Sarah Bassett was born in the West Country, daughter of a Goldsmith. At the age of 12 she won the Royal Drawing Society Bronze Medal and from then on was determined to be a painter.

After graduating from Ravensbourne School of Art with a degree in painting and pottery she worked as a potter before returning to live in the West Country. Sarah now lives in Penzance where she paints mainly natural history subjects and landscapes.

Sarah has shown at the Round House for many years, where her paintings and prints have captured the essence of Sennen and West Penwith.