Art Feature – Sasha Saben Callaghan


Artist Statement

“As a disabled artist, my aim is to bring vivid and strange imaginings to life.

Recently, I have been using a blend of collage and photomontage to create surreal and subversive artwork. Much of my work uses myths and fairy tales to critique the legacy of colonialism and portray alternative visions/versions of a future Scotland. 

The images I make are a mix of the uncanny and the everyday. Each piece is constructed to challenge the viewer’s assumptions. I want to encourage them to think about difference, see beauty beyond the mainstream and question conventional notions of ‘reality’.”


Sasha Saben Callaghan is a writer and digital artist, living on the east coast of Scotland. She was a winner of the 2016 ‘A Public Space’ Emerging Writer Fellowship and the 2019 Pen to Paper Awards. Her illustrations have featured in a wide range of exhibitions, journals and magazines. Sasha’s lived experience of disability and impairment is a major influence on her work. Twitter: @SabenCallaghan   Instagram: SashaSaben