Education
- 1979 – Foundation Course, Batley College of Art, West Yorkshire
- 1982 – BA (Hons) Fine Art & English (2:1), University of Exeter
- 1983 – Postgraduate Certificate of Education (Distinction), Institute of Education, University of London
Awards
- 2023 - 2025 Visual Arts and Craft Makers Award
- 1989 - 1990 The Scottish Arts Council Art Broadcasting bursary
- 1983 Travel Bursary, Institute of Education, University of London
Solo Exhibitions
- 2025 – Light Within, Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2022 – There You Feel Free, Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2021 – Lost Worlds, Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Scottish Borders
- 2017–2023 – Art Houses, Art Walk Porty, Edinburgh
- 2018–2025 – Priory House, Pittenweem Art Festival, Fife
- 2019 – Lyrical Landscapes, Porto & Fi, Edinburgh
- 2019 – Art Trail, Isle of Colonsay
- 2018 – Coves and Coasts, Humbie Hub, East Lothian
- 2015 – Shorelines, Marchmont Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2014 – Iona Paintings and Prints, Porto & Fi, Edinburgh
Two-Person Exhibitions
- 2024 – On the Spring Tide, Sarah Knox & Esther Donaldson, Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2016 – Light in the Garden, Sarah Knox & Sarah Robinson, Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Scottish Borders
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025 Winter exhibition, Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2025 Fringe Venue 606, Festival and Winter Open Studios and exhibition, WASPS Patriothall, Edinburgh
- 2024–2025 – Visual Arts Scotland, Borders Art Fair
- 2024–2025 – Edinburgh Art Fair
- 2024 – The Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, 143rd Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2024 – Now & Then, Visual Arts Scotland Centenary Exhibition, Dalkeith Palace
- 2023 – The Wild Bunch, Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2023 – Seasonal Exhibitions, Strathearn Gallery, Crieff
- 2023 – West, Visual Arts Scotland, Glasgow
- 2022–23 – Imaginary Traditions, Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2017–25 Seasonal Exhibitions, The Velvet Easel Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2022 Fabriano in Acquarello selected Scottish artists, Union Gallery
- 2021 Liminal, Edinburgh Palette, St Margaret’s House, Rdinburgh
- 2021 – 22 Forthline Project, Royal Botanic Garden, & Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh
- 2021 Presence exhibition, Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay, Fife
- 2021–2025 – Fabriano in Acquarello, selected to represent Scotland, Italy
- 2015-22 Open Studios, Beaverhall Studios, Edinburgh
- 2019 Winter exhibition, Found Gallery, Dunbar
- 2019 Exhibition in aid of Maggie’s Centre, Dundee
- 2018 Art in Healthcare exhibition, Inverleith House, RBGE
- 2018 Salon, Edinburgh Printmakers’ exhibition
- 2018 Only Connect, Maltings, Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk
- 2017 Contemporary Art Practice, Patriothall Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2018 Bridges to wonder, Art in Healthcare, Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh
- 2017 Summer exhibition, Fidra Fine Art, North Berwick
- 2017 Edinburgh Printmakers Members’ exhibition
- 2016 Gallery Ten, Edinburgh
- 2016 Exhibition in aid of Maggie’s Centre, Edinburgh
- 2015-25 Visual Arts Scotland annual exhibition
- 2015-25 Society of Scottish Artists annual exhibition
- 2016 Great Print Show, Rheged Centre, Cumbria
- 2016 Art in Healthcare, Gayfield Creative Spaces, Edinburgh
- 2015 Art in Healthcare Collection Exhibition, Out of the Blue, Edinburgh
- 2015-22 Marchmont Gallery
- 2015-16 Iona Gallery, Isle of Iona
- 80s -00s Open Eye Gallery, Torrance Gallery, Flying Colours Gallery, Shore Gallery, Found Gallery, Stenton Gallery, MacMillan Cancer Research, Rock Trust
Gallery representation
- Graystone Gallery, Doubtfire Gallery, The Velvet Easel Gallery, Tatha Gallery, and Strathearn Gallery
UK collections: University of Exeter, University of London, Royal Botanic Gardens, Art in Healthcare and St Columba’s Hospice collection
Current freelance employment
2018 -25 part time educator: National Galleries of Scotland, Off the Rails Arthouse, and demos, talks and workshops
Previous posts
- 2018-19 part time Head of Middle School Art, Mary Erskine Melville Schools
- 1997-2018 part time Art Teacher, St George’s School, Edinburgh
- 1992 -97 part time Gallery Education manager, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
- 1995-6 part time Interpretation Consultant, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh
- 1989 -92 TV researcher/producer, Scottish Television, arts broadcasting and journalism: Benchmark Films, Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, The List, Theatre Scotland, Great Scot Productions,
- 1987-89 Freelance teaching, University of Edinburgh, Adult & Continuing Education, 369 Gallery, The Scottish Arts Council, City Art Centre, The Fruitmarket Gallery, National Galleries Scotland
- 1986 - 87 teacher Dunbar Grammar & North Berwick High School, Lothian Regional Council
- 1986 Mercury Gallery assistant and curator, Edinburgh
- 1983 - 86 Art & English Teacher, Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Bucks County Council Education Authority
- 1983 Freelance Gallery Educator, Tate Britain
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Visual Arts Scotland
- Member Society of Scottish Artists