Body found in search for British artist Sarah Cunningham

Posted On November 5, 2024November 5, 2024

A body has been found in the search for 31-year-old British artist Sarah Cunningham, the Metropolitan Police confirmed on November 4th.

Cunningham went missing in the early hours of November 2nd in north London, and her family contacted the police regarding her whereabouts later that day. Two days later, the Metropolitan Police informed the Cunningham’s that they had discovered a body in the search at the Chalk Farm Tube station.

At this stage, the body discovered by authorities is yet to be confirmed as Cunningham. The artist had been on a night out with friends on the evening before she went missing.

On November 2nd, Cunningham’s brother, Anthony Cunningham, shared an appeal online at 5:31pm, which read, “My sister Sarah Cunningham has been missing since 2.30am in Camden. Last seen leaving apartment building on Jamestown Road. She was wearing a black outfit. If you have any information please let me or the police know. she has been officially reported as missing.”

The post by Anthony Cunningham has been seen more than half a million times on X with people encouraged to share any relevant information.

Now, the Metropolitan Police have shared an update on the search after discovering a body at Chalk Farm, stating, “While we await formal identification, Sarah’s family have been informed of this development.”

The Metropolitan Police continued: “They have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time. Officers from the Met are working with colleagues in the British Transport Police to look into the circumstances. The death is being treated as unexpected but at this time it is not thought to be suspicious.”

Sarah Cunningham’s art career

Cunningham’s art is internationally renowned, having been exhibited everywhere in major cities across the globe. The artist had recently returned from South Korea due to her work being showcased by leading luxury fashion house Burberry in Seoul.

Furthermore, Cunningham’s recent exhibition, Flight Paths, has just concluded a run at the Lisson Gallery in Los Angeles. Before it launched, the Nottingham-born artist explained the message behind the exhibition, stating, “I imagine myself in flight when I am painting, scanning over the surface, searching for places to deep dive, touch down or lift off. The paintings are journeys between the space of my body and the space of the outside.”

In 2019, Cunningham’s I will look into the earth won the Djanogly Art Award and the Ali H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award, which provided her with a platform to complete her studying. Cunningham graduated from the Masters from the Royal College of Art in 2022, and her first exhibition, The Crystal Forest, took place at the Lisson Gallery in London last year.

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