Sharon Guy is a painter with a passion for wild places and the creatures that reside there.  Her landscapes and animal paintings are vibrant, luminous, and serene.  Her art lures the viewer into a peaceful, timeless world.   She began studying fine art at the age of sixteen at Simon’s Rock College in Massachusetts.  She received her Bachelor’s Degree in art from Bard College in New York in 1981.  While growing up in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, she enjoyed hiking in the Appalachian Mountains and visiting the nearby Catskills, Adirondacks, and the Hudson River area.  She was influenced by the Hudson River Artists who had painted those scenic vistas a century before.  Her artwork expresses the serene beauty of nature with soft brushstrokes and harmonious colors.  Currently residing in Southwest Florida, she is intrigued by the intense colors and dramatic skies of the southeast.  Her work is in private collections in the United States and Canada.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Light Chasers plein air painting group annual show, Art Center Sarasota, March, 2013;

Joan Peters Gallery, Seascape Blues, Two-person show, Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL, October, 2012;

Third Place in Show, Members Juried Exhibition, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, March, 2012; 

Juried Exhibition, Atlanta Equestrian Exhibition, The Gallery at Paper Mill Village, Marietta GA, August, 2010; 

Broadway Arts & Cultural Display, April, 2010, Window Installation, Downtown Fort Myers, Florida, Curated by Daniel Calvert; 

Juried Exhibition, Navarro Council of the Arts 2009, National Juried Art Show, Corsicana, Texas, September, 2009; 

Juried Exhibition, Western States Horse Expo Equine Dream Art Show, Sacramento, CA, June, 2009; 

Juried Exhibition, Members Show, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, June, 2007;

 Juried Exhibition, The Fine Art of Photography, 4th Annual Photo Exhibition, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, May, 2007; 

Juried Exhibition, Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY, November, 1995. Second Place in Show; 

Solo Exhibition, Lanesboro Library, Lanesboro, MA, March 1992; 

Co-op exhibit, East West Arts, Millerton, New York, July 1995 - July 1996;

Equine drawings, Up Country Artisans, North Adams, MA, August 1991 to September 1993; 

Juried Exhibition, Pittsfield Art League, Pittsfield, MA 1988;

Solo Exhibition, Simon’s Rock Library, Simon’s Rock College of Bard, June 1986;

Juried Exhibition, Lenox Arts Council Summer Show, 1981 and 1982.

CAREER HONORS

Third Place in Show, Art Center Sarasota Juried Exhibition, Sarasota, FL, March, 2012

Second Place in Show, Spencertown Academy Juried Exhibition, Spencertown, NY, November, 1995.

The Suzanne Clements Zimmer Prize for Painting, Bard College, May 1981

EDUCATION
BA in Fine Arts, Bard College, New York, 1981
Simons Rock College, Massachusetts, 1976-1978

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