sarah haydon roy
(b. 1985) is a visual artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her work explores illness, recovery and the body.
After many years designing costumes, a cancer diagnosis in 2023 brought her back to her roots in the visual arts. Her sensitivity to the body - how it moves, shifts and holds memory - still shapes everything she does. This way of seeing now runs through Soft Tissue, an interdisciplinary series that acts as a living archive - both companion and witness to her illness, recovery and the quiet work of healing.
Current projects within Soft Tissue include:
Lot No. 22 — experimental ink making using medicinal ingredients.
Post / Op — large scale kinetic drawings tracking the range of motion after a mastectomy.
J / cm² — abstract photography exploring the therapeutic potential of light in clinical environments.
These pieces are ongoing.
Plans for future exhibitions are taking shape - but for now, the work continues to evolve, quietly, in the studio.
to view Sarah’s Costume Portfolio
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