This is my buckskin dress I made that I wore at many Mountain Man Rendezvous'

"Until we meet again, may the Great Spirit make sunrise in your heart, and may your moccasins make tracks in many snows yet to come".

Unknown Author

Artist Resume'

1978-2002

Experience

38 years experience as artist, teacher, designer and inventor.

 *Owner and Instructor of Shining Feather Art Academy for Women 

*Workshop Coordinator and Instructor for 26 years

Organizations

*American Academy of Women Artists,

*Oil Painters of America,

*National Western Art Association

*Rocky Mountain Western Art Association 

**Society Of Decorative Painters

Major  Juried Exhibits

1983

Fine Art Expo

Murray UT

1985

*Festival of the American West, Utah State University

Logan, UT  (invitational)

*8^th North American Wildlife and Still life Exhibit,

Phranques Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

*Salmon River Annual National Art Exhibit

Riggins, ID

1986

*Day’s of 47’ Heritage Exhibit RMWAA

Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT

*Fourth Annual Art5s Center Exhibition

Central WY College Riverton WY

1987

*Utah Women Artist’s Exhibit

Springville Art Museum, Springville, UT

*Utah Women’s Traveling Exhibit (year long)

*22^nd Annual Art Show, Cody County Art League, Cody WY

*Rocky Mountain Western Art Association 3^rd Annual Show

Sun Gallery, Park City UT (Invitational)

1988

*Day’s of 47’ Annual Western Art Heritage Exhibit

Saxton-Sullivan Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT (invitational)

1990

C.M. Russell Art Auction and Show

Great Falls, MT (2 pieces accepted)

*One Woman Show

El Mundo Magico Gallery, Sedona AZ

1991

*National Western Art Show Ellensburg, WA

1993

*C.M. Russell Art Auction and Show

Great Falls, MT  (2 pieces accepted)

1994-5

*Celebration of Western Art, WA

*Colorado Springs Western Art Auction

*Colorado Springs, CO

*Snake River Showcase, Clarkston, WA

1995

  Featured in magazine “Art Of The West” Nov/Dec Issue

Juried Auctions

1997

*Phippen Memorial Day Art Show, Prescott AZ

*Western Academy Of Women Artists Exhibition and Show

Desert Caballeros Western Museum Wickenburg, AZ

1998

*Blackfoot Valley Art Auction

Lincoln, MT

*C.M. Russell Art Auction and Show

1999

10th. annual Student Scholarship Exhibit

Holladay, UT

*Oil Painters of America Regional Exhibition

Sangre De Cristo Art Center, Pueblo CO

Awards

2003

Delta Design Challenge

2^nd Place

2002

Mayors Choice

Shorr Gallery Annual Show

West Jordan, UT

1991

23rd. National Art Show La Junta CO

1st. place

Annual Bear River Historical and Indian Art Exhibit

3^rd. Place

Craig, Co

1992

45th Annual Regional Juried Art exhibit Grand Junction Co

1st. Place

1993

National Western Art Show and Auction

Ellensburg, WA

Merit Award

Snake River Showcase

Clarkston, WA 

1987

WRVAG Art show Dubois, WY.

"Best of Show"

1989

Sweet Water Annual Exhibit

Rock Springs, WY

3^rd. Place

1988

Peoples Choice and Winsor Newton Award

40^th Annual Wind River National Exhibit

Dubois, WY

1987

2^nd. Place

Sweetwater National Art Exhibit

Rock Springs, WY 

HM

Major Collectors

*Walter Wendell- Great Falls, MT

*Bill Tamiette, Great Falls, MT

*John Blum, Elgin Ill

*Kodak Film Company

*Mickey Cohen, CT

*Sally Holman, UT

*Gary Wilson, Pleasant Grove, UT

*Geri Barker, UT

*Judy Jillian, UT

 *Teal VanDongen, UT

2005

Magazine Articles Published In

2004

Wood Strokes/ Spring Issue

Wood Strokes/Summer issue

Holiday Painting

2005

Tole World/ August Issue

PaintWorks/September Issue

2006

PaintWorks Cover/February

2007

PaintWorks Magazine Feb.

2008

PaintWorks Magazine August issue

2009

PaintWorks Magazine Feb. issue

 Gallery Representation

*Sun Gallery, Park City, UT (4 years)

*Southwestern Expression, Park City, UT (5 years)

*Gallery of Art and Frame, Idaho Falls, ID (2 years)

*Garden of the Gods Gallery, Colorado Springs, Co

*The Gallery, Couer’d’Alane, ID

*Elkhorn Gallery, Jackson, WY

Hoffman Galleries Park City UT

*Jerry Anderson Gallery, St George, UT

*Authentic Arizona Gallery, Sandy, UT

*Canyon Spirit Gallery, Estes Park, CO

*El Mundo Magico Gallery, Sedona AZ (10 years)

*Agnisiuh Gallery, Hillside Courtyard, Sedona AZ (7 years)

*Golden Gecko Gallery, Sedona AZ (4 years)

2003

*Art and Soup Exhibit

Salt Lake City, UT

Books on Sharon’s art techniques published:

Floral Treasures

Southwest Florals

Southwestern Flair

Teach Yourself to Paint  Seascapes and Clouds

Fairies of Enchanted Glen

Return of Fairies of Enchanted Glen

Scenes From The Mediterranean

Inventions

Shining Feather Soft Stroke Brush

Shining Feather Soft Scrub Brush Basin

Shining Feather Soft Glo Glazes

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*F.M. Brush Dynasty Designer

*Traditions Artist

*Deco Helping Artist 

 

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