Sarah Jane Hender

Sarah‑Jane Hender (b.1972) studied at the Surrey Institute of Art (1997–2000), Chelsea College of Art (2012), completed the Turps Correspondence Course and then received MA Fine Art Digital at Central St Martins (2022-24). Shortlisted for the Cornerhouse and Clifford Chance Sculpture Awards, Hender has also received the Solo Award at Newbury Corn Exchange in 2011 and was awarded the Cass Art CSM Painting Prize in 2024. Her work is featured in You’re Not Alone, part of the British Council/Poland’s Women in Art 2025 at Muzeum Śląskie, Poland, and has also been shown at BEAF Arts Depot in Boscombe, Dorset.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

"You're Not Alone", shown at B.A.D Depot, the sister show alongside the Museum Slaskie, Katowicach, Poland, highlighting the differing struggles female artists such as discrimination, neuro-divergent, mental health, learning difficulties and working class issues. Final show at Central Saint Martins where I was awarded Cass Art Prize.