Frances McDonald traces some pivotal moments in Sara Flynn’s career as her first solo exhibition in London continues.
In an exhibition in 2011, three former final year students from the Crawford College of Art & Design, including Sara Flynn, were invited to exhibit current work alongside pieces from their graduate collections. Anyone familiar with her work would certainly have recognized Sara Flynn’s student pieces in the show, for hers has not been a journey of dramatic twists and turns. Instead it’s been a steady, constant exploration of form, which began at the Crawford in the 1980s when she first got her hands on clay and realized that this was the way she would articulate herself. Slowly developing her craft, Flynn has continued over the years to improve her skill and increase her understanding of material, which is why she now finds herself on the cusp of a new phase of her international career.
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