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Sadie James is an award-winning and renowned artist, children's author, and illustrator. Born in Wales and a qualified teacher, Sadie has taught Art in the UK and Australia. She completed a Master of Arts from the prestigious Central St. Martins University, London but now calls the World Heritage Ningaloo Coast home, after emigrating in 2012. She travels between the seaside towns of Coral Bay and Exmouth, Western Australia, where she creates her art and manages her two signature galleries.

Personal Information

 * Full Name: Sadie James
 * Address: 67 Robinson Street, Coral Bay, WA 6701

Summary of Skills

 * Trained and experienced teacher for primary and secondary school children.
 * Highly skilled and experienced in developing and costing schemes of work and workshop programs for children and adults.
 * Experienced at offering one-to-one tutoring for those with special educational needs.
 * Skilled in and experienced at teaching in various artistic disciplines, including painting, drawing, Graphic Design, sculpture, print-making, textiles, jewelry-making, mural painting, Photoshop, and video editing.
 * Exhibited artist and print-maker with a range of commissions, including murals and portraiture for clients, and solo and group shows in London galleries and WA-based art awards.
 * Children's book Writer and Illustrator.
 * Community event coordinator.
 * Art Gallery owner in Coral Bay and Exmouth.

Education
Central St Martin's School of Art and Design, London (2004 - 2006) Exeter University (1997 - 1998) University of Plymouth (1994 - 1997) Berkshire College of Art and Design (1993 - 1994) Art and Design - Grade A English Literature - Grade A  Economics - Grade A  Charters School, Sunningdale, Berkshire (1993) 7 As and 2 Bs in 9 subjects Charters School, Sunningdale, Berkshire (1991)
 * MA Fine Art
 * PGCE (specializing in secondary Art Education)
 * BA Hons Fine Art
 * Diploma in Foundation Art and Design
 * A Levels
 * GCSEs

Employment History
April 2014 - Present Responsibilities include running the art gallery, producing artwork for sale, and serving as an artist in residence. Freelance Artist 2010 - Present Undertaking private commissions, including large-scale murals and portraits, and conducting workshops for various age groups and settings.
 * Owner of The Bubble and Gallery6707, Art galleries, and shops

Permanent Part-time Teacher of Art Papplewick School, Ascot, Berkshire (Sept 1999 - 2012) Assisted in curriculum development, worked with gifted and talented students, and designed large-scale mural projects. St Mary's School, Ascot (Sept 2010 - July 2012) Marist Senior School (Sept 1999 - 2004) Delivered art curriculum and examination courses for GCSE and A Level. BBC Art Society (Ongoing) Provided art tuition in drawing, painting, and printmaking for adults.
 * Part-time Teacher of Art
 * Part-time Teacher of Art
 * Art Tutor

Events

 * Festival Director – Love and Light the Bay, Coral Bay (2015 - Present)
 * Festival Director – Festival of the Reef, Coral Bay (2014)
 * Event Coordinator – Coral Bay Celebration Day (2013)

Exhibitions and Awards

 * MA Final Show Central St Martins, London (2006)
 * 'More Modern Times' solo show at BBC Gallery, London (2008)
 * Print-making Now, South Hill Park Gallery, Berkshire (2008-2011)
 * Above and Below, Solo Exhibition, Unit 17, Coral Bay (2013)
 * Cossack Art Awards (2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018)
 * Gascoyne Biennial Art Awards (2014, Highly Commended Painting Award)
 * Port Hedland Art Awards (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017-18)
 * Shark Bay Art Awards (2014, 2015, Highly Commended Painting Award)
 * Public art Commission for the Carnarvon Police and Justice Complex (2015)
 * Art Quest, Ningaloo Centre (2018, People's Choice Winner)
 * Winner of Ningalens Film Festival (2016, 2017)
 * Film touring with the Fremantle Underwater Film Festival (2019)
 * Winner of Australian Street Art Awards, Business Mural Category (2019)

Biography
Sadie James is an award-winning and renowned artist, children's author, and illustrator. Born in Wales and a qualified teacher, Sadie has taught Art in the UK and Australia. She completed a Master of Arts from the prestigious Central St. Martins University, London but now calls the World Heritage Ningaloo Coast home, after emigrating in 2012. She travels between the seaside towns of Coral Bay and Exmouth, Western Australia, where she creates her art and manages her two signature galleries.

Inspired by the coral playground of the Ningaloo Reef and the semi-arid ranges of the North West Cape, Sadie poignantly captures the nuanced scopes using acrylic on canvas. The fauna that abounds these environments have also become the animated characters in her children's storybooks which she affectionately illustrates. Sadie has published three books; 'The Whale Shark Song', 'The Bubble', and 'Meet the Reef' with a fourth, 'The Puggle and the Humbug', to be launched soon. She was Short-listed for 'The Crichton Award' as part of the CBCA, Book of the Year Awards, 2012 for best new illustrator.

Sadie maintains a diverse artistic practice in a variety of disciplines including painting, printing, photography, ceramics, illustration, film, and animation on a variety of scales. She won the Best Business Mural Award in the 2019 Australian Street Art Awards for her mural at Exmouth's Froth Craft Brewery titled 'The Froth Lido Mural'. Her logo design was chosen to represent the 2019 Fifth International Whale Shark Conference that was hosted in Exmouth. Her entry 'Who's a Pretty Boy' in the Exmouth Cultural Arts Centre's annual Art Quest 2018 was awarded People's Choice. In the same year, she was the Judge for the City of Karratha's 'Dampier Art Awards'. And in 2017 Sadie's short film 'Picture Postcards' was awarded first prize in the Ningalens Film Competition. Sadie has also worked on the 'Gascoyne in May' multi-event project and led the development of Coral Bay's '