About

Sally Adkins is an award-winning fine artist printmaker originally from Dartmoor, Devon, now based in walking distance of the River Derwent on the edge of the Peak District,Derbyshire.

As a multi-disciplinary printmaker, she works predominantly in the age-old tradition of acid based etching. This involves harnessing established techniques to develop finely etched, expressive metal plates that the artist prints and editions on a traditional intaglio press. Sally also specialises in monotypes and contemporary interventions in print.

Her practice is currently focussed on exploring, expressing and capturing, in print, the movement of river water as it journeys.

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Solo shows

Confluence II at LCB Depot, Leicester, 2023

Confluence at Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, 2021, alongside Norman Ackroyd

Recent selected group shows

Members Annual Show, Leicester Print Workshop, 2023

Members Annual Show, Leicester Print Workshop, 2022

Hang Small, Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbyshire, 2021

Off the press, Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbyshire, 2021

Pressing On, Leicester Print Workshop, 2021

Spring Up, Angelus Gallery, Winchester College, 2020

Recent contemporary Print Exhibitions, Opens and Fairs

The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair, 2024

Cheltenham Craft, 2024

Royal West of England Open, 2023

Printfest, 2023

The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair, 2023

Cheltenham Craft, 2023

Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 2022

Black Swan Arts Open, Frome, 2022

Printfest, 2022

Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair, 2022

Nottingham Contemporary Print Fair, 2022

Sheffield Print Fair, 2022

Leicester Print Workshop, 2022

Royal West of England Open, 2021

Awards

Printmakers’ Printmaker, Printfest 2023

Showcase Award, Cheltenham Craft, 2023

Arts Council Award, DYCP, 2022

Best Newcomer, Printfest 2020

Print Associations

Leicester Print Workshop 2020 ongoing
Badger Press, Bishops Waltham, 2018 - 2020

Publications

Confluence, Sally Adkins, 2022

Teaching

Currently: Workshop tutor and print teacher in open access workshops and educational settings

Previously: Print Tutor and Print Technician at Winchester College, Hampshire, 2014-2019