Sandie Schroder
“I live in the hills of Perth in a high fire risk area, which is what inspired me to (carefully) burn paper to create my artwork. I am also experimenting with different mediums that have the same unpredictable outcomes as fire and interplaying them together.”
Living in the Perth hills for nearly two decades, Sandie Schroder draws direct influence from the volatile bushland environment around her. Her signature work involves burning archival paper or birch wood panels to create scorched, deeply textured imagery—often incorporating watercolour or rust to balance the elemental interplay of Fire and Water.
Her creative process is both performative and fragile: the act of burning can sometimes ignite artworks accidentally, reinforcing themes of vulnerability, danger, and regeneration embedded in her pieces. Her recent solo exhibition Beneath the Surface (2024) drew on childhood memories of diving into the Indian Ocean, where she used her burn-and-watercolour technique to render underwater creatures with vivid, primeval beauty—offering a lasting meditation on nature, memory, and connection.
About the Artist
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Sandie Schroder holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Painting and Sculpture, from Curtin University. After completing her degree, she travelled extensively before settling in Sydney, where she continued to develop her practice and exhibit widely through group exhibitions, art shows, and competitions.
Over the years, Sandie has worked from both private and shared studio spaces, with representation by several galleries. Her work has been acquired by corporate clients as well as public and private collectors across Australia. She has also undertaken numerous commissioned projects, with her artworks featured in collections and galleries nationwide.
For the past 17 years, Sandie has lived in the Perth Hills, where she continues to create and exhibit regularly, maintaining an active presence in the Western Australian art scene.
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2025
Beneath the Surface – Solo Exhibition
2024
Cottesloe Unveiled – Group Exhibition
2023
As The Leaves Turn – Group Exhibition
Women of the West – 2023 – Group Exhibition
2022
Burned & Turned Too – Dual Exhibition with Ian Moss, Linton & Kay Galleries, Mandoon Estate
Symphony of Spring – Group Exhibition
2021
Strange Beauty – Group Exhibition, Linton & Kay Galleries
Neuromuscular WA Impact Art Event – Group Exhibition
2020
Recovery – Group Exhibition, Zig Zag Gallery
Burned & Turned – Dual Exhibition with Ian Moss, Linton & Kay Galleries, Mandoon Estate
2019
Close to Home – Group Exhibition, Zig Zag Gallery
Water – Above and Below – Group Exhibition, Linton & Kay Galleries
2018
IGNITE – Solo Exhibition, Linton & Kay Galleries, Mandoon Estate
Women of the West – Group Exhibition, Linton & Kay Galleries, Mandoon Estate
Lions Club Art Awards – People’s Choice Award
50 x 50cm – Exhibition, Linton & Kay Galleries, West Perth & Subiaco
Various group art shows
2017
Women of Wild Flowers – Exhibition, Linton & Kay Mandoon Estate
Participated in various group shows
2016
Fire Works – Dual Exhibition with Nick Statham, Mundaring Arts Centre
Participated in various group shows
2015
Burnt Offerings – Dual Exhibition with Barbara George, Zig Zag Gallery
Lions Club Art Awards – First Prize, Category 1 – 2D
Participated in various group shows
2014 / 15 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23
Kalamunda Open Studio’s Participant
2014
Feature Artist – Mazenod Art Show
2013
Wild Side – Exhibition with Stuart and Moira Court, Zig Zag Gallery
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Various public and private collections including the Janet Holmes a Court Collection and Curtin University Art Collection
