|
BORN 1953, Glen Cove, NY EDUCATION Art Students League, New York, NY National Academy of Design, New York, NY Cornell University, Ithaca, NY SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2013 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 2012 | O'Kane Gallery, University of Houston, TX |
| 2008 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 2002 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 1999 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 1994 | Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY |
| 1993 | Asher Gallery, Boca Raton, FL |
| 1992 | Sherry French Gallery, NY |
| 1990 | Sherry French, New York, NY |
| 1989 | Sherry French, New York, NY |
| 1987 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 1985 | The Saint, New York, NY |
| 1984 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 1980 | Harbor Gallery, Long Island, NY |
| 1978 | Harbor Gallery, Long Island, NY |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2017 | Summer Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 2017 | Context Art New York, NY |
| Human Interest: Six Figurative Painters, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| 2016 | 50 Years a Dealer: George Henoch Shechtman, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 2015 | Still Life, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| Winter Mix, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Painting the Good Woman, Portrait's Inc. Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2014 | Today's Portrait: Emerging Artists and Leading Masters, Salmagundi Club, Portraits, Inc., New York, NY |
| Winter Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| The Tie That Binds, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| CRB: Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN | |
| 2013 | The City, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| Context: Art Miami, Miami, FL | |
| ACOPAL, Exhibition of Contemporary American Realism, (traveling to 8 museums in China) | |
| Portraits Inc., Spring Portrait Exhibition, Aradar Galleries, New York, NY | |
| 2012 | Winter Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| Spring Portrait Exhibition, Arader Galleries, New York, NY | |
| 2011 | Dallas Art Fair, TX |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| ACOPAL, Exhibition of Contemporary American Realism, National Arts Club, New York, NY | |
| 2010 | Solemn & Sublime: Contemporary American Figurative Painting, Akus Gallery, Willimanitic, CT |
| Inspiring Figures, The Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, OH | |
| The Contemporary Portrait and Figure, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, NY | |
| The Synergies Exhibition of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Bohemian National Hall, Czech Center New York, NY | |
| Dallas Art Fair, TX | |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| 2009 | Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY |
| Master Classes & Group Portrait Show, St. Petersburg Academy of the Arts, Russia | |
| Art Student's League, New York, NY | |
| Artists and Monitors, Alex Adam Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Still Lifes, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| 2008 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY | |
| US Artists, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Remnants of War, The National Arts Club, New York, NY | |
| Art Students League, New York, NY | |
| LA Art Show, Santa Monica, CA | |
| 2007 | Male/Female: The New Realism, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| Art Students League, New York, NY | |
| Los Angeles Art Show, Santa Monica, CA | |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY | |
| The Colors Of My Home, The African American Museum of Nassau County, Hempstead, NY | |
| 2006 | The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Exhibition, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 40 Years: A Dealer's Collection, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Juxtaposition, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Why the Nude?, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY | |
| Art Chicago in the Park, IL | |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY | |
| 2005 | Teachers from the Art Students League, Daniel Greene, Burton Silverman, & Sharon Sprung, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY | |
| USArtists, Philadelphia, PA | |
| San Francisco Int'l Art Exposition, CA | |
| Art Chicago in the Park, IL | |
| 2004 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY | |
| National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| Art Students League, New York, NY | |
| Portraits Incorporated, New York, NY | |
| 2003 | Carriage Barn Fine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| Portraits Incorporated, New York, NY | |
| 2002 | Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY |
| Portraits Incorporated, New York, NY | |
| National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| 2001 | Portraits Incorporated, New York, NY |
| National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| 2000 | Cambridge Art Association, Chambridge, MA |
| Gallery Henoch, New York, NY | |
| Portraits Incorporated, New York, NY | |
| 1999 | Gallery Henoch, New York, NY |
| 1996 | National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, New York, NY |
| ARTMiami, Int'l Art Exposition, FL | |
| 1995 | Art Communication Int'l, New York, NY |
| ART MIAMI '95, Int'l Art Exposition, Miami, FL | |
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
| 2016 | Leggio, Gail, American Arts Quarterly, "Still Life,” Winter |
| 2015 | Green, Karl, Luxury Magazine, "Mirror, Mirror: The Art of the Portrait in the Age of the Selfie," Spring |
| McElhinney, James L. Editor, "Art Students League of New York On Painting: lessons and meditations on mediums, styles and methods" with the Instructors of the Art Students league of New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, Berkeley, CA, pp. 91-102 | |
| Poets and Artist Magazine, (online) "Devotion" curated by Daniel Maidman, November, Issue 68, pp. 92-93 | |
| Sprung, Sharon, Lines From the League, "Life in Paint," Spring | |
| Competition Spotlight, The Artist's Magazine, December issue, pg. 80 | |
| Gheno, Dan, "Figure Drawing," Northlight Books, Cincinnati, OH, pg. 95 | |
| 2014 | Gianelli, Sarah, Hi*Fructose, The New Contemporary Art Magazine, “Sharon Sprung’s Portraits of Contemplative Women.” August 12 |
| 2013 | Stricklin, Krystle, International Artist Magazine, “An Interview with Sharon Sprung,” Dec/Jan, p. 38 |
| Stricklin, Krystle, American Art Collector, “In the Flesh with Sharon Sprung,” Dec. p. 34 | |
| Pratique des Arts, Portfolio des artistes, “Peintres ‘a l’atelier,” May, pp. 45 | |
| Ginzberg, Max, The Artist's Magazine, "A Tale of Two Countries, A powerful exhibition of 100 paintings by 51 American realists in Beijing, China,” March, pp. 14-16 | |
| 2012 | Egnoski, Christine. International Artist Magazine, “Words of Wisdom, from the 2012 Faculty,” February/March, pp. 26-31 |
| 2010 | Parks, John A. American Artist Magazine, “Inspiring Figures: Portraits by Women,” November |
| Poets and Artists Magazine (online), "Sharon Sprung" Vol. 3, Issue 9, October, pp. 42-47 | |
| McElhinney, James Lancel and the Instructors of the Art Students League. Classical Life Drawing Studio: Lessons & Teaching in the Art of Figure Drawing, with a forward by Will Barnet. Published by SterlingNew York & London, 207 pages | |
| International Artist, "Favorite Subjects," August/September | |
| Harris, Lauren & Wetmore, Gordon. American Art Collector, "Inspiring Figures,” August, pp. 68-73 | |
| SundayArts, “Profiles the Art Students League,” by Producer Bob Morris, aired Sunday, May 16 on WNET and WLIW | |
| Coporale, Wendy. International Artist, “A Day in the Life of An Artist - Sharon Sprung,” April/May | |
| Interviewed on WNET's “SundayArts Profiles the Art Students League”. Aired Sunday, May 16, 2010 | |
| 2009 | Apostal, Amanda. Journal of the Portrait Society of America, "Mirrors with Powerful Reflections,” Issue 45, 3rd Quarter |
| Finkelstein, Alix. Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, "New Directions in Child Portraiture,” December, pp. 39-42 | |
| 2008 | Hafesh, Louise. The Artist's Magazine, "Abstractly Real,” April, pp. 26-34 |
| 2006 | Bloomfied, Maureen. The Artist's Magazine, "Portrait & Figure," December |
| Kolbe, Regina. Antiques and the Arts Online, “Fifth Time Around the Block, Art20 Keeps Getting Better,” December 5 | |
| Mullarkey, Maureen. The New York Sun, “Nothing Left to Hide,” October 12 | |
| 2005 | Steiner, Raymond J. Art Times, “Teachers of the Art Students League of New York: Daniel Greene, Burton Silverman, & Sharon Sprung at Gallery Henoch,” October |
| The New York Times, “Luminaries at the League, Now All Over Town,” September | |
| McCormack, Jeannie. Gallery & Studio, “Select Shows in Leading New York Galleries Celebrate the 130th Anniversary of the Art Students League,” September/October | |
| 2004 | Enriquez, Mary Schneider. Artnews, “The Invitational 2004,” May |
| 2003 | Ball, Jennifer, The Artist's Magazine, "The Art is in the Details,” October, pp. 41 |
| 2002 | Who’s Who in American Women, Published by Marquis Who's Who, LLC., 1172 pages |
| 2000 | Fried, John, Worth, “Master Strokes,” June |
| 1997 | Who’s Who in the East, Published by Marquis Who's Who, LLC. 900 pages |
| 1992 | Where/New York, Nov. 1992 |
| 1991 | Artnews Reviews, “To Grant or Not to Grant?” Knoxville Museum of Art, November, pp. 154 |
| Williams, Don. The Knoxville News-Sentinel, “Museum of Fine Art Exhibit Asks: To Grant or Not To Grant,” May | |
| 1990 | Von Weist, Powell. Art and Antiques, "This Month’s Important Shows,” November, pp. 12 |
| Baker, Penny. Garden State Press, “The Art of Loving Care, Charity,” depicted in the Noyes Museum Show, January 21, pp. H1-H3 | |
| AWARDS & HONORS | |
| Bestowed with the designation of Signature Membership by The Portrait Society of America, April 2016 | |
| Award of Excellence, Category of Fine Art, by the Publisher of Creative Quarterly, the Best of Art & Design Quarterly | |
| "Portrait of Girl in Window", wins First Honorable mention, Members Only Competition, Outside the Box Category, of The Portrait Society of America, Fall 2015 | |
| "Untangled" wins Fifth Honorable Mention, Members Only Competition, Non-commissioned Portrait Category, of The Portrait Society of America, Fall 2015 | |
| "The Curious Chinese Boxes" wins First Honorable Mention, Members Only Competition, Still Life Category, of The Portrait Society of America, Fall 2015 | |
| U.S. State Department: Master Class “Self-Portrait and Portrait of an Artist from the 18th to the 21st Century” at St. Petersburg Academy of the Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2009 | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award, The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, Spring Gala, May, 2012 | |
| Appointed Member of the Board, Artist's Fellowship, Inc., Fall 2011 | |
| Purchase Prize and The William Bouguereau Award by the Art Renewal Center. 2011 | |
| First Place in the annual National Portrait Competition of The Portrait Society of America, 2011 | |
| Second Prize winner in International Artist, magazine's Challenge No. 58 competition, 2010 | |
| Judges Excellence Award in Blossom - Art of Flowers Competition, the Susan K. Black Foundation, 2009 | |
| Honorable Mention in Art Renewal Center's International 2006 ARC Salon | |
| 1st Place in the Portrait and Figure category of The Artist's Magazine's 23rd Annual Art Competition, 2006 | |
| Jury's Selection, Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, 2006 | |
| Awards Finalist, 2nd Int'l Art Salon, 2005 | |
| Honorable Mention, 2nd Int'l Art Salon, 2005 | |
| Awards Finalist, The Artist magazine, 2002 | |
| American Society of Portrait Artists, 2001 | |
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| 2004-Present Instructor of Painting, Art Students League of New York | |
| 1993-Present Instructor of Painting and Drawing, National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts | |
| SELECTED COLLECTIONS | |
| U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. | |
| Bell Laboratories, Oradel, NJ | |
| AT & T Jacksonville, FL | |
| Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | |
| Scott Bennett, Inc., New York, NY | |
| Sherman and Sterling, New York, NY | |
| The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY | |
| University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA | |
| Hobart and Smith College, Geneva, NY | |
| PA Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Mrs. Susan Jonas, New York, NY | |
| Mrs. Lexi Brosen & Mr. Birkhahn, New York, NY | |
| Mr. Martin E. Segal, New York, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. John B. Brough, Arlington, VA | |
| Mr. George Nathan, Louisville, KY | |
| Ms. Barbara Berger, New York, NY | |
| Ms. Susan Rittenhause, Baltimore, MD | |
| Dr. Mark A. Lawrence, Seattle, WA | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hoerle, New York, NY | |
| Mr. Michael Libowitz, Baltimore, MD | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Stefen Shafer, New York, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Gutham, Fairfield, CT | |
| Dr. & Mrs. R. Stanton, Glen Head, NY | |
| Dr. Sally Kaplan, New York, NY | |
| Dr. Solomon Siverman, Roslyn, NY | |
| Mr. E.H. Molson, Montreal, Canada | |
| Mr. Karl Soupanki, Kittimat, B.C., Canada | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kohan, New York, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Norman Tipograph, Hewlett Harbor, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cunningham, New York, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Peter Anderson, New York, NY | |
| Dr. & Mrs. Charley Schwartz, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Ms. Eilen S. Klein, New York, NY | |
| Ms. Barbara Olcott, Weston, CT | |
| Ms. Celeste Davidson, Beverly Hills, CA | |
| Diane and Austin Marxe, Glen Head, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. William Modell, New York, NY | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schaufelberger, Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Mr. & Mrs. R. Kutnick, New York, NY | |
| Mr. Albert Gordon, Boston, MA | |
| Mr. Charles Wallis, San Fransisco, CA | |
| Mr. Gordon Pye, San Fransisco, CA | |
| Mr. James Andress, New York, NY | |
| Mr. K. Alghanim, New York, NY | |
| Mr. S. Gorn, Reistertown, MD | |
| Mr. Sigeo Okumura, New York, NY | |
| Ms. Viera Hocova, New York, NY | |
ARTWORK
BIOGRAPHY
PRESS