Hello! I’m Sara Lydia Tuell — an artist, engineer, and researcher based in Victoria, Australia.
My practice merges engineering and art-making to explore abstract concepts through creative research. I make artworks which offer perceptual experiences examining the relationships between creativity, curiosity and discovery.
Physics and study of the nature of our universe are my greatest inspirations. I am currently experimenting with creating immersive environments through installation and enjoy working with a great variety of mediums, technologies and techniques in my practice.
Education
2024 Master of Fine Art, University of Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada
2016 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA, USA
Residencies & Awards
2026 Tsarino Residency - Tsarino, Bulgaria (forthcoming)
2026 Shortlisted. CREA OPEN 2026 - Venice, Italy
2025 Arteles: Way Beyond Residency - Haukijärvi, Finland
2025 Shortlisted. Print Council of Australia Print Commission - Melbourne, Australia
2020 Best in Show. What Home Means To Me, The Portfolio Gallery - Breckenridge, CO, USA
Solo Exhibitions
2026 hillsceneLIVE - Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia (forthcoming)
2026 Montsalvat - Melbourne (Eltham), Australia (forthcoming)
2025 The Double-slit Experiment, Revisited, Briagolong Art Gallery - Briagolong, Victoria, Australia
2023 waveforms, Contemporary Calgary - Calgary, AB, Canada
2022 Aftermath, Arnatt Gallery, University of Calgary Art Department - Calgary, AB, Canada
2022 The Double-slit Experiment, Revisited, Gallery 621, University of Calgary Art Department - Calgary, AB, Canada
2020 Sanctuary, The Art Studio Inc. - Beaumont, TX, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Women in Nature, Briagolong Art Gallery - Briagolong, Victoria, Australia
2025 Nakunbalook Art Show, Nakunbalook Environmental & Cultural Education Centre - Sale, Victoria, Australia
2024 Dear Forests…, Belconnen Arts Centre - ACT, Australia
2020 The Art Studio Inc. Members Juried Art Exhibition, The Art Studio Inc. - Beaumont, TX, USA
2019 Art Life: Been There, Going There, Beaumont Art League - Beaumont, TX, USA
Current Representation
Berryvine Image Gallery - Clarkesville, GA, USA
Public Works
2025 Emergence - Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2019 Crawfish Boil - Commissioned by the city of Beaumont, TX, USA
Press
Radio interview on ABC Gippsland 2:05:40, February 12, 2025
“New Fascinating Exhibit at Briagolong Art Gallery”,Gippsland Times, February 2025
The Longleaf Leader Volume XIII - Issue 2, “Longleaf Art Spotlight”, Summer 2020
“Finding Sanctuary”, published on artstudio.org, March 2020
“Artist finds sanctuary in Big Thicket”, published in Cat 5 of the Beaumont Enterprise, March 2020