Like many artists, Sian Faber draws on her experiences in her artwork, and since she’s lived by the sea most of her life, many of her early paintings were of the ocean, beaches and water.

Since her move to Gaucin & the mountains of Andalucia, Sian has found her European ‘voice’ incorporating this landscape into her artworks.

From her studio looking down the Genal valley to the Mediterranean sea with the shark fin of Gibraltar and Morocco beyond, she is adapting the Byzantine traditions of mosaic (learnt in Ravenna & Spiliembergo in Italy) to perfect her ‘shardcut’ technique, where hand-cut shards of glass are individually placed – endwise – to mimic the movement of water. The light, glass, reflection & refraction then create a visual magic… for Sian it shows what the sun knows – that diamonds are scattered in the flow.

These jewel-like creations are surrounded by natural stone settings – combining both mountain & sea, water & stone – so when you hang her 2D-sculptures, you hang a piece of the actual mountain on your wall.”

Andalucia, Spain

2018 Art Gaucin

2017 Art Gaucin

Sydney, Australia

2017 Artist Showcase – Dr Zachariah Surgery

2016 Solo Exhibition -“Harbour Bridge Views” – Potts Point

Finalist, Art Prize – Waverley

Finalist, Art Prize – Hunters Hill

2015 Solo Exhibition – “Beachside” – Paddington

2014 Solo Exhibition -“Silhouettes and Seascapes” – Bronte Surf Club

Archibald Prize Entrant Show, “Swim Coach” – Bondi Icebergs Club

2013 Solo Exhibition “50 Shades of Blue” – Kings Cross

Solo Exhibition – Artist Studio Pop Up – Kings Cross

2012 Solo Exhibition – “Dancer Sketches” – Potts Point

Solo Exhibition “Bondi Breakers”- Bondi Beach

Group Arts Exhibition – Riverside College

2011 “Bondi Breaker” Exhibition – Changeable Art show (Sold Out)

Solo Exhibition “Breakers and Jazz” with Avenue Manouche – Vaucluse

Solo Exhibition -“Bondi Breakers” – Vaucluse

Group Arts Exhibition – Riverside College

2010 Group Arts Exhibition – Waverley

Group Show – Gallery 307 – Northbridge

2009 Group Arts Exhibition – Waverley

2008 Group Arts Exhibition – Waverley

New Zealand

1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate (Elam Fine Arts School, Auckland University)

Sian Faber artworks are held in private collections in America, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Italy, France & Spain.

Tel: +34 637 143 075

Email: fabsiani@me.com

WhatsApp: +61 418 284 349

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