Sharon Shapiro

Charlottesville, VA

Sharon Shapiro is a Virginia-based artist whose figurative paintings have been shown throughout the United States, including one and two-person exhibitions at SPRING/BREAK Art Show, NYC; the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Arlington, VA; Garvey Simon Projects, NYC; and the Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL. Recent group exhibitions include Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA; The Painting Center, New York City, NY; McColl Center, Charlotte, NC; Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Maine Center for Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME; and the McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA. She has been in residence at Ucross, Jentel, Ragdale, The Hambidge Center, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her practice has received grant support, including two awards from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings, Whitewall, Art Spiel, Studio Visit, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Kolaj Magazine.

Artist Website

www.sharonshapiro.com