Sally West stands as a prominent figure in contemporary Australian art, renowned for her unique and sought-after creations. Her distinctive style is characterised by the lavish application of paint, resulting in a captivating textural quality that beckons exploration.
With a penchant for subdued colour palettes and a fearless approach to paint application, Sally's work often spills beyond the confines of the canvas. Her talent has earned her a host of accolades, including victories in numerous art competitions and consistent finalist placements in esteemed events. Notable achievements include recognition in the Portia Geach Art Prize at the SH Ervin Gallery, the New South Wales Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, the Paddington Art Prize (2016), the KAAF Prize (2016), EMSLA (2016), Salon Des Refuses (Wynne) Prize, Charlatan Ink Art Prize (Manhattan NYC), and the prestigious Pacific Palms Art Prize, where she claimed victory three times. Her work has also graced exhibitions like the Gosford Art Prize, Mosman Art Prize (2019), and Hornsby Art Prize, among others, cementing her place as a celebrated artist in the contemporary art scene.
Solo Exhibitions:
2021- Sally West, Jag Gallery, Key West, Florida, USA
2020- PINK, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Terrigal
2019- Spring Colours – Sydney, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2019- Lizzie Beach, KAB Gallery, Terrigal
2018- Sally West, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide
2018- All Sorts, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2017- Surf & Snow, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2017- Figurative Focus, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2017- Around Town, Traffic Jam Galleries, Netural Bay
2016- Spring Sydney, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2016- Sally West, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2015- Sally West Plein Air, KAB Gallery, Terrigal
2015- Here And There, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2014- The Art Of Still Life, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2014- One Weekend Only, KAB Gallery, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal
2014- Northern Beaches Local Landscapes, Angel, Queenscliff, Sydney
2013- Impressionist Paintings, Fix 8 Gallery, Freshwater, Sydney
2013- Thread of Light, Artifact Gallery, Manhattan, New York
2013- Eastern Suburbs, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2012- Sally West Solo, CAN Gallery, New Art Centre, Manhattan, New York
2011- Sally West Solo, CAN Gallery, New Art Centre, Manhattan, New York
2011- Northern Beaches, Painters Gallery, Mona Vale
2009- From Dusk to Dawn, Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2009- To Broken Hill and Back, The Arthouse Hotel, Sydney
2009- Local Landscapes, Moby’s, Pacific Palms
2008- Scarlet’s Web, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2008- Coast Meets Country, 240, Forster
2007- What Comes After Drought?, The Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2006- Reflections, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi, Sydney
2004- Solo Exhibition, Love In A Cup, Bondi, Sydney
2003- Inside & Out, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2003- Solo Exhibition, Love In A Cup, Bondi, Sydney
2002- A Hat or A Cat, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
2002- Solo Exhibition, Love In A Cup, Bondi, Sydney
2001- Solo Exhibition, The Lighthouse, Darlinghurst, Sydney
1999- Underwater, Wadi Gallery, Bondi, Sydney
1998- Black and White Series, Love In A Cup, Bondi, Sydney
1998- The Journey, Bondi Pavillion Gallery, Bondi, Sydney
1998- Colour Pastel Series, Love In A Cup, Bondi, Sydney
Group Exhibitions:
2021- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2020- Moments With Nature, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza
2020- Spring Inside And Out, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2020- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2019- Affordable Art And Sculpture, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2019- Mosman Art Society Group Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2019- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2018- Modern Art Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2018- Florabunda, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2018- Harbour Perspectives, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2018- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2018- Works On Paper, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2017- 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2017- Harbouring The Beach, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2017- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2016- Two Views, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2016- 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2016- Mosman Art Society Autumn Show, Hutley Hall, North Sydney
2016- Under The Sun Group Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2016- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2016- End Of Summer Exhibition, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2015- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2015- Terrigal In Bloom, KAB Gallery, Terrigal
2015- 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2014- Group Exhibition, Traffic Jam Galleries, Neutral Bay
2014- Group Exhibition, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2014- Two Views Exhibition, Art Smart Gallery, Seaforth
2014- Mosman Art Society Autumn Show, Hutley Hall, North Sydney
2014- Northern Beaches Inspired Group Show, Painter’s Gallery, Manly
2014- Artists of Mosman 2088 Group Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2014- 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2013- Mosman Art Society Christmas Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2013- Christmas Show, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2013- Christmas Show, Fix 8 Gallery, Freshwater
2013- Group Exhibition (Keeping Company With The Collection), Manly Art Gallery & Museum
2013- Spring Group Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2013- Landscapes Group Exhibition, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2013- St Thomas’ Art Show, St Thomas’ School, Willoughby
2013- Manly Arts Festival Group Exhibition, Manly Community Centre, Manly
2013- Group Exhibition, Gallery 307, NSVA, Northbridge
2013- 9X5 Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Headland Park, Mosman
2013- Osbourne & Grace Gallery, Marina Mirage, QLD
2013- Art Expo New York 2013, NYC
2013- Lindfield Art Festival, Lindfield, Sydney
2012- Red Dot Fair, Soho, New York
2012- New York Art Expo, Chelsea Piers, New York
2012- Holy Family Art Festival, Holy Family School, Lindfield
2011- Small Paintings Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2011- Affordable Art Exhibition, Fellia Melas Gallery, Woollahra
2011- La Magie Du Printemps, Gallerie 64, Hendaye, France
2011- Canasta Group Exhibition, CAN, New York
2010- Group Exhibition, Woollahra Times Art Gallery (Fellia Melas), Woollahra, Sydney
2010- MARB Art 2010 – International Art Fair, Marbella, Spain
2010- Collective Exhibition, Galerie 64 – Atelier, Hendaye, France
2010- Group Exhibition July/Aug, Camden Art Gallery, London
2010- Group Exhibition Jun/July, Camden Art Gallery, London
2010- Art Shopping Carousel Du Louvre, Paris
2010- CANCAN group exhibition, Contemporay Art Network, New York
2009- Group Exhibition, Camden Art Gallery, London
2009- NY Fashion District Arts Festival, Contemporary Art Network Gallery, New York
2009- Fabulous and Fashionable, Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Victoria
2008- Traces of Memory, Ferrara Museum of the Estense Castle, Italy
2008- Out From Down Under and Beyond, Agora Gallery, New York
2007- Out From Down Under and Beyond, Agora Gallery, New York
2006- Fashion Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2006- Life’s Precious Moments, Art Moment Gallery, Bondi
2005- Group Exhibition, My Style, Tuncurry
2004- Group Exhibition, My Style, Tuncurry
2004- How Much Is That Doggie, QVB Building, Sydney (www.howmuchisthatdoggie.com.au)
2003- Tim Hill Stable, Swiss Grande Hotel, Bondi
2002- IM Fashions Charity Auction, MCA, Sydney
2002- Christmas Show, Hill On Hargrave Gallery, Paddington
2002- Mooving Art - www.cowparade.net, public spaces around Australia. Auctioned later.
2001- Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2001- Group Exhibition, Flying Pig Precinct Gallery, Berry
2001- 8th International Art Works On Paper Fair, Byron Kennedy Hall, Fox Studios, Sydney
2001- On The Beach, Bondi Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2001- Group Exhibition, Charles Smith Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2000- Rising Stars, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
2000- Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi Junction
1999- Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998- Christmas Show, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
1998- Red Exhibition, Global Gallery, Paddington
1997- Global Arts Factory, Global Gallery, Paddington
1997- Ascending Artists, Wadi Gallery, Bondi
Art Prizes:
2023- Lethbridge Small Scale Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, QLD
2023- Doyle's Art Award, Mudgeeraba, QLD
2023 Fairholme Open Art Prize, Toowoomba, QLD
2023 Salon Des Refuses,Lethbridge Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2023 Harden Art Prize, Murrumburrah Courthouse, Murrumburrah NSW
2023 John Villiers Outback Art Prize, Outback Regional Gallery, Winton QLD
2023 Collie Art Prize, Collie Art Gallery, Collie, WA
2022- Finalist John Villiers Outback Art Prize
2021- Finalist Blue Thumb Art Prize
2021- Finalist Blacktown City Art Prize
2021- Finalist MSC Maritime Art Prize
2021-Finalist Georges River Art Prize
2021- National Capital Art Prize, Federation Square, ACT
2021- Lethbridge Small Scale Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, QLD
2021- Salon Des Refuses, Lethbridge Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2021- Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham Art Gallery, Wyndham, Victoria
2020- The Vincent Art Prize, Duck Rabbit Gallery, Redfern
2020- ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission To Seafarers, Docklands, VIC
2020- Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford
2020- Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville QLD
2020- Gallipoli Art Prize, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Sydney
2019- FINALIST John Villiers Outback Art Prize, Outback Regional Gallery, Winton QLD
2018- FINALIST - Greenway Art Prize, Art Est. Gallery and Art School, Leichardt
2018- FINALIST - Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery, Campbelltown
2018- WINNER – Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307 Art School, Northbridge
2018- FINALIST – Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill, Sydney
2018- FINALIST – Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville QLD
2018 FINALIST – Wyndham Art Prize, Wyndham, Victoria
2017- WINNER - Cliftons Art Prize, Cliftons, Sydney
2017- FINALIST - Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2017- FINALIST - Hornsby Art Prize, Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2017- FINALIST - Greenway Art Prize, Art Est. Gallery and Art School, Leichardt
2017- FINALIST – Georges River Art Prize, Hurstville Museum and Gallery, Hurstville
2017- FINALIST - Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown Regional Art Gallery, Campbelltown
2017- FINALIST - Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2017- WINNER – Northbridge Art Prize, Painting Section, NSVA, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2017- FINALIST, NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2017- FINALIST, ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, Docklands, VIC
2017- FINALIST, Manning Art Prize, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree
2017- FINALIST, Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2017- WINNER, People’s Choice Award, Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art
Gallery, Broken Hill
2017- FINALIST, Lethbridge Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2017- FINALIST, Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, Muswellbrook
2017- FINALIST, North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre, Waverton, Sydney
2016- FINALIST, KAAF Art Prize, Korean Culture Centre, Sydney
2016- FINALIST, Blacktown City Art Prize, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2016- FINALIST, Hornsby Art Prize, Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2016- FINALIST, Eutick Memorial Still Life Award (EMSLA), Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
2016- FINALIST, Paddington Art Prize, Queen Street, Woollahra
2016- FINALIST, Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2016- FINALIST, ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, VIC
2016- FINALIST, NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2016- FINALIST, Warringah Art Prize, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2016- FINALIST, Kogarah Art Prize, Kogarah Library and Cultural Centre, Kogarah, Sydney
2016- FINALIST, Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD
2016- FINALIST Fleurieu Food + Wine Art Prize, McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Visitor Centre
2015- Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2015- Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2015- Warringah Art Prize, Warringah Creative Space, Curl Curl
2015- Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2015- Pirtek Still Life Art Prize, Bowral Art Gallery, Bowral
2015- WINNER – Mayor’s Prize, Waverley Art Prize, Waverley-Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2015- Outback Open Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill
2015- NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2015- Lethbridge Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2014- WINNER – Painting Section, Hornsby Art Prize, Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2014- Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2014- Gosford Art Prize, Gosford Regional Gallery, Gosford, NSW
2014- WINNER – Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307, Northbridge
2014- Highly Commended - ANL Maritime Art Awards, The Mission to Seafarers, Docklands, VIC
2014- Redland Art Awards, Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland, QLD
2014- Outback Open Art Prize, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill
2014- Hunters Hill Art Prize, Hunters Hill Town Hall, Hunters Hill, Sydney
2014- Stanthorpe Art Prize, Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Stanthorpe, QLD
2013- WINNER of Painting Category, Hornsby Art Prize, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, Hornsby
2013- Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Freemans Reach
2013- Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2013- Northbridge Art Prize, Gallery 307, NSVA, Northbridge
2013- Waverley Art Prize, Waverley-Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2013- NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize
2012- Redlands Art Awards, Cleveland, QLD
2012- Waverley Art Prize, Waverley Woollahra Art School, Bondi
2012- WINNER - Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre
2012- Salon Des Refuses (Wynne), SH Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney
2011- Hawkesbury Art Prize, Purple Noon Gallery, Freemans Reach
2011- Portia Geach Art Prize, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney
2011- Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2011- WINNER Landscape Section – Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms
2011- Charlatan Ink Art Prize, Manhattan, New York City
2011- Prometheus Art Award, Merrimac, QLD
2010- WINNER - Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre
2009- Media 3. Art Biennial, London (Awarded Honorable Award/Diploma of Excellence)
2009- Societe Nationale Des Beaux-Arts SNBA Salon, Paris (Awarded Special Prix)
2009- Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre
2009- Palm Art Award, Art Domain Gallery, Leipsig, Germany
2008- Country Energy Art Prize, “Countryscapes”, Wentworth Gallery, Sydney
2008- Country Energy Art Prize, “Countryscapes”, Broken Hill Regional Gallery
2008- Corangamarah Art Prize, con.ceit ’08, Barongarook, Victoria
2008- Small Works Art Prize, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2007- Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2006- Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2005- Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2005- Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2004- Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2003- Pacific Palms Art Prize, Pacific Palms Community Centre, Pacific Palms
2003- Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
2001- Alexander Berry Art Prize, Berry School of the Arts, Berry
1997- Waverley Art Prize, Bondi Public School, Bondi
1976- WINNER - Australia Post Art Competition
Manyung Gallery Flinders & Sorrento