Copyright Sharon Mills
Artist
Biography
As
it is with many artists, my journey has covered a wide range of styles
over the years as part of the creative growth process. My art is my
unique personal narrative -- a visual diary of thought processes and
response to the art world past, present and future. It is also an expanding
of the spirit; the more we "see", the more we see within.
Art is universal; it touches our soul, teaching us to experience a greater
part of ourselves and others; pointing us toward the very essence of
life itself.
My love for art has existed since early childhood, gaining appreciation
of the greatest masters of the renaissance, continuing on to witness
"art" as forging outward in new directions, continually changing
and forever affecting the world around us. I eventually received a scholarship
to Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. For a number of years, I
taught private students of varying levels and ages. My work has been
exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles, various art exhibits of different
types and private shows, receiving a number of awards and honors. Among
collectors of my work are gallery owners and persons from various countries
as well as the United States. Being mainly self-taught, having experimented
with many media, I began concentrating my efforts painting in oils around
1999, and now work almost exclusively in that medium. After a long hiatus
from public exhibitions (concentrating on private shows), I now have
returned to the public forum.
Every artist's personal journey is different. The interaction between viewer and artist is all a process of learning and experiencing new ways of seeing things. Change and growth are a continual part of life, and becomes who we are and how we perceive. My motivation as an artist is to leave behind a marker of passage as it were, to say "here are the things one human being thought and experienced, questioned and learned " ---I have found it to be a unique sharing experience.
My journey continues.
Affiliations:
California Art Club
Upcoming
Exhibits:
La
Galeria Gitana -
OPENING EVENT:
6-10 p.m. - 1/21/12
"Purely Physical -
Finessing the Figure"
-
1/21/12 - 3/23/12
Recent
Exhibits
La
Galeria Gitana -
"Rural
Remnants of the
San Fernando Valley"
-
11/19/11 - 12/24/11
La
Galeria Gitana -
"Gifts For The Table" -
California's Amazing Bounty
9/17/11 - 11/5/11
La
Galeria Gitana - "Favorite Weekend Getaways" -
4/2/11 - 6/18/11
La
Galeria Gitana - "Rediscovering San Fernando at 100" -
1/22/11 - 3/19/11
Historic
Blinn
House
"Golden
State Treasures " -
California Art Club
Juried Exhibition 12/4/10 - 4/27/11
Historic
Blinn House
"Magnificent
Miniatures" -
California Art Club/Juried
1 day Sale: 12/4/10 - 5:00 - 9:00
La
Galeria Gitana - "Celebrating Our Mexican Heritage" -
10/30/10 - 12/24/10
La
Galeria Gitana - "Car Culture" - 9/11/10 - 10/16/10