BIO
Sandra van Doorn MA (dist)

Sandra is a French-Australian illustrator and artist based in Perth, Western Australia. Her work explores the themes of belonging and the meaning of home, focusing on the emotional landscapes of connection, transition, and identity. 

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Through large-scale, vibrant paintings for modern interiors, she blends delicate sketchbook lines with bold, dynamic energy on expansive canvases. With a Master's in Art, and building on years of illustrating and publishing children's picture books, her playful, relatable scenes capture the rawness and joy of everyday narratives. 

Her process embraces contrasts: lighthearted vulnerability alongside quiet togetherness, and subtle unbelonging yielding to celebrations of human connection.

 

Sandra’s art reflects life in flux—the tension between roots and displacement—and the longing to feel at home everywhere, nowhere, or somewhere in between. Each piece invites viewers into shared emotional worlds, revealing the beauty and nuance of personal identity.