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SOUTHPORT DRAMATIC CLUB at THE LITTLE THEATRE
2023
The Southport Dramatic Club established in 1920, and based at the Little Theatre, commissioned an artwork in celebration of the centenary of the theatrical organisation.
The commission was to produce artwork for one wall, positioned in the main foyer. The work needed to reflect the heritage and growth of the Southport Dramatic Club, and suggest narratives; a history of time and place.
Pavilion of Dreams
The artwork created is a mixed media piece comprising of wood panels on constructed timber frames. The three panels are 70cm x 110cm, and combine photographic image, posters, scripts and statements along with various collage materials, dyes and acrylic paints to develop the finished artwork
THE ATKINSON GALLERY AND MUSEUM
30th September - 25th November 2023
I am delighted to have been invited to exhibit in the 'The Palette Club Invitation Exhibition' with this landscape piece
Of Dunes and Infinite Skies
Collage and acrylic on canvas
80cm x 70cm
LIVERPOOL ART FAIR 2023
30 June - 20 August 2023
Pleased to be showing three of my collage and acrylic landscape artworks in the Liverpool Art Fair, a large scale, annual art exhibition which this year is being held in the city’s most iconic landmark, the Royal Liver Building.
Nickel Yellow Morning
Collage and acrylic on canvas
83cm x 73cm
Ochre Mornings - That Charm of Earths Past Prime Collage and acrylic on canvas 91cm x 51cm
Of Dunes and Infinite Skies
Collage and acrylic on canvas
80cm x 70cm
THE ATKINSON GALLERY AND MUSEUM
April - May 2023
Three artworks selected as part of The Atkinson Art Gallery Palette Exhibition.
Ribbons in the Winds of History
Collage and acrylic on board - glazed and framed
Clocks Turn and Lilies Blow
mixed media on canvas
Dust of Ancient Pages
Collage and acrylic on board - glazed and framed
EDEN GALLERY in Newburgh WN8 7UB
'Worth a Thousand Words'
14th January - 18th April 2023
I am pleased to be showing three artworks in the latest Eden Gallery exhibition
‘Worth A Thousand Words’ exhibition opens 14th January and is open every day until 18th April.
Art inspired by words, literature & poetry.
Of Dunes and Infinite Skies
Collage and acrylic on canvas
80cm x 70cm
On a Powder Blue Day Collage and acrylic on canvas
102cm x 42cm
Glass Blue Days
Collage and acrylic on canvas
93cm x 63cm
ARTHOUSE GALLERY
June 28th - July 9th 2022
In
The Lantern Marsh
collage and acrylic on board
43cm x 34cm
‘In Every Grain of Sand’ is an exhibition inspired by ‘time and place’.
Sources for the work are the Sefton coastline; old photographs; and
memories and recollections, together with the words of poets, such
as Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Blake. There is a suggestion
of remembrance and the passage of time, and an aim to draw
attention to the detail of our environment.
To resonate with the smallest fragments, to be sensitively
aware of the significance, simplicity and importance of the
beauty and fragility that surrounds us.
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour
Extract from ‘Auguries of Innocence’
by William Blake.
'Auguries of Innocence' pits the innocent against the mature, the rich against
the poor, the elite against the underprivileged, and invites the audience to
recognize the fragile beauty and balance found within nature
Ribbons in the Winds of History
collage and acrylic on board
42cm x 32cm
Stained Glass Sunrise
collage and acrylic on canvas
63cm x 52cm
EDEN GALLERY in Newburgh
May 29 -September 1 2022
Currently showing Veil of Purple as one of several artworks by various artists s as part of an exhibition which celebrates the theme of 'summer'
Veil of Purple 90cm x 90cm
mixed media on canvas
THE ARTHOUSE GALLERY, Southport
Currently showing five pieces as part of Southport Contemporary Arts exhibition, taking place at The Arthouse Gallery from 17th November 2021 until 8th January 2022
THE ATKINSON GALLERY AND MUSEUM 2021
Lost in the Whispering Air : Gems of Morning Under Scattered Cloud
Collage and Acrylic on canvas
76cm x 51cm
Ochre Mornings : That Charm of Earths Past Prime
Collage and Acrylic on canvas
91cm x 71cm
Artworks, Ochre Mornings and Lost in the Whispering Air,
currently showing as part of an exhibition at The Atkinson Gallery and Museum in Southport
MERSEY CARE NHS workshops
Just heard the news……..Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is intending to enter the ‘Who Do We Think We Are’ art project, completed during 2019 with Sefton Young Carers, into the National Service User Awards 2021.
Following an exhibition at The Atkinson Gallery and Museum in 2019, Sharon was offered a commission from Mersey Care NHS to create some art work to be installed in the newly built hospital for mental health in Southport.
In conjunction with the production of the two artworks, Sharon also led a number of workshop activities over two months engaging with Sefton Young Carers from the area. During the workshops the children created paintings, developed ideas for printed t-shirt designs, and produced decorative boxes.
Hartley Hospital combines local mental health inpatient care and related community services. There are 40 bedrooms and patients have access to inner garden courtyards, therapy and activity areas. There is also a short-term assessment suite, on-site café for patients, visitors and staff, a family visiting room, sacred space, gym and outpatient services. Sharon created two artworks on canvas 120cm x 50cm to be placed in the family visiting area of the hospital. The works produced were created in response to the planned internal areas will of the hospital which were to reflect qualities that connect it to the Sefton coastline,
EDEN GALLERY in Newburgh, WN8 7UB
PERCEPTION
12th April - 27th June 2021)
Artworks exhibiting at Eden Gallery
This exhibition explores the idea of perception and mood with reference to natural or manmade textures and patterns. and contains artworks from over 30 artists and designers.
Times Are ……..
Mixed media on board
200cm x 90cm
Hole in my Shoe
mixed media on canvas
102cm x 102cm
Harbour
Mixed media
34cm x 34cm
Mithymna
Mixed media
34cm x 34cm