S H A R O N     S U L L I V A N   received her B.F.A. in painting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and is currently an M.F.A. candidate at Mass Art. Her painting "Excavated Memories I" won Best In Show at CAL Gallery's "Women's History" exhibit. She has shown her work at Queens Gallery, Cone Center Gallery, Storrs Gallery, and others. She lives in Charlotte, NC, where she has a studio in the NoDa arts district.


E X H I B I T I O N S

Solo:
    2007 Past in the Present Tense, Rowe Gallery, Charlotte NC

Juried:
    2008 Spring Into Art, CAL Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2007 Fall Into Art, CAL Gallery, Charlotte NC. Juror Herb Jackson
    2007 Luxury Home Tour. Works chosen by designer, Charlotte NC
    2007 Woman's History, CALeidoscope Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2006 Fall Into Art, CALeidoscope Gallery, Charlotte NC. Juror: Carla Hanzel, Curator
            of Contemporary Art, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte NC
    2006 Radio Vision, WFAE sponsored show, Camden Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2006 UNCC Student Show, Rowe Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2005 Annual Student Juried Show, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte NC
    2004 Annual Student Juried Show, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte NC
    2003 Still Life Exhibition, Queens Gallery, Charlotte North Carolina, Juror: Andy Braitman

Group:
    2008 Authorities Do Not Believe Alcohol Was a Factor, Storrs Art Gallery, College
            of Architecture, UNC Charlotte
    2007 Outside Looking In, CAL Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2007 Enormous Tiny Art Show, Show supporting MOSAIC project, Fund raising donation,
            Charlotte NC
    2007 Keep the Door Closed, Student Exhibition, Storrs Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2007 Fast Forward, CAL Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2007 Emergence, Student and Alumni art exhibit, Charlotte NC. Coordinated, installed,
            and arranged media coverage and reception
    2006 Beyond The Surfaces, Cone Center Gallery, Charlotte NC
    2006 Small Works Show, CALeidoscope Galley, Charlotte NC
    2005 II Works Show, CALeidoscope Gallery, Charlotte NC
    1989 Metal Smiths of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA



A W A R D S

2007 Woman's History, First Place Award for show at CAL Gallery, Charlotte NC

2006 Chosen for MCNC Exhibition in Research Triangle NC, delivered by Chancellor Dubois
      of The University of North Carolina, Charlotte NC
   


E D U C A T I O N

BFA, University of North Carolina At Charlotte, 2008.
        * Concentration: Painting; Minor: Art History
        * Graduated Magna Cum Laude
        * Sigma Alpha Lambda, National Leadership and Honors Organization
        * Golden Key International Honor Society

Associate in Fine Arts, Central Piedmont Community College, 2005.
        * Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
        * Deans List 2003-2005
        * President's List Spring 2003

1988-1990 Studied Metalsmithing with Debra Lynn Gold, Paula Gahrett and Robert Blanton.
       Worked with Debra Lynn Gold in an apprenticeship position.