sally mayman

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SALLY MAYMAN continues to enjoy a life long passion for photography, working as an artist, commercial photographer and educator. Sally exhibits regularly, her personal work exploring our emotional, spiritual and physical connections we have with the natural world and how these are intimately woven with our sense of belonging. 

Through workshops Sally loves sharing her knowledge and skills with students throughout Australia, she is the Artist in Residence at Barrenjoey High School and Youth Off The Streets and currently mentors teenagers living with anxiety and depression. 

With painter Dale Kentwell their body of work, “Saltwater Country” was bought by the State Library of Western Australia in 2015. The book Seeing Saltwater Country was released in September 2017. 

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  • 2023
    Pittwater Woman of the YearArtist in residence Grammar SchoolArtist in Residence Barrenjoey High School
    Included in the AUSWIP time capsule for 2022

    2022
    Barley Ki Giballee exhibitionFinalist Ravenswood Womens Art Prize Finalist
    Northern Beaches Art Prize Finalist
    Head On Landscape Prize Semi Finalist
    Head On Portrait Prize
    Eramboo Artist Residency
    Northern Beaches Council Grant Connecting and Collaborating
    Artist in Residence Barrenjoey High School

    2021
    Finalist Northern Beaches artist book awards
    Finalist Head on Landscape prize
    Finalist Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design prize

    2020
    Completed Masters of Art UNSW Art and Design
    Artist in Residence Barrenjoey High School
    Art program Mogo Public school - began and then suspended with Covid -19
    Moran Prizes school photographic workshops term 1
    Cyanotype art making with Youth Off the Streets
    “Grateful” film making with Youth Off the Streets

    2019
    Finalist Ravenswood International Women’s Art Prize
    Art Program with Youth Off The Streets
    Ripples Art Off the Street Exhibition Gaffa Art Gallery
    Film Making and Photography Workshops - Avalon Youth Hub
    Artist in Residence Barrenjoey High School
    Out of the Earth Exhibition - The Beach School
    Words / artist project Northern Beaches Council

    2018
    Finalist Ravenswood International Womens Art Prize
    Tarkine in Motion - artist activism Tasmania
    Mentoring students at the Beach School
    Workshops with Youth Off the Streets
    UNSW group show Gaffa Gallery
    Head On Ludlites group show “ Space “
    Mentoring Youth of the Street students, film making for the cycle of courage
    Artist in residence Barrenjoey High School
    Mentoring students in film making - best cinematography and festival directors awards
    Creative Creatures film festival

    2017
    Artist in Residence Barrenjoey High School
    Beach School “Out of the Blue” Exhibition
    Manly Gallery Group Show ‘Land’
    Annandale Galleries group show.
    Head On ‘Ludlites love Utopia’, Exhibition Bondi Pavilion

    2016
    Cultural Mapping Youth exhibition Avalon
    Manly Art Gallery Northern Light, group show
    Head On ‘Ludlites Love History’ group exhibition
    Add On group exhibition

    2015
    Annandale Galleries group show
    Manly Art Gallery Public Exhibition Space
    Add On group exhibition

    2014
    Add On group exhibition

    2013
    Manly Art Gallery group exhibition
    The Australian Family project Brisbane
    The Australian Family project Columbia

    2012
    Manly Art Gallery group exhibition

    2011
    Saltwater Country exhibition, The Rocks
    Discovering Country exhibition
    The Rocks Earth Fire Water exhibition, Centennial Park

    2010
    Saltwater Country exhibition, Manly Art GallerySaltwater Country exhibition, North HeadSaltwater Country exhibition, Glen Street Theatre

    2006
    Monthly group exhibitions, Paddington,

    2004
    Motherhood Series

    2003
    “Around the Bends” group exhibition, Artzspace, Avalon

    1995
    “The Intimate Witness” Bondi Pavilion, NSW
    The ABC centre, Sydney, NSW
    Group Exhibition, The Bank Gallery

    1990
    “Beach Faces & Wilderness Places” exhibition, Manly, NSW
    Art Gallery of NSW purchases four landscapes

  • 2019 —Judge for primary schools Moran Prizes
    2018—Semi Finalist Head On Portrait Prize
    2017—Judge for high school years 11 & 12 Moran Prizes
    2016—Judge for high school years 11 & 12 Moran Prizes
    2016—Finalist Head On portrait Prize
    2015—Judge for high school years 11 & 12 Moran Prizes
    2014—Judge for High School years 11 & 12 Moran Prizes
    2012—The Contemporary Australian Family Project
    2012—Semi finalist Moran Photographic prize
    2011—Semi Finalist Moran Photographic prize.
    2010—International B/W awards
    2010—Finalist in the Moran Photographic prize.
    2010—Judge Moran Prizes Primary section
    2009—Semi Finalist Moran Photographic Prize
    2008—Finalist in the Moran Photographic Prize
    2007—Gold & 2x silver awards AIPP
    2000—ACMP Collection
    1999—ACMP Collection
    1998—ACMP Collection
    1997—ACMP Collection
    1996—ACMP Collection
    1995—Judge Canon WA awards1995—Keynote Speaker ACMP Barossa Valley
    1995—ACMP Collection1
    990—Art Gallery of NSW purchases four landscapes