Sarah Pickstone

Biography

Sarah Pickstone is a painter who lives and works in London. She works from her studio at Cubitt Artists and shows both in Europe and internationally. Her work is held in many private collections and in the public collections of: The Royal Academy of Arts, Société Générale – UK Collection, Saatchi Collection, The Walker Art Gallery – National Museums Liverpool, The Mercer Art Gallery collection – Yorkshire Museums, and the British School at Rome.

Pickstone studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and was awarded the Rome Scholarship in painting. She spent a year working in Italy, which made a significant impression on her work. Pickstone continues to research and paint in Italy, spending part of the year working in Umbria.

She won the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2012 and was a runner-up in 2004.