Sarah Yates

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Sarah Yates (born 1987 Blackburn, England) [1] working under the name Faunagraphic, is a British artist, known for painting murals, especially of birds. [2] She also paints on canvas.

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From the age of 16, Yates studied graphic design at college. [2] She has worked in Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Romania, and the United States, [2] and has been featured on the BBC programmes Springwatch [3] and Countryfile . [4]

Her commissions include a 42 feet (13 m) mural of Harry Brearley, on Howard Street, Sheffield, to mark the 100th anniversary of his invention of stainless steel. [5] [6] [2]


MURAL FESTIVAL EVENT LIST  

Derbyshire wildlife Trust, Wild About Derby Event, The Museum of making Derby - 2022 - Painted ( 2 large Peregrine Falcons)

Rise Up Residency, Margate, UK 2022 - Painted - ( Large Heron )

Heart of Glass - Parr St Helens 2022 - Painted - ( Woodpecker amongst Nature and Glass orb )

Possibilities , Heywood Manchester UK 2021 - Painted - (Firecrest and Goldfinch )

Gravity Festival - Paris - Notorious brand France 2021 - Painted (Great Tit & Painted Lady Butterfly )

London Mural Festival, Walthamstow 2021 - Painted (Kestrel and magnolia Flowers )

BBC Countryfile mural 2020

Culpeer for Change Mural - Plovdiv 2019

Cheltenham Mural Festival 2019

GARGAR Festival Penelles Catalonia - 2019 - Painted ( Eagle on collaboration wall with Rocket01 )

Habitat - GRAFFPOST - Mural Project - Sofia Bulgaria 2019

Woodside Festival - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust 2018

Graffpost Mural project - Sofia Bulgaria 2018

Camden London - 2017

Fun City - Varna Bulgaria - 2017

We All Write Festival - Ahtopol Bulgaria 2017

Feature Walls - Sheffield UK 2016

Blackburn Openwalls UK 2016

Urban collectiors - Bucharest Romania 2016

Endangered 13 - Humannature Art - London Tower Hamlets

Waxwings - New Horizons - Stoke on Trent

My Wild - Tatton Flower Show ( installation ) 2015

Sand Sea Spray Blackpool 2014

Sprayport Festival - Southport  2014

Halle Germany - 2014

Private Client Projects

Knowhow Offices - Sheffield Uk 2014

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References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Yates". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rhind-Tutt, Louise (9 May 2017). "Faunagraphic: the female Sheffield street artist inspiring a new generation". iNews. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Springwatch 2007, Episode 3". Springwatch. Episode 3. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Countryfile's Inspirational Women". Countryfile. 30 December 2018. BBC One . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Harry Brearley". Street Art Sheffield. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Faunagraphic: Female street artist capturing the elegance and grace of birds". Life & Soul Magazine. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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