b.2001 - Orange, NSW.
Living and working on Ngunnawal land.
“The fixation integral to Saunders’ work within their practice has not deterred them from intimate collaborative work, and they recognise the need to be in and of the world when making art. Being drawn to the innate collaborative nature of portraiture, Saunders engages with a dance of portrayal and perception.”
— Brennan O’Brien, 2023.
Uncovering Authenticity (The Portraiture Journey of Red Saunders)
“Saunders’ figural works are highly detail-oriented and focus on testing the limits of the human form, pushing the boundaries of what is perceived as physically possible or not.”
— Benjamin Claridge, 2024
“The cover art by Red Saunders is rather disturbing, echoing the theme of the human body as a shifting source of wonder, horror, and delight. Look closer, though, and that gaping body cavity is full of things that shouldn’t be there – Or perhaps they should. There is an element inside that tortured flesh for every story in the anthology.”
— Britni Pepper, 2023