Biography - Iskra Sale

I am an artist living in North London.

I spent my early childhood in a remote mountainous region, where my parents moved to escape city life and be closer to nature, so I could grow freely and develop in my own way. During that time, I formed a deep and lasting connection with the natural world. Living in such isolation, I spent much of my time discovering the beauty of insects, birds, wild bees, deer, plants, and the quiet rhythms of nature. As an only child in this environment, I turned to my imagination, creating my own inner world through play and creativity. This experience shaped both my imagination and my artistic sensibility.

I graduated in Fine Arts (Illustration and Print Graphics) and I am also a qualified art teacher. My inspiration comes from silence and contemplation, with a focus on emotional shifts and transformations, often expressed through elements of nature.

After university, I joined an advertising agency as an Art Director, which marked the beginning of an intense creative period. I worked with a range of international agencies and clients, later becoming a Creative Director and eventually establishing my own creative studio for advertising and fashion photography. Throughout this time, I always tried to bring an artistic sensibility into commercial projects, as I see traditional art and commercial design as complementary forces that can achieve their greatest impact when working together.

After a summer spent creating my rose garden in London, where I moved with my English husband and our young child, and reconnecting with the nature of my childhood, I began drawing again. This return to art felt like coming home.

My first series, The Garden in Me, reflects my fascination with the quiet, often unnoticed details of life. It explores how nature continues to grow and exist beyond our awareness, following its own rhythm. The garden becomes a space where cycles of metamorphosis unfold — a reflection of change, impermanence, and renewal. These processes in nature are inseparable from the transformations within ourselves, and this connection runs through my work. Through this series, I invite the viewer to recognise this connection and become more aware of the subtle shifts that shape both our inner and outer worlds.

My next series, Spirit Reflections, focuses on the invisible states we all carry — movement, strength, and belonging. Created in graphite and gold — matter and light — the works explore the quiet relationship between body and spirit, between what is fragile and what is eternal.

My work is inspired by the constant change of nature and the beauty of silence. Through it, I hope viewers can feel their own connection with nature and become more aware of the subtle signs all around them. It is also an invitation to keep the curiosity and quiet joy of the child within.

Exhibitions and Publications

• Timeless and Fuchsias, part of the series The Garden in Me, were selected by curator Sergio Gomez for the Visionary Art Collective exhibition in Brooklyn, New York, Metamorphosis: The Art of Transformation.

• The Garden in Me was published in the London magazine Art Seen curated by Gita Joshi

• Faith and Spirit Reflection featured in Issue 5 of the Los Angeles magazine Divide

• Iskra Sale was featured as Artist of the Month in July by Scrawlrbox and was interviewed about her work, including her print-based pieces, drawings, and a closer study of her techniques and working process

• Scrawlrbox Iskra Sale – Interview: https://scrawlrbox.uk/blogs/scrawlrblog/iskra-sale?_pos=1&_sid=db175a032&_ss=r

• Bluefall part of the series Spirit Reflection was selected by the curator Calum Hall for the exhibition FACE 2 FACE, Creative Debuts, Laundry Studios, London

• Aegis was featured in Women United Art Magazine ISSUE ||| SPRING

• Suboart Magazine, Lisbon (March issue) – featured: Light Inside, Ela and The Kiss

• Displayed by Quote and Curate during London Design Week, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London, curator Angela Murray