Sarah Wheatley
Artist Statement
Wheatley is an artist fascinated by reinvention; she is drawn to understanding the links between history and its place in a contemporary world.
Growing up in rural Lincolnshire, Wheatley developed an intrinsic familiarity with big skies and wide-open spaces, subjects she now frequently returns to in her paintings.
In contrast, a desire to understand urban landscapes created a life-long fascination with the power and scale of city skylines, in particular the regeneration of art deco industrial structures.
Wheatley paints in bold colours and typically on large canvasses, designed to immerse the viewer in the scale of the subjects she paints. Working in acrylics and oils, Wheatley will often use palette knives and credit cards to create an expressive and dynamic energy in her work.
Influences on her work span the impressionist and post-impressionist movements, notably Manet and later Cezanne, and in contrast, contemporary artists including David Hockney, Patrick Caulfield and Edward Ruscha.
Represented by Little Van Gogh and At First Sight Gallery, Wheatley regularly solo exhibits her work in workspaces across London, and at galleries in Cambridgeshire. In 2023, Wheatley was one of ten women artists selected for a specially curated month-long exhibition, celebrating Women’s History Month in Jamestown, Camden.
Recent accolades include being shortlisted for the Cambridgeshire Plein Air Artist of the Year 2026, and chosen as part of the Curators Selection from 3000 international postcards at the 2026 Correspondance exhibition in Paris.