Sadhbha Cockburn
Artist's Statement
Examining the affective relationships between humans and their environments, Cockburn works across the mediums of sculpture, drawing, photography and poetry. Made predominantly from found and biodegradable materials, she juxtaposes fabricated industrial objects with domestic handicraft to draw attention to the labour of creation. Inspired by the Greek word oikos, meaning ‘habitat or home’, from which we derive the English term ecology, the works exhibited consider how the creation of feeling can draw attention to the boundaries between internal and external environments.
Biography
Sadhbha Cockburn (b.1993) is an Irish- born artist raised in England. She currently lives and works upon Gadigal country in Sydney, NSW. Cockburn holds a BFA and MFA from the National Art School and has a background in biomedical sciences. Her practice considers how poetic material methodologies can bring both artist and viewer into closer connection with their surroundings. Cockburn has participated in multiple group shows and prizes. In 2025, she was a finalist in the Macquarie Emerging Art Prize, the Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize and was long-listed for the Hunter Writer’s Centre ‘Grieve’ anthology 2025. Recent group exhibitions include shows at Puzzle Art Garage, Draw Space and Tamworth Regional Gallery. She has participated in numerous residencies including at La Cité Internationale, Paris;The Foundations Residency, Portland; and at Bundanon Art Gallery, NSW.
