Sarah Rowan is Australia’s top female speed painter and has been creating unique works of art for over two decades. She and her family love living in Helensburgh amidst our strong and supportive community, which she says “really feels like home”. She enjoys painting commissions, murals and other major works.

In addition to her unique art, Sarah is also known for her performance art, having wowed crowds at over 400 live events, where she has well and truly made her mark in a very rare niche of the entertainment industry. Speed painting has taken her from Parliament House to the Opera House, from corporate events to weddings, festivals, fundraisers and schools, where she seeks to not only entertain, but also to inspire. 

With her heart set on raising over a million dollars for charities, Sarah has already raised nearly $200,000 through her paintings thus far. Her clients include ANZ, AMP, Hewlett-Packard and Bombay Sapphire. Her works have auctioned for up to $50,000 for a single painting. 

Always pushing the limitations of time and space, Sarah’s unique performances have included 10 paintings in 30 minutes alongside a classical musician; making it to the judges round of Australia’s Got Talent in 2016, and touring Europe painting scenes of NSW for tourism events.

Sarah uses her platform as an artist and keynote speaker to explore and open our minds about creativity and wellbeing. She loves engaging with her audiences using a microphone as well as a paintbrush to share her message of “embracing your true colours and living a life of curiosity”. 

This is certainly one impressive person living in our midst.

You can connect with Sarah Rowan at artistsarahrowan.com or @artistsarahrowan on Facebook/Instagram 

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