Sara Gillies (f. 1982) was born in Kingston-Upon-Thames, England, and lives and works in Stykkisholmur, Iceland. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art, and with an MFA in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2007. Sara has exhibited at Harbinger Gallery, Reykjavík; Horse and Pony, Berlin; Gallery Beast Turfs Projects, London and has participated in the art festival Sequences, Reykjavík.