Sarah Knights Trinidadian, b. 1983

Sarah Knights was born in Sangre Grande on March 15, 1983. In 2008, she graduated with an associate degree in Visual Communications from the John S Donaldson Technical Institute. With her new appreciation for art and design she later pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts at the University of the West Indies. Her formal training at the UWI helped her to use art as a means of selfexpression and healing.After graduating she began working on a body of mixed media paintings, using herself as the main subject to discuss issues of identity with women in modern societies. Her paintings reflect both the present and the past and look at racism, feminism, beauty and religion, influenced by western media and popular culture.

Sarah's paintings invite the viewer to look closer in order to understand the inner essence of the pieces. The past and present based on popular culture, provides a wealth of knowledge and insight into her creations.Knights’ paintings borrow the stiff classical poses from women in the 1900s which is layered with images of women from the present day. She uses mediums such as collage, embroidery, acrylic and found objects to convey her message.

Sarah was recently commissioned by Tatler magazine to paint their cover for the coronation of Kings Charles III .