Sarah Ball

Sarah Ball in conversation with Phillip Edward Spradley, cultural producer, discussing her artistic practice, recent projects, and studio processes.

Sarah Ball features in the group exhibition Being There, which showcases four Thomas Gainsborough portraits alongside 18 British contemporary artists working in portraiture today.

X Museum presents its third collection exhibition, titled Portrait of a Man, featuring male figures created by 61 international contemporary artists in recent years. Departing from a historical review of male portraiture, the exhibition delves into the complexities and multifaceted implications of male image and identity and explores how contemporary artists learn and unlearn from the past.

'Infinite Woman' investigates a spectrum of female stereotypes, and their relationship to art. Ideas of the siren, mother, goddess, demon, caregiver and lover, among others, are explored, examined and disrupted.

Contemporary collecting explores the relationship between the British Museum's contemporary and historical collections .

Themes of gender, identity, and individualism are examined through a lens of empathy and respect, offering a new way to consider preconceived notions of how we—and others—present to the world within the context of society and culture today.

Join us on Saturday 9 March, 6–8pm at our New York gallery for a special performance by Grammy nominated tenor Nicholas Phan and Lutenist Joshua Stauffer. Their program is inspired by Sarah Ball's solo exhibition 'Tilted', as part of our new event series, InterPlay.⁠ ⁠

Born in South Yorkshire and based in Cornwall, the British artist paints family friends, people she meets through street casting and young urban dwellers she finds on Instagram. 

Group exhibition 'I'm Stepping High, I'm Drifting, and There I Go Leaping' at Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art features 65 works by 49 female and gender-nonconforming artists around the world. Curated by Weng Xiaoyu, the presentation focuses primarily on the medium of painting and works made in the past five years.

This catalogue was published on the occasion of Sarah Ball's solo exhibition at Stephen Friedman Gallery in 2022. Designed by Atelier Dyakova, the monograph spans the last five years of the artist’s practice and features essays by Flavia Frigeri (curator, National Portrait Gallery, London) and Philomena Epps (writer)

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a group exhibition at Art Basel.

Art on a Postcard has launched its second guest postcard auction in collaboration with War Child. 

'From the Ashes' is a project launched in aid of the Amazon. Migrate Art have created art materials, like paint, ink, pigment and pastels, with ashes salvaged from deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, and have commissioned contemporary artists to use these to create works. The artworks will be auctioned at Christie's in aid of Migrate's work. 

For Frieze Seoul 2023, Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition that explores the power and instability of contemporary portraiture.

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a group exhibition at Art Basel 2023.

We are pleased to share some of our latest public acquisitions, spanning globally significant collections in Asia, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.

Presenting rotating exhibitions and viewable storage of the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, The Bunker showcases a wide range of contemporary art by both well-known and emerging artists, displayed alongside iconic pieces of furniture and other curiosities. The collection champions emerging, and at times, overlooked artists, especially in the early stages of their careers, and so the Bunker offers insight into a truly unique collection.

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a group exhibition of artists from its roster for Art Basel Miami Beach. Bringing together new sculptures, paintings and works on paper, the exhibition demonstrates the global breadth of the gallery programme. Incorporated in the exhibition will be a separate solo presentation for Kabinett by Japanese artist Izumi Kato.

'Being In the World' marks the tenth anniversary of Long Museum. Curated by Iwona Blazwick, the group show is conceived as an artistic celebration of returning to 'the world' in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.⁠

Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a group exhibition focused on painting for West Bund Art & Design 2022. The exhibition explores how each artist interprets the medium – from the precise, observational quality of Ball and Walker’s paintings to Forrester’s energetic brushstrokes, Shonibare’s exuberant hand-painted ‘batik’ patterns and the imaginary narratives created by Andersson and Rothenstein.

Stephen Friedman Gallery brings together artists Mamma Andersson, Leilah Babirye, Sarah Ball, Denzil Forrester, Hulda Guzmán, Deborah Roberts, Anne Rothenstein, Jiro Takamatsu and Caroline Walker for the first ever edition of Frieze Seoul. Each artist represents unique perspectives on figuration and landscape with new paintings and sculptures.

We are delighted to present a panel discussion on Friday 22 July, 5-6pm (BST) chaired by Katy Hessel (art historian and founder of The Great Women Artists) featuring artists Kenturah Davis, Genevieve Gaignard, Deborah Roberts and Amy Sherald.

On the occasion of the institution’s 30th anniversary, Kunstmuseum Bonn presents a comprehensive survey of its collection of contemporary art across twenty rooms. ‘Space for imaginative actions’ offers fresh perspectives on key figures, movements and subjects, as well as showcasing some of the world’s most innovative contemporary artists.

For Art Basel Miami Beach 2021, Stephen Friedman Gallery brings together works by key artists from its programme in a presentation that includes painting, sculpture, textile and drawing. Featuring Marina Adams, Melvin Edwards, Tom Friedman, Wayne Gonzales, Jim Hodges and Deborah Roberts (American); Mamma Andersson (Swedish); Leilah Babirye (Ugandan), Yinka Shonibare CBE RA (British-Nigerian), Denzil Forrester (British-Grenadian), Jonathan Baldock, Sarah Ball, Holly Hendry and David Shrigley (British); Jeffrey Gibson (Choctaw-Cherokee); Juan Araujo (Venezuelan); Tonico Lemos Auad and Luiz Zerbini (Brazilian).

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to return to West Bund Art & Design in Shanghai with a group presentation centred on painting. This selection is characterised by a focus on expressive forms and dynamic use of colour. Artists include Marina Adams, Mamma Andersson, Leliah Babirye, Sarah Ball, Lisa Brice, Ilona Keserü, Yinka Shonibare CBE RA, Caroline Walker and Luiz Zerbini. 

TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art is an annual contemporary art auction held in the Richard Meier-designed Rachofsky House in Dallas, benefitting both the Dallas Museum of Art and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.

On the occasion of its twenty-fifth year at Art Basel, Stephen Friedman Gallery presents a group exhibition that highlights key milestones in the gallery’s history and its longstanding relationship with the fair.

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by British artist Sarah Ball at Frieze New York 2021. This will be the first major presentation of the artist’s work since the gallery announced representation of Ball in November 2020. 

Stephen Friedman Gallery is pleased to announce representation of British artist Sarah Ball. Ball’s meticulously rendered portraits explore themes of gender and identity. Demonstrating an acute sensitivity to the psyche of her subjects, she emphasises physical characteristics that define how we outwardly portray ourselves to the world. 

For this exhibition British artist Sarah Ball draws on historical photographs to create works that reflect on issues of bias, prejudice and prejudgement. 

The 'Summer Exhibition' is the world’s largest open submission art show. Run without interruption since 1769, the show brings together art in all mediums by Royal Academicians and household names as well...

In celebration of the Royal Academy's 250th anniversary, Grayson Perry RA coordinated the biggest, brightest and most colourful Summer Exhibition yet.

The painting which Sarah Ball submitted for 'The Columbia Threadneedle Prize: Figurative Art Today' 2018 (formerly The Threadneedle Prize) is a striking example of the British artist's practice.