Selected works
This section brings together a curated selection of available paintings from Sarah Muwanga’s recent practice. Each work explores the figure as a site of memory and presence, shaped through layered colour, texture, and atmosphere.
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Neglected notes
Three siblings repurpose a cold kitchen hob as a makeshift recording studio. The pink pastel mimics children’s chalk scribbles and bring to life their imagination. Broad blocks of flat paint interrupt the everyday reality, representing the gaps left by hardworking parents that are stretched for time. This paintings captures the beauty and power that in sibling solidarity can have.
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm
Nomad
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This piece captures a quiet moment of stillness. The figure is resting but not entirely at ease, slightly detached from her surroundings. The floral backdrop feels soft and almost dreamlike, but the outline holds her apart. It reflects that feeling of being present but slightly outside.
Oil and acrylic on canvas
150 x 120 cm
Black bird
She’s caught between her surroundings and her own thoughts. The flowers are full of life, but she’s distant. It’s about the beauty and strangeness of being in-between.
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
Then I rest
She lies among blossoms, present yet distant. The blue outline shows her detachment from her surroundings. There’s strength in her stillness, but also uncertainty as she searches for her place in the world . The soft greens and warm floral tones contrast with the cool blue edges, while loose, layered brushstrokes hopefully create both texture and fragility.
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
Nomad, 2
Nomad, 2 - the second painting of a series exploring the feeling of not feeling at home when you’re at home. The surroundings done feel comfortable reflecting the figures headspace and the use of blue showcases the dissociative feelings she is feeling.
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 120 cm
Her golden fingers through
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Illuminated by yellow oil pastel, this piece shows a process of healing and quiet rejuvenation. The layers and textures suggest a life of hardship and resilience; through this labour the figure comes into themselves and finds a sense of home within. The title references a poem by Robert Stevenson called Summer Sun.
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 cm
Day Dreaming
This piece was built with bold blocks of colour, carved out then filled with orange oil pastel, so the edges glow like an afterimage, blurring what is inside the car and what is outside. Sarah wanted it to feel like that specific moment when your body is still, but your mind drifts elsewhere, carried by light, movement and passing streets.
Oil on Canvas
60 x 80 cm
No. 655
This piece captures an intimate, fleeting moment of rest shared across generations. The warm tones and expressive brushwork aim to evoke a sense of everyday humanity and reflect on connection, care and the beauty of everyday life.
Acyrlic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
Ignorant bliss
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Three older men sit together in a moment of quiet ease, embodying a sense of having seen and lived much. Their relaxed postures and shared presence suggest a gentle detachment from the world, choosing to simply exist in the moment rather than engage or explain.
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
Works are available on enquiry