Sharon Hanson
Artist participating in the Art Group Exhibition
"The Ambitious Dali"
Exhibition dates:
March 12th to 23rd, 2021
BIA- Brisbane Institute of Art
Grafton St, Windsor
Brisbane- Qld- Australia
Sharon Hanson
Sharon Hanson's art works
Pictures Artist's Copyright
Sharon Hanson
Sharon Hanson's art works
Pictures Artist's Copyright
Email: sharonhansonartist@gmail.com
Web page: www.sharonhansonartist.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sharonhansonartist
Curriculum Vitae
Sharon
Hanson
Born in 1959, Sharon grew up in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire,
before moving to the Whitsundays in far north Queensland in 1982, where she
became one of the first female deckhands and an accomplished skydiver.
Relocating back to Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs in 1988, she joined the Waverley
Woollahra Arts Centre, learning various printmaking techniques and entering the
prestigious annual Waverley Woollahra Art Prize competition. One of a group of 6 artists, in 1995 she
first exhibited her work at the Bondi Pavilion Gallery (“Flesh Food”), and then
in 1996 at the Michael Commerford Gallery in Rushcutters Bay (“Body”).
Later that year Sharon married and in 1997 moved with her
husband to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, where she joined the Coolum Art Group,
selling her smaller works at the local art market, entering the annual Coolum
Art Show, and exhibiting at Traders Coolum, as well as other local shows and
competitions, such as the Noosa Hot Chilli Festival and Giada Eumundi.
Early 2005 saw a return to Sydney as a single parent with
her young daughter. While she continued
to paint and create prints, predominantly nudes with a foray into abstract and
nature-inspired dry-points, time for creating art was limited.
During recovering from breast cancer surgery in early 2015,
Sharon developed a new signature style, using bright, vibrant colours outlined
in black, and always featuring gold, in a celebration of life. While still occasionally painting nudes, her
subject matter has become more focused on stylized portraits, and with detailed
story-telling pieces.
Since moving to Karana Downs, Queensland, in early 2017,
Sharon has been inspired by the beautiful surrounds, and has always included
colourful flora in her paintings of strong, serene women. She sells her smaller
pieces at local markets in Karana Downs and Ipswich, and has entered a number
of art competitions, including the Brookfield Art Show and the Foot Square
Competition at the Aspire Gallery in Paddington. Sharon has also exhibited her works at
various venues, including Entangled at the Dayboro Butter Factory, the Aspire
Gallery, Art Time Ipswich and the Salon Des Refuses at Arts Alive Ipswich.
