{"product_id":"sarah-jane-moon","title":"Sarah Jane Moon","description":"\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eSarah Jane Moon (b.1982, Wellington, New Zealand) is a British New Zealand figurative painter based in London. Her work explores identity, gender and the performative aspects of self, often depicting figures alongside symbolic objects in vibrant, saturated colour. She is known for her energetic gestural mark making and rich impasto, which give her paintings a distinctive vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eRaised in New Zealand, Moon studied Art History and Theory, and Curatorial Practice in New Zealand and Australia before training in painting at The Heatherley School of Fine Art, Chelsea. She now occasionally teaches at Heatherleys and also at the Art Academy, London, on the BACP and BAFA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eShe has exhibited widely, including at the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. Her work has been selected for the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait Award in 2019 and 2020, and her portrait of Peter Tatchell was acquired for the NPG Collection in 2024. Her portrait of Georgina Beyer was acquired for the New Zealand national collection, housed in the Alexander Turnbull Library, in 2025. Other notable achievements include winning the Madame F Queer Britain Art Award and the Rudolph Blume Foundation Award in 2025, alongside accolades such as the Arts Charitable Trust Award the Bulldog Bursary for Portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eMoon’s work is held in numerous international private and public collections including those of the National Portrait Gallery, the Alexander Turnbull Library in NZ (the National Archive of New Zealand), the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Soho House, the Rudolph Blume Foundation and the James Wallace Trust. She has been featured in publications including \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, and has been recognised in the Pride Power List for her contribution to LGBTQIA+ visibility. She is Chair of the Contemporary British Portrait Painters and a supporter of Stonewall UK, Terrence Higgins Trust and Pride in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luana Asiata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301994901883,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0494\/9340\/9947\/files\/SJM_StudioShot.png?v=1781723996","url":"https:\/\/www.luanaasiata.com\/products\/sarah-jane-moon","provider":"Luana Asiata","version":"1.0","type":"link"}