Sharon's Education & Accomplishments
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Arts (Commerce) University of Toronto
1999-2007 Painting under the guidance of Donnah Cameron II: watercolor, acrylics, silk
2001 Studied with Margaret Roseman, a noted Canadian Watercolorist
2001-2003 3 one-week intensive watercolor workshops - Laurentian College
2004 2 week on-location workshop in the south of France
2005 Ceramics - Joan Elena Goldberg & Lino Arteaga; Art composition& history- Nina Wisniewski; expressive ink painting from Britt Zaist, San Miguel de Allende (SMA), Mexico
2006 Life drawing - Henry Vermillion; watercolor - Edina Sagert/ Brian Care, SMA, Mexico
2007 Oil painting - John Pryce; acrylic abstracts - D.D. Gadajanski; art composition & painting, Don Caven; watercolour, Tom Lynch.
2008 Encaustic painting - Eschwan (SMA), Mexico
2010 Watercolour - Doug Mays; Oil painting - Donna Dixon in SMA,Mexico
2011 Impressionism/Theory, Fleming College
2014 Life Drawing – Brian Smith, Fleming College
2015 One week on location & one week in-class sessions - Donna & Tom Dickson, SMA, Mexico
2016 Portrait Painting course from Catherine Mills
2017 Oil painting courses from Harvey Walker and from Linda Edwards
2018 Six week course from Juan Zaragoza, Mexico; Florals in Acrylic from Rose Pearson
AWARDS
Honourable Mention, watercolour painting “June Favourites”
York Region Artists “Artist of the Month”, silk painting “Magnolias”
Honourable Mention, oil painting “Spring in Provence”
Honourable Mention, alternate media painting, “Bamboo Forest”
Honourable Mention, alternate media painting, “Hot Tango Night”
Honourable Mention, acrylic painting, “Waiting”
Honourable Mention, acrylic painting “Breathe”
SOLO SHOWS
2001, 2002 Solo Art Show Sale at my studio 54 Cedar St. Uxbridge
2011 Solo Show, Skylight Gallery
2022 Kent Farndale Gallery
JURIED SHOWS
2004-2017 Society of York Region Artists, Group Show
2002, 2006-18 ‘Art Aurora’ Juried Art Show
2009-2011, 2013-2016,2018 ‘Art in the Valley’, Juried Art Show
2019 Mulock Plein Air Show, Newmarket
2019 Memories Show, Aurora Cultural Center
OTHER SHOWS
2003 Group Art Show, Seniors Centre, Newmarket
2004 ‘Summerfest’ Art Show at Elgin Park, Uxbridge
2012 Society of York Region Artists 25th Anniversary Show
2004-2019 Art Aurora Annual Show
2022 One foot Show, Skylight Gallery
2024 Lemonville Group of Artist show
2024 Uxbridge Group of Artist Show
2006- PRESENT Uxbridge Artists Studio Tour, Annual Show
Private collections in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Quebec City, Austin TX, Portand OR
