Sara Wilson grew up in Lake Cowichan, surrounded by the natural beauty of Vancouver Island, before moving to Victoria to pursue an education in art. Studying art at Victoria College of Art allowed her to develop her practice, explore different mediums, and deepen her interest in figurative painting and the human form.
Sara primarily works in oil, creating figurative paintings that explore the human body, with a particular focus on women. She’s drawn to the way light, shape, and gesture can transform the body into something almost abstract. While her paintings are rooted in realism, she’s not interested in making them perfectly photographic. She loves letting the paint stay thick, textured, and expressive, and allowing the physical quality of the paint to become part of the work.
She lives and works on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen, Songhees, and W̱ SÁNEĆ nations, in Victoria, BC
Work on Display:
On Going - Gage Gallery - 19 Bastion Square - Victoria BC
Previous Shows:
July 18 2026 - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Moss St Paint-In - Victoria BC
Mar 2-15 2024 - A Hot Minute - Ashdale Gallery -North Vancouver BC https://ashdalegallery.com/products/soft-like-silk-chiffon-sara-wilson
Mar 7- April 13 2024 - A Hot Minute - Christine Klassen Gallery - Calgary AB https://christineklassengallery.com/exhibitions/13/works/artworks-10201-a-hot-minute-sara-wilson-dedicated-to-new-lovers/
Dec 9-16 2023 - Small Works Show - Ministry of Casual Living - Victoria BC
July 15th 2023 - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Moss St Paint-In
Dec 2022 - Small Works Show - Rockslide Gallery - Victoria BC
Sept 2022 - Visage - A Portrait-Themed Exhibition - Rockslide Gallery - Victoria BC
June 19 - Aug 27 2021 – Summer Small Works Show - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
June 2021 – Pandora’s Box - Light Grey Art Lab - Minneapolis, MN
Apr 2021 – The Year The Earth Stood Still – Revolution Gallery – Buffalo, NY
Feb 2020 – The Power In Numbers – Nucleus Gallery – Portland, OR
Oct 2019 – POTLUCK (a group show put on by Andrea Soos) – Northern Quarter – Victoria, BC
July 2019 – Symbiosis – Northern Quarter – Victoria, BC
2019 – Boobies & Weiners – Arts Factory – Vancouver, BC
2018 Fortune Gallery – Winter Small Works Show – Victoria, BC
2017 Poppet Creative – Small Works Group Show – Victoria BC
2017 Hot Art Wet City – Boobies & Weiners – Vancouver, BC
2016 Hot Art Wet City – A Pizza Art Show – Vancouver, BC
2016 Hot Art Wet City – Boobies & Weiners – Vancouver, BC
2015 Red Art Gallery – 10×10 Mystery Show – Victoria, BC
2015 Hot Art Wet City – John Hughes Tribute Show – Vancouver, BC
2013 Olio Art Collective – A Halloween Show – Victoria, BC
2012 The Apartment Gallery – Victoria Emerging Art Awards and several group shows- Victoria, BC
