Sarah Delaney (b. 1986) is a multi-disciplinary artist, based in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Drifting between painting, textile collage, and installation, her work integrates memory and sensory response. Sarah considers qualitative, internal time as a central medium and theme in her work. She is interested in transformative processes that shape their environments.. For her, these signs offer glimpses into past interactions, providing contextual substance and the story of a place. They serve as a tool to discern the passage of time, hinting at our unfixed position in temporal space.
Sarah is a Curator and Founder of Spur Projects, an artist-led curatorial project focused on spotlighting material research art practices and ecology-derived work, that highlight relationships and interactions between humans and their physical environments.
Sarah holds a BFA in Visual Art from the University of Victoria and a DID from Vancouver College of Art and Design. She has participated in juried artist residencies, such as PADA in Barreiro, Portugal, Duplex AIR in Lisbon, Portugal, AADK in Blanca, Spain, Casa Lu in Mexico City, and Arquetopia Foundation outside of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, notably CLAVO during Mexico Art Week, the Toronto Art Fair, and the NYC Art on Paper Fair. She has painted murals for companies and art fairs across North America.
GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
UPCOMING | Sounds Like a Whisper, Presented by Spur Projects, Vancouver (curator)
2026 | Land Marks, Presented by Spur Projects, Vancouver (curator)
2025 | in-ter-play, August Studios, Vancouver, Canada (2-person show)
2025 | 100 Amigos, Astro, Vancouver, Canada
2025 | We Are Pilgrims, Casa Lu, CDMX, Mexico
2023 | Shores of Lost Islands, August Studios, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2023 | 100 Amigos, Marine Bldg, Vancouver, Canada
2022 | Sandbox, KOU Studios, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2021 | Roadside Picnic, PADA Gallery, Barreiro, Portugal
(curated by Manon Klein)
2020 | VMF: Year 5, Virtual
2020 | Story of A Girl, The Aviary, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2019 | VMF: Year 4, Vancouver, Canada
2019 | Crosstalk, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2018 | Sarah Delaney x RVCA, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2017 | History of Here, The Aviary, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2017 | The Causal Effect, Back Gallery Project, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2017 | VMF: Year 2, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouve, Canada
2017 | Lyrical Abstractions, Trounce Alley Gallery, Victoria, Canada
2017 | It Is What It Is, El Kartel, Vancouver, Canada
2017 | Lookouts, KA Gallery, Kit and Ace, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2016 | Pantone Presents, GAM Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2016 | Process and Recent Work, The Aviary, Vancouver BC (solo)
2016 | Recording In and On It, GAM Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2016 | The Untitled Show: Vol II, Untitled Art Space, Vancouver, Canada
2015 | The Bazaar Pop Up, This Open Space, Vancouver, Canada
2010 | The Fair Grounds, GAM Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
2009 | Sorting the Sundry, Sunset Gallery, Kenora, Canada (solo)
2009 | RPM: The Lost Art of LP Covers, Delgue Contemporary Art, Victoria
2009 | Declaring Space: 2009 BFA Grad Show, UVic, Victoria, Canada
2009 | ARTifacts: Art Exhibition, Lake of the Woods Museum, Kenora, Canada
2009 | Mixed Bag, UVic, Victoria, Canada
ART FAIRS AND FESTIVALS
2026 | CLAVO, Mexico City Art Week (Casa Lu), Mexico City, MX
2018 | SKOOKUM Music Festival, Vancouver BC
2018 | New York Art on Paper, Manhattan USA (Back Gallery Project)
2017 | Market Art + Design, Hamptons USA (Back Gallery Project)
2017 | Seattle Art Fair, Seattle USA (Back Gallery Project)
2017 | Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver BC
MURALS
2025 | Anthem Properties + City of Coquitlam (SOCO II), Coquitlam, Canada
2024 | Rize Alliance + Comma (The Hyland), Vancouver, Canada
2024 | Anthem Properties (SOCO I), Coquitlam, Canada
2023 | Private Residence, Vancouver, Canada
2023. | Cressey Development (Victor), North Vancouver, Canada
2022 | INK LLP, Vancouver BC, Canada
2020 | Vancouver Mural Festival (Hudson Pacific), Vancouver, Canada
2020 | WesGroup (x3 locations), Vancouver, Canada
2020 | Barbara Restaurant, Vancouver, Canada
2020 | Cold Front Gelato, Nanaimo, Canada
2019 | The Salty Donut, Dallas, USA
2019 | The Salty Donut, South Miami, USA
2018 | Pantach Group Office, Richmond, Canada
2018 | Shopify HQ, Ottawa, Canada
2018 | Parachute HQ, Culver City, USA
2018 | SKOOKUM Music Festival, Vancouver, Canada
2017 | Rain or Shine Ice Cream, Vancouver, Canada
2017 | Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver, Canada
EDUCATION
201 1 - 2013 / Vancouver College of Art and Design, Diploma of Interior Design
2004 - 2009 / University of Victoria, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY
El Sur, Mexico City, MX (2025)
AADK, Murcia, Spain (2024)
Arquetopia Foundation, Oaxaca, Mexico (2023)
Duplex AiR, Lisbon, Portugal (2022)
PADA Studio & Galleria, Barreiro, Portugal (2021)
Desert House Residency, Joshua Tree, CA, USA (2020)
Object Limited, Bisbee AZ, USA (2019)
ACCOLADES
Honours, with Distinction (2009)
Diane Mary Hallam Achievement Award (2009)
University of Victoria Bursary Award (2009)
KEYNOTE
Guest Speaker, Visiting Artist Series, Western University, November 2025
"Two Stories" Pecha Kucha New Westminster. February 2017
"Love Your Business" Vancouver Business Babes (Panelist). February 2018
PRESS
“Sarah Delaney” Curatorary Magazine, Vol 14., January 2026, Pages 76-81
“Bloom Where You Are Planted: 50 Conversations with Inspiring British Columbians”, Beka Shane Denter. Heritage House, 2022
“Painter Sarah Delaney”, Basenotes by Vitruvi, 2019 August.
“Artist Spotlight: Sarah Delaney”, Booooooom. 2019 July.
“How One Artist Stays True to Her Creativity While Running a Successful Business” Lark & Linen. 2019 April.
"Sarah Delaney", Creators Vancouver. 2017 September
"Boss Babes: Sarah Delaney" Twenty Something Living. 2017 July
"An Interview with Sarah Delaney", The Aviary Journal. 2016 October
"Seventeen Minutes with Mount Pleasant Polymath/Creator Sarah Delaney", Scout Magazine. 2016, July