Sandie Henderson was born and grew up in the English Lake District, where the dramatic beauty of Cumbria’s coast, fells and mountains no doubt nurtured her early appreciation of landscape and the natural environment.

Her equine art is informed and authenticated by personal involvement with horses and an earlier career as a British Horse Society riding instructor, horse breeder, trainer and judge. Close observation and study of equine physiology and ethology are important aspects of her art practice.

Although Sandie’s work is essentially contemporary, it’s roots are very much grounded in antiquity. Major influences include Ancient Greek, Etruscan and Tang Dynasty art. The classic 1766 publication “The Anatomy of the Horse” by George Stubbs continues to be a valuable source of inspiration and reference. Significant contemporary influences include Marino Marini and Dame Elizabeth Frink.

“Through sculpture, drawing and printmaking, I aim to capture the inherent characteristics of the horse, particularly its essential power and dynamic energy whilst in motion. I look for an elemental spirit of the wild that connects my horses to the landscape of their environment”.

Sandie’s work has been exhibited widely both in this country and abroad, and is held in various public and private collections.

2024 Solo Exhibition Sculpture & Lithography: Carnes Fine Art Mawdesley
2024 – 2019 Manchester Art Fair: Manchester Central Convention Complex
2024 – 2021 Northern Art Fair: Tennants, Leyburn
2022, 2020, 2018, 2015, 2006 Sefton Open: Atkinson Gallery Southport
2021 Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition: Mall Galleries London
2020, 2014, 2012 Royal Society Women Artists Annual Open: Mall Galleries London
2020 Solo Exhibition Sculpture & Lithography: Carnes Fine Art Mawdesley
2018, 2017, 2014, 2011 – 2005 Lancashire Open: Chapel Gallery Ormskirk
2015 Rhiannon’s Legacy: Swansea Museum South Wales
2015 Horse in Art: Society of Equestrian Artists Sally Mitchell Gallery & Museum of the Horse
2014 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Prize Exhibition: RBSA Gallery Birmingham
2013 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: Royal Academy of Art London
2013 Weston Park National Fine Art Open: Weston Park Shropshire
2012 Cork Street Open: Cork Street Mayfair London
2011 Royal West Academy Autumn Exhibition: Royal West Academy Clifton Bristol
2010 Exterior Art for Interior Spaces: Independents Liverpool Biennial
2010, 2006 – 2003 The Horse in Art: Obsidian Gallery Stoke Mandeville
2008 / 2007 Stone-Plate-Grease-Water International Contemporary Lithography:
Touring to: Museum of Contemporary Art for Wales, Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre Wales
Naughton Gallery @ Queen’s University Belfast N. Ireland, Bankside Gallery London
2007 Lautieri Moores Open: The Gallery in Cork Street Mayfair London
2006 Equus – A Celebration of the Horse: Margam Castle Port Talbot South Wales
2006 High Head Open: High Head Sculpture Valley Carlisle Cumbria
2005 The Land Gallery’s Ascot at York Exhibition: Scampton Hall Malton North Yorkshire
2005 A Faulty Dissection: Two Person Lithography & Sculpture Show Bridewell Gallery Liverpool
2004 The Beauty of the Arabian Horse: Arabesque Gallery Umn Al Hassam Bahrain

Collections:
Swansea Museum Collection
Aberystwyth University of Wales Collection
University of Central Lancashire
Numerous Private Collections