Awards and Mentions
2024 Art Focus Category Award – Still Life, Tasman National Art Awards – Two Plums Together
2024 Runner-Up, Blossom Festival Art Exhibition, COAS – Sour Day
2024 People’s Choice Award – “The Ultimate Showcase” Exhibition, OAS – Lewis Pass Beech Forest
2024 Rothbury Insurance Brokers Ashburton Merit Award – 60th Annual Exhibition, ASA – All The Perls
2024 Hughes Family Trust Award – 148th Annual Exhibition , OAS – Greengages For Elfriede
2024 People’s Choice – Hope and Sons Art Awards, OAS – By The Haast River
2023 People’s Choice – Blossom Festival Art Exhibition, COAS – Misty Forest
2023 Runner-up – Blossom Festival Art Exhibition, COAS – St Clair Beach
2023 Edinburgh Award – Edinburgh Art Awards, OAS – Motatapu River, Wanaka
2023 People’s Choice Award – 147th Annual Exhibition, OAS – Along The Racemans Track
2023 Special Mention – 147th Annual Exhibition, OAS – Along The Racemans Track, Silver Stream Forest
2023 Excellence Award – Rainbow Connection Exhibition, OAS – Growing A Rainbow
2022 Supreme Art Award – Lawrence Art Competition – Crystal Falls, Waipori
2022 Edinburgh Award – Edinburgh Premier Art Awards, OAS – Crystal Falls, Waipori
2022 Most popular art award – Riversdale Mixed Media Exhibition – L’Inverno
2022 Highly commended – Spring Exhibition, OAS – Racemans Track #1
2021 Tuapeka Gold Print Prize – Lawrence Art Competition – Brief
2020 Highly commended – Spring Exhibition Summer Squares, OAS – L’Estate
2019 Edinburgh Realty Award, runner-up for people’s choice – Edinburgh Realty
Art Awards, OAS – Glade
2019 People’s Choice Award – Cleveland Art Awards, OAS– Silver Birches
2017 Runner-up people’s choice – Edinburgh Realty Art Awards, OAS – Breaking Through
Solo Shows
Coming up: 17th-30th Nov’25 – Solo exhibition at Otago Art Society, Dunedin
2025 Maori Hill School, Dunedin – Fundraiser Art Exhibition
2024 Moray Gallery, Dunedin – In The Heart Of The Forest
2022 Moray Gallery, Dunedin – Duo
2018 Eskdale Gallery, Dunedin – Into The Unknown
2015 Mint Gallery, Dunedin – Remnants of the Veil
2014 Mint Gallery, Dunedin – Not All Square
2013 Mint Gallery, Dunedin – Treasured Land
Group shows
Coming up: 1st-14th Dec’25 – Community Gallery Group Show
2024 “The Ultimate Showcase” – Award Winners Exhibition, Otago Art Society
2024 “Masterpieces” – The Artist’s Room 20th Anniversary
2024 Guest Artist at West Otago Taste Of Art Exhibition, Tapanui
2024 All 4 Art Exhibition at Community Gallery Dunedin
2023 Waikaka Arts and Craft Exhibition
2023 Thirty Women show at Otago Art Society
2023 Group show at The Artist’s Room Fine Art Gallery
2022 Riversdale Mixed Media Art Exhibition
2019 Dunedin Art Show
2019 Olveston House Dunedin – Botanical Art and Illustrations Exhibition
2018 Olveston House Dunedin- Botanical Art and Illustrations Exhibition
Media
Aotearoa Artist The New Zealand Artist Magazine –
article https://thenzartist.co.nz/article/sarah-freiburger/
Otago Daily Times –
School Harbours an Artist https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/school-harbours-artist
Society’s 148th exhibition showcases creativity https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star/society%E2%80%99s-148th-exhibition-showcases-creativity
Art Seen August 2024 https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/art-seen-august-1
Art Seen 7 March 2024 https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/art-seen-march-7
Wellness Campaign inspires Show https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star/wellness-campaign-inspires-show
Retro display to feature in West Otago exhibition https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/the-ensign/retro-display-feature-west-otago-exhibition
Art Seen 8 September 2022 https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/art-seen-132
Art Seen 24 September 2015 https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/art-seen-september-24
Art Seen 14 August 2014 https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/art-seen-august-14
Art Seen 10 October2013 https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/art-seen-109
Sarah Freiburger 