Expressionsby Sarah Güsten-Marr

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10th September - 14th September

When Sarah Güsten-Marr asked me to curate this exhibition I was delighted to be able to say yes. Sarah is one of those rare individuals who radiate happiness, humanity and sheer goodness from the first moment you meet them and it has truly been a pleasure to work with her on this show.

Sarah is a hugely cultured and energetic individual who "expresses" herself via multiple art forms including music and design. Painting is, however, Sarah's great love and is the focus of this show.

Sarah's paintings encompass a variety of styles and subject matter but her personality comes through in each piece, be it abstract, portrait or a study of the architecture in her beloved Yorkshire. Colour and variety dominate the pieces in a way that reflects Sarah for all who know her.

I hope you enjoy the show as much as I enjoyed putting it together and that it gives you a small insight into a very special person.

Theresa Roberts.

Introduction by Theresa Roberts

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Sarah was born in Liberia, West Africa, in 1970. An orphan baby she was adopted by German parents and brought up together with her two older sisters in West Africa, Germany, USA, and Italy. The family educated all three girls to become citizens of the world. Sarah is fluent in three languages.

After her school years in Washington D.C. and Rome, Sarah studied at the Academia di Moda, Rome and at the Istituto Europeo di Design di Roma. She then went on to Winchester School of Art in Great Britain and graduated from the American College of the Applied Arts in London.

Sarah has travelled extensively all her life including a 6 month stay on an Aboriginal reservation where she made friends with the Aboriginal families and their children and studied their art as well as sharing their lives. This period has had a profound effect on Sarah’s art.

Five years ago Sarah returned to the UK from Boston, Massachusetts, USA where she had her art studio at the North Shore and is currently living on a smallholding in the Vale of York, North Yorkshire with her two children. She has her art studio and gallery on her farm at the foot of the Howardian Hills.

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The moment Sarah Güsten-Marr walked into our lives seven years ago when we arrived in Yorkshire we knew we had met a kindred spirit. Here is a woman full of life, hope and above all generosity of spirit in all that she does and these qualities have not been deemed by life’s challenges and setbacks.

Sarah is gifted in so many ways and is using those gifts to give life to others in all that she does. Her passion for those in need the world over but especially on the African sub-continent comes through all that she does. Her multicultural antenna is well and truly honed as is her desire for all to be one, irrespective of skin colour or social background.

I hope you will enjoy her artwork as much as I have and come to appreciate the human endeavour of one spirit reaching out to another in love.

Margaret SentamuBishopthorpe PalaceNorth Yorkshire

Margaret Sentamu

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Village 80x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp3 p4

Flowers 80x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p4 p5

Larder 92x122 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p5 p6

Bold Lines 92x12 | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp6 p7

Demure 100x80 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p8

Species 100x80 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas

When Sarah Güsten-Marr asked me to curate this exhibition I was delighted to be able to say yes. Sarah is one of those rare individuals who radiate happiness, humanity and sheer goodness from the first moment you meet them and it has truly been a pleasure to work with her on this show.

Sarah is a hugely cultured and energetic individual who "expresses" herself via multiple art forms including music and design. Painting is, however, Sarah's great love and is the focus of this show.

Sarah's paintings encompass a variety of styles and subject matter but her personality comes through in each piece, be it abstract, portrait or a study of the architecture in her beloved Yorkshire. Colour and variety dominate the pieces in a way that reflects Sarah for all who know her.

I hope you enjoy the show as much as I enjoyed putting it together and that it gives you a small insight into a very special person.

Theresa Roberts.

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Windows 80x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas

Sarah was born in Liberia, West Africa, in 1970. An orphan baby she was adopted by German parents and brought up together with her two older sisters in West Africa, Germany, USA, and Italy. The family educated all three girls to become citizens of the world. Sarah is fluent in three languages.

After her school years in Washington D.C. and Rome, Sarah studied at the Academia di Moda, Rome and at the Istituto Europeo di Design di Roma. She then went on to Winchester School of Art in Great Britain and graduated from the American College of the Applied Arts in London.

Sarah has travelled extensively all her life including a 6 month stay on an Aboriginal reservation where she made friends with the Aboriginal families and their children and studied their art as well as sharing their lives. This period has had a profound effect on Sarah’s art.

Five years ago Sarah returned to the UK from Boston, Massachusetts, USA where she had her art studio at the North Shore and is currently living on a smallholding in the Vale of York, North Yorkshire with her two children. She has her art studio and gallery on her farm at the foot of the Howardian Hills.

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Morocco 100x80 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas

The moment Sarah Güsten-Marr walked into our lives seven years ago when we arrived in Yorkshire we knew we had met a kindred spirit. Here is a woman full of life, hope and above all generosity of spirit in all that she does and these qualities have not been deemed by life’s challenges and setbacks.

Sarah is gifted in so many ways and is using those gifts to give life to others in all that she does. Her passion for those in need the world over but especially on the African sub-continent comes through all that she does. Her multicultural antenna is well and truly honed as is her desire for all to be one, irrespective of skin colour or social background.

I hope you will enjoy her artwork as much as I have and come to appreciate the human endeavour of one spirit reaching out to another in love.

Margaret SentamuBishopthorpe PalaceNorth Yorkshire

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Babylon 80x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p11 p12

Air 100x80 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p12 p13

The Girl 100x80 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p13 p14

Oasis 80x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp14 p15

Stain glass window | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p16

Colour 92x122 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p16 p17

Mediterranean 92x122 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p17 p18

North Shore 92x122 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p18 p19

Caribbean 92x122 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p19 p20

Mirage 100x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p20 p21

Earth 100x100 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p21 p22

7 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p22 p23

2 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp24

3 61x61 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p24 p25

Sunset 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p25 p26

Vase 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p26 p27

Vessel 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p27 p28

Rose garden 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p28 p29

Minamilst 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p29 p30

Sphere 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp30 p31

Planet 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p32

Blue Moon 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p32 p33

Mother and Child | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p33 p34

Child's Play | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p34 p35

Love | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp35 p36

Sunday Market 91x61 | Medium Acrylic on Canvasp36 p37

Tunisia 2 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p37 p38

Tunisia 1 60x60 | Medium Acrylic on Canvas p38 p39

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