Sarah Pickering

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Sarah Pickering (born 1972) is a British visual artist working with photography [1] and related media including 3D scanning and digital rendering, performance, [2] appropriated objects and print. Her artist statement says she is interested in "fakes, tests, hierarchy, sci-fi, explosions, photography and gunfire." [3] She is based in London.

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Pickering's book Explosions, Fires and Public Order was published by Aperture in 2010. She has had solo exhibitions at Meessen De Clercq, Brussels (2009), [4] Ffotogallery, Wales (2009), [5] Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago (MoCP, 2010), [6] and Durham Art Gallery (2013); [7] and was included in Manifesta 11 in Zurich (2016). [8] Her work is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; MoCP, Chicago, IL; and North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC.

She is a part-time Associate Professor in fine art media at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. [9] [10]

Life and work

Pickering was born and raised in Durham, England, and attended Belmont Comprehensive School and Durham Sixth Form Centre. [11] After a foundation course in art and design at Newcastle College (1991–1992), she was awarded a BA (Hons.) in photographic studies at the University of Derby (1992–1995), and a MA in photography at the Royal College of Art (2003–2005). [12] [13]

Her artist statement says she is interested in "fakes, tests, hierarchy, sci-fi, explosions, photography and gunfire." [3]

Based in London, she is a part-time teaching fellow in fine art media at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. [9] [10]

"Match, 2015", was a 38 metre long public artwork installed at Castlegate Shopping Centre, Stockton-on-Tees between 2016 and 2017. [14] [15]

Publications

Books by Pickering

Publications with contributions by Pickering

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Collections

Pickering's work is held in the following permanent collections:

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