Curriculum vitae
Born Ramsgate (née Wicks)
Studio at Limbo, Margate (limboarts.co.uk)
07708 957069
e-mail: saratrillo@icloud.com
instagram: sara__trillo
Education
2017 Associate, Open School East
1984-87 BA (Hons) Norwich School of Art
1983-84 Foundation Course, Canterbury School of Art
2020 projects
The Search for Shuart, walk/performance to Reculver, commissioned by Crate, Margate, March
Island: edition for Swapart Editions/Skelf, curated by Robin Tarbet, with show at Creekside, Deptford, March
A Gathering of Flowers, collaborative project with Well Projects/East Kent Mencap, with exhibition in March
Duplicators! Daphne Oram Building, Canterbury Christ Church University, on line April
Residency by Correspondence with Jessie Pangas, Arts Territory Exchange (ongoing)
Recce-residency and artist talk at Château de Sacy, France prior to funded residency 2021
Through a Different Lens, co-ordinated by Elspeth Penfold for the Margate Bookie and MargateNOW festival, September
Terra Nexus, curated by Gabriella Sonabend, Proposition Studios, London, October
Lomea as part of the Sum Poasyum! Canterbury Christ Church University/Canterbury Festival, October
Open Water curated by Theo Shields, Oriel Croesor, Wales new date tbc
2019 exhibitions/projects
Fire_Sand_Stone, artists talk/pop up exhibition/publication launch at Well Projects, Margate
Bolster Playground, Alternative Art School Weekender, hosted by TOMA at Ugly Duck, London
BABE, Arnolfini, Bristol
Talkie-Walkie Walkie-Talkie, Frûctose, Dunkerque, France
Summer Camp, residency at Eastside Projects, Birmingham
Art in Romney Marsh, commissioned performance with Jane Bravery at Newchurch
After Bauhaus, Herbert Read Gallery, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
Bring Up The Boat, commission for Margate "Now" Festival, Margate main sands
Anna Perach and Sara Trillo at Limbo, Margate as part of "Plus One" programme
Pets, TOMA project space, Southend, Essex
2018 exhibitions/projects
At the Violet Hour, Nayland Rock Hotel, Margate (collaborative installation with Chloe Ashley), curated by Chiara Williams and Shaun Stamp
Madame Sosostris Society: Rosalie Schweiker card reading project at Turner Contemporary for Journeys with The Waste Land
Nothing to Nothing residency, Limbo, Margate, curated by Claire Orme and Sophie Dixon
Why do you never speak?, Horsebridge, Whitstable, curated by Mirka Kotulicova
The Ash Archive, touring throughout Kent
Knots and Lists, TOMA Project Space, Southend: then Arcade, Cardiff
Deer Lines with Athelstan Sound, Resort Studios, Margate
Pass It On, Crate, Margate: Jo Murray, Dipesh Pandya, Jay Rechsteiner, Heather Tait and Sara Trillo
Crate Conversations: Domino, Crate, Margate
Contributor to Crowd Show Artists Book, Sarah Taylor Silverwood, NN Contemporary, Northampton
The Current is Coming Towards Us, Diana Duta, Sophie Mackfall, SaraTrillo, Arnis Residency 2018, Arnis, Germany, curated by RamosLuebbert
The Ghost Tide, Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London curated by Monika Bobinska and Sarah Sparkes
Hell, it's Us, Gavin Toye and Sara Trillo, Limbo, Margate
Local Anywhere, Sluice HQ, Hackney, London
Collaborative work with Open School East 2017
The Well, exhibition, OSE/Pettmans Building, Margate (Quest)
Spelunking with Benedict Drew: at Turner Contemporary, Margate (The Handling Collection, performance with Emma Gibson and Chloe Ashley): at OSE (Stalagmites/Stalactites workshop with Chloe Ashley): and Subterranean Worlds at OSE for Margate Festival (Making Stalagmites workshop with Chloe Ashley)
Incomers Tour: with Sally O’ Reilly, Lido, Margate (sound piece “The Cave”: also worked with Chloe Ashley creating a performative excavation of her piece PS on the Lido raised beach)
Be Magnificent: OSE at William Morris Gallery for Create, London (group performance)
Guest Projects: OSE residency as part of Alternative Art Schools programme (group installation)
The Nightingale with Matthew Darbyshire, OSE, Margate (group performance/installation/workshop)
Recent awards/commissions/residencies
2020 awarded funded residency, Château de Sacy, France (postponed until 2021)
2020 Arts Council England emergency funding
2019 Margate "Now" Festival commission
2019 expanded bursary for Summer Camp residency, Eastside Projects
2019 Art in Romney Marsh commission (collaboration with Jane Bravery)
2019 nominated for The Drawing Room Bursary Award 2019-runner up
2019, 2018 PEATS funded residency at Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Paphos, Cyprus researching foreshore archaeology
2018 Artists Newsletter bursary
2018 Arnis Residency, Arnis, Germany, selected by Cristina Ramos and Christian Luebbert
2017 PEATS funded residency in Sultanhisar, Turkey studying ebru (paper marbling)
2016 “Localism and Legacy”, ACE funded archive commission for the Fleur de Lys Museum, Faversham
2016 “On Margate Sands” Turner Contemporary/Tate Britain Digital Archives project
2016 “Cardboard Canterbury” homelessness commission for The Beaney, Canterbury in conjunction with the Homeless Film Festival, Manchester
2015 “The Tea Trolley Laboratory” (joint project with Amanda Thesiger): initial research commission from Ideas Test, working with diverse venues since October 2015
2015 “The Beaney Broadsheet”- library and museum collections commission/residency for The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, Canterbury
Work in curated exhibitions/projects between 2017 and 1990 includes:
Dry Run, Heather Tait and Sara Trillo, Chiara Williams Contemporary Art, Margate 2017
Fill me up, Limbo, Margate 2017
BABE, Arnolfini, Bristol 2017
Artists Book Fair, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh 2016
Ko-ax , Mascalls Gallery, Paddock Wood 2016, curated by Alice Patullo
Artists Book Fair, Baltic, Gateshead 2016
“Localism and Legacy”, Fleur de Lys Museum/Arts Council England archives commission, Faversham 2016
BABE, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol 2015
Myths, Maps and Monsters, Rose St Cottage of Curiosity, Sheerness 2015
Art Car Boot Fair Margate Edition at Turner Contemporary 2015
“Doesn’t Look like a Book”, Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead 2015
Curiovan: Explorium of Natural Wonderment: first prize winner (selected by artist Richard Wilson) for Matchbox Microcosms touring England 2014
F…Off Poster Factory, UCA, Canterbury 2014
“Curiosity Acquired”, Visual Arts Space, Scunthorpe, February 2013
“Fabulous Books Fantastic Places”, The Baltic, Gateshead, June 2013
The Open West, site specific pieces for Newark Park, July 2013: then touring to The Wilson, Cheltenham, October 2013
London Art Book Fair (solo stand), Whitechapel Gallery, September 2013
Sheffield Artists Book Prize, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, October 2013
Manchester Artists Book Fair, Manchester School of Art, October 2013
Whitechapel Book Fair (UCA stand), Whitechapel Gallery, London 2011, 2010
“Kiss-me-quick”, Air Space Gallery, Stoke on Trent 2011
“Fludde”, Drill Hall, Faversham 2011
commissioned piece for St Mary in the Marsh, curated by Angela Kingston, Art in Romney Marsh, 2010
Generate, Turner Contemporary, Margate 2010/2009/2008/2007: four year research project by UCA lecturers exploring the impact of parenthood on creativity
Ko-ax, Mascalls Gallery, Paddock Wood 2007
“Arch”, Hoo Peninsula, Kent 2007, curated by Tim Meacham and Päivi Seppälä
LAB Fair 07, ICA, London 2007
Pines Calyx, Pines Garden, St. Margaret’s Bay: Elephant Trust funded installation 2006
Joint exhibition with Susan Cutts at County Hall, Maidstone 2004
“Mossycoat” commissioned for the Fleur de Lys Gallery, Faversham 2003
“Pathways of Discovery” river installations commissioned for Canterbury Festival 2002 with David Parfitt
Galerie Claude Andre, Brussels 2000
“Synergy”, Municipal Gallery, Roeselare, Belgium, 2000
“Passing Tales”, Palazzo Pretoria, Certaldo, Italy/Royal Museum, Canterbury 2000
Galerij de Witte Beer, Bruges 1998
“Coasting” solo touring show to venues around rural Kent 1997
Contemporary Art Society Art Market at the Royal Festival Hall 1994, 95, 96, 97; at the Smiths Galleries 1990,91,92,93
Galerie Arth a See, Switzerland 1994
Royal Overseas League Open Exhibition 1990, 91, 94
“Books of Life” Galerie Arcana, Montpellier/ Canterbury 1993/94
The London Group, Barbican Centre 1992/93
RSA, London 1993
Gainsborough House, Sudbury 1993
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham touring exhibition to rural venues around Birmingham 1991/92
Previous awards include Arts Council Research Grant/Elephant Trust/Prince's Trust/Hellenic Foundation
Past residencies include Artist in Residence at Richborough Castle (ACE/English Heritage funded), Artist in Residence in the village of Bobbing (Swale Pride of Place/ACE funded), residencies in Barham, Minster-in -Thanet, St. Nicholas School Canterbury, Delce, and Balfour primary schools funded by ACE artist-in-residence schemes.
Work in numerous private collections and public collections in the UK and abroad.