Sandra Storey is a ceramicist and sculptor born in Whitehorse, Canada, and based in Whangārei, New Zealand. In 1990, after graduating from Emily Carr School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art + Design), Storey moved to New Zealand where she co-founded Burning Issues Gallery, which included a glass and ceramics studio. She has taught studio art and art history at the Northland Polytechnic, Whagarei.