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Sally Hewett
Born 1947
Lives and works in Whitstable, UK
www.sallyhewett.co.uk
Sally Hewett’s practice centres around ideas of beauty and
ugliness and the conventions which determine our defi nition
of each. She is interested in how we see things and how we
interpret what we see; does her particular way of representing
bodies, using fabrics, stitching and embroidery, affect how the
content of the work is seen? As well as investigating the divide
between craft and art she is also interested in the role humour
has to play in art.

Historically, theories of beauty have emphasised symmetry,
proportion and harmony. Hewett is interested in picking apart
these inherited defi nitions. Are some characteristics of bodies
inherently beautiful, or ugly, or disgusting? Or because we see
everything through the veil of culture, fashion and convention, is
it almost impossible for us to see bodies objectively?
In her most recent research Hewett has been using embroidery,
stitching, doll-making and upholstery techniques to investigate
the marks that living leaves on the body - bruises, scars, spots,
pimples, stretch marks etc. - and at the marks that bodies leave
on their clothing - stains, tears, stretching, wrinkling etc.
SALLY HEWETT is an Associate Member of the Royal British Society of
Sculptors and received her BA (Hons) Fine Art from the Kent Institute of
Art and Design (2003). Selected Exhibitions include; The New Georgians,
open submission exhibition, Orleans House, Twickenham, UK (2013), Drawn
to Abstraction, open submission exhibition, Stables Gallery, Orleans House,
Twickenham, UK (2013), International Women's Day Exhibition, Georges
House Gallery, Folkestone Art and Science, open submission exhibition,
Courtyard Arts Gallery, Port Vale, Hertford (2013), Pinpoint, open submission
exhibition at One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, UK (2013), Solo
exhibition at The Stone Space, Leytonstone, London, UK (2013), WW Solo
Award group exhibition at WW Gallery, Hatton Garden, London (2013), Above: Puts Hairs on your Chest, 2013, nylon jersey, foam padding,
Gold, Silver, Bronze, open submission exhibition, Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford, embroidery, human hair, quilting hoop.
UK (2013), Erotica Surreal and Abstract, Edinburgh Festival of Erotica, h: 75cm w: 33cm d: 15cm, Artist’s Collection.
Edinburgh, UK (2013) and FAB Open, Bath Fringe Festival 2011, Bath,
UK (2011). Left: Josephine, 2012, nylon jersey, foam padding, embroidery,
human hair, blouse, quilting hoop.
h: 90cm w: 33cm d: 15cm, Artist’s Collection.

Right: Trousseau, 2011, nylon jersey, foam padding, embroidery, lace,
ribbon, cigarettes, lighter, chewing gum, quilting hoop.
h: 100cm w: 33cm d: 7cm, Artist’s Collection.

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