Sarah Leader is a multi - interdisciplinary artist based in Liverpool, UK.

She completed a Fine Art BA at London Metropolitan University in 2008 where her practice was conceptually focused on theories of palimpsest, culminating in process led paintings.

 

After studyiing, Leader found herself working for creative agencies in account management, later returning to her art practice in 2020. She currently has a studio space at Arena Studios in the creative Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool, and has six years experience of work in funeralcare. She is also currently studying the MA Art in Science programme at Liverpool John Moore’s University.

 

Leader's current practice stems from her research into the phenomena around unidentified human lives. Her experience as a funeral arranger has led her to consider how these lives might be memorialised under these uncertain circumstances focusing on Secondary Identifiers. Taking a bricolage role of artist and curator, she seeks to creatively and ethically support recognition of these lives through art and exhibition. Her current portfolio of work explores themes around materiality and memorialisation, some of which can be viewed on this website.

​Most recently, through research and collaboration with subject matter experts, her work culminated in the exhibition, 'The Inquiry Room', held in 2025. There are ongoing discussions to expand this project.

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This website showcases recent work and projects as well as older works.

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