About Us
Sarah Ryan founded New Blood Art in 2004 to create a more direct and sustainable route between emerging artists and collectors. Over the past two decades, she has worked closely with artists, collectors, designers and institutions, developing a reputation for identifying artists early, placing work thoughtfully, and building long-term relationships around contemporary art.
About New Blood Art
After studying fine art and later training in art education and psychotherapy, Sarah Ryan founded New Blood Art in 2004 in response to the difficulty many talented artists faced after leaving art school.
What began as a small independent gallery developed over time into a long-running platform for emerging contemporary art, with thousands of artworks placed in private and corporate collections across the UK and internationally.
The gallery became known for identifying artists early at their degree shows and supporting long-term artistic development rather than short-term trends.
As a number of artists represented by the gallery grew significantly in visibility and value, Sarah’s perspective on collecting and the contemporary art market began attracting wider press attention and writing commissions in national publications.
Over twenty years, New Blood Art has identified dozens of artists at the start of their careers whose work has gone on to increase significantly in value. Read more here.
New Blood Art is a UK-based gallery specialising in emerging and early-career contemporary artists, directed and curated by Sarah.
Alongside the gallery programme, New Blood Art also includes advisory work, educational partnerships and the Emerging Art Prize.
New Blood Art now sits alongside the New Blood Art Foundation, created to carry forward the wider public-interest work around visibility, access and emerging artistic talent. The gallery remains commercially focused, while the Foundation gives the broader cultural work its own structure, funding and protection.
Press
New Blood Art has been featured across a range of national publications including the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Times, Telegraph, Vogue and more.
Selected coverage:
WRITING
Sarah Ryan writes about alternative investments for MoneyWeek.
New Blood Art Foundation
The New Blood Art Foundation is being developed to create long-term structures of visibility, support and opportunity for emerging UK artists to establish professional careers.
Its focus includes studios, mentoring, exhibitions, residencies and practical pathways for artists regardless of financial or geographic advantage.
The Foundation grows directly from over twenty years of experience working with emerging artists through New Blood Art.
The Emerging Art Prize, launched in 2023, forms part of this wider vision.
Contact Sarah: sarah@newbloodart.com