual Art at SCU (2009) before transferring to complete them at COFA in Sydney (2015). In 2017, Sally won the prestigious Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship and completed a 3-month residency at Cite des Arts in Paris. She has also completed the SIM (Association of Icelandic Visual Artists) residency in Reykjavik/Iceland), the Nancy-Fairfax Residency at Tweed Regional Gallery (Murwillumbah NSW), and Umbi-Gumbi Artist Residency (Cuttagee, NSW). Sally has been a finalist in the Sir John Sulman Prize (AGNSW), Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Portia Geach Memorial Award, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Bayside Painting Prize, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Kilgour Prize, Mosman Art Prize and Paddington Art Prize. Sally has had 15 solo exhibitions including Sydney Contemporary Art Fair (2018) and Auckland Art Fair (2021) and has been included in numerous group exhibitions. In 2022, Sally curated Blue Island for BSA Project Space (Mullumbimby NSW), showcasing and juxtaposing 12 contemporary Australian painters. Sally has been featured in publications such as Art Guide, Art Collector, Artist Profile, The Design Files, SMH, The Australian and Byron Arts Mag. Sally's work is held in several collections including Artbank, Australian Catholic University, Tweed Regional Gallery, SCU Collection and private collections in Australia, England, Belgium, Canada, and the USA.

Sally is represented by Edwina Corlette Gallery (Brisbane, Australia) and Nicholas Thompson Gallery (Melbourne, Australia).

CV

Born 1990, Bundjalung Country (Lismore, NSW) Australia
Lives and works in Gadigal Country (Sydney, NSW) Australia

EDUCATION
2015
Bachelor of Fine Art, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney, NSW

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Holding Folding, Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne
Carrying Flood Face Flowers, Edwina Corlette, Brisbane
2022
Mother Mountain Roof Song, Edwina Corlette, Brisbane
Sky Ceiling, Nicholas Thompson Gallery, Melbourne
2021
Seabed Bedspread, Edwina Corlette, Brisbane
Sea Screen Belly, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2020
Bridal Veil Falls, the Window and the Piano Lesson, Edwina Corlette, Brisbane
Arm of the Sea and the Fertile Tree, Tweed Regional Gallery NSW
Bedspread Island, Auckland Art Fair (online) with Edwina Corlette
2019
Blue You Sea Sky, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
Blue and Green Music, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
2018
Self Storage and the Really Real Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
Sleep Sounds Edwina Corlette Gallery at Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks NSW
2017
Beside the Point, Beside Myself, Beside You, Olsen Gallery, Sydney
The Washdown and Salvation Jane, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2015
HOUSE HOLD ME, Wellington St Projects, Sydney
2014
Iceworld, Small Spaces, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, NSW
The Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Gorden, NSW
Very Special Kids - Art With Heart Auction, Melbourne
2022
Blue Island, Byron School of Art, Mullumbimby NSW
Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2021
New work, BEERS London, UK
Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2020
Group Exhibition, Olsen gallery Sydney
Portia Geach Memorial Award, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2019
Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 20 Year Anniversary Exhibition, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Gallery NSW
Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery QLD
New Gallery Show, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2018 
Three Decades Celebrating the Tweed Regional Gallery Collection, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
Melbourne Pop-Up Group Exhibition, Edwina Corlette Gallery
2 x 2, Olsen Gallery Sydney
2017
Colour and Form (Olsen Gallery), Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Carriageworks, Sydney
Group Show (Edwina Corlette Gallery), Sydney Contemporary Art Fair Carriageworks, Sydney
Dirty Filthy Painting BSA Projects Space, Mullumbimby NSW
Kilgour Art Prize Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle NSW
2016
Paddington Art Prize, Woollahra, NSW
Portia Geach Memorial Award, National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Present Tense, Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
So Fresh, Wellington St Projects, Sydney
Studio Wars, Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane
Be Quiet, Blend In, Art Month Sydney, Small Spaces, Sydney New Works, Small Spaces, Sydney
You Are Invited, Watters Gallery, Sydney
Intersecting Archives, SCU Library Exhibition Space, Lismore NSW
2015
11.11.15, Home@375 Gallery, Sydney
Brett Whiteley Scholarship, Finalist show, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney
2014
Iceworld (Solo Exhibition), Small Spaces, Sydney
Bridges of Expansion, SGC International Print Conference, San Francisco, USA
Surface Tension, galleryeight, Sydney
11.01.14, Home@735 Gallery, Sydney
2013
COFA Annual, College of Fine Arts, Sydney
CPM National Print Award, Tweed River Gallery, NSW
2012
STOP PRESS, Beowulf Galleries, Sydney
SCU Acquisitive Artists’ Book Award, Next Galley, Lismore NSW

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2024
Finalist, Bayside Painting Prize, Brighton, VIC
Finalist, Grace Cossington Smith Art Award, NSW
2023
Finalist, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook NSW
Finalist, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, Gorden NSW
2021
Finalist, Sir John Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
2020
Umbi Gumbi Artist Residency, Cuttagee NSW
Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2019
Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Sydney
Finalist, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Caloundra Regional Gallery
Finalist, Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery NSW
2018
Cité internationale des arts Residency, Paris (France)
Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Sydney
2017
Winner, Brett Whiteley Traveling Arts Scholarship
Finalist, Kilgour Prize, Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle NSW
Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence, Tweed Regional Gallery NSW
2016
Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, S.H. Ervin Gallery, Sydney
Finalist, Paddington Art Prize, Woollahra NSW
2015
Runner up, Belle Artstart Award, Sydney
Finalist, Brett Whiteley Traveling Arts Scholarship, Sydney
2014
SIM Artist Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland
2013
Winner, Earle Backen Award, UNSW Art and Design, Sydney
Winner, Nortec Young Artist Award, Tweed Regional Gallery NSW

COLLECTIONS
Australian Catholic University
Artbank
Tweed Regional Gallery, NSW
SCU University Artist Book Archive NSW
SCU University Print Archives NSW
Private collections in Australia, England, Canada and USA