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<\/div>SARAH GUPPY \u2013 AUCKLAND<\/span> Artist Sarah Guppy is a painter, potter and gilder living and working in Auckland, New Zealand, where she was born. <\/span><\/p> Sarah Guppy\u2019s paintings <\/a>are held in several private collections internationally and she has participated in numerous group and solo shows in both the UK and New Zealand.<\/p> Her gilding <\/a>work has adorned high-profile buildings and interiors in the UK and in Auckland.<\/p> Her clay figurines and pottery <\/a>are sold through select New Zealand retail outlets, as well as private commissions.<\/p> <\/p><\/div><\/p> <\/p> \u00a0My career as a painter began in 1973, when I studied fine art at the Auckland Society of Arts, and then graphic design at the Auckland Technical Institute. In 1978 I moved to London where I studied fine art at Morley College under Maggi Hambling (OBE,CBE), a notable teacher and artist. Over the following 18 years I absorbed influences from English and European painting and culture.<\/p> While in London I became an apprentice gilder to Christina Leder, a bespoke frame-maker, who supplied the West End galleries and many Royal Academy painters. I later worked for Carvers and Gilders of Wandsworth, whose work included restorations for the Royal Collection and the National Trust.<\/p> The decorative skills I developed in this work have been incorporated into my work as a painter and, more recently, as a potter.<\/p> In 1996 I returned from London to live in Auckland, where I continue to paint, gild and create with clay. I have an appreciation of the art world from both an artist and an art dealer perspective, having worked as a gallery manager (2000-2002) for the Milford Gallery (formerly in Auckland), following a year as gallery associate.<\/p> <\/p> GIVING RELIEF - Bas Relief works 2017<\/a><\/p> CV\u00a0 - Sarah Guppy<\/a><\/p>
PAINTER, POTTER, GILDER<\/b><\/p>