Sharon Egan
Contact Information
Phone: (215) 694-5607
Gallery
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.
Gallery Representation
3rd Street Gallery
610 S. 3rd St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Paintings
Artist's Biography
Sharon Egan completed her BFA at Penn State University. She continues her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and in private workshops and classes. Ms. Egan taught watercolor as a continuing education instructor at BucksCounty Community College and as a workshop instructor at The Grounds for Sculpture. Ms. Egan lives and works in Philadelphia.
Artist's Statement
“Ourself, behind ourself concealed/ should startle most.” -Emily Dickinson
Ms. Dickinson's insight rang true well before people hid behind their laptop screens.
How well do we really know our fellow citizens? How many of our friends, relatives and neighbors believe in conspiracy theories? Aliens, lizard people, microchips in vaccines, Bigfoot, crop circles, space lasers, even interdimensional travel via Ong's Hat in the New Jersey Pine Barrens - just to name a few?
Using sunglasses as a visual metaphor for a screen, I portray each person as an enigma, a riddle.
The title of each painting in this series, my projection onto that person, a stranger to me, is an example of our willingness to make assumptions about a person based on their appearance, without truly knowing who they really are.
Selected Exhibitions
2019
Art on Asbury, Ocean City, NJ
Small Oils Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Small Oils Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Small Oils Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Small Oils Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Artsbridge Juried Show, Stockton, NJ
2014
Phillips Mill Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA
Artsbridge Juried Show, Stockton, NJ
2013
6" x 6" Show, Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art
2012
Delaware Riverkeeper Show, Bristol, PA
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Online Show
2011
New Hope Art League Juried Show, New Hope, PA
Phillips Mill Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA
Artsbridge Juried Show, Stockton, NJ
Artsbridge Members Show, Stockton, NJ
2010
Artsbridge Members Show, Stockton, NJ
New Hope Art League Juried Show, New Hope, PA
Awards and Honors
2019
Art on Asbury, Ocean City, NJ
First Place Award, "Off the Beaten Path"
2012
Delaware Riverkeeper Show, Bristol, PA
Best Image of the Delaware River
2011
Phillips Mill Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA
Award in Loving Memory of Linda Slaughter, for Watercolor with a Bucks County Theme
Artsbridge Juried Show, Stockton, NJ
Princeton Bank Award for Watercolor
Artsbridge Members Show, Stockton, NJ
Second Place
2010
Artsbridge Members Show, Stockton, NJ
Shared People's Choice Award
Memberships
InLiquid
Oil Painters of America
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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The Face of Another
The Face of Another highlights the work of five artists, Chris Curchin, Barbara Dirnbach, Sharon Egan, Barbara Shelly, Joe Vescovich, … See Full Post
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Members in “Embodiment”
Elaine M. Erne, Matthew Hall, Mirjam Seeger, and Sharon Egan are all in Embodiment: Figure in Art at 3rd Street Gallery from January 24th thru March 22nd.
There will be a First Friday Artists Talk Friday, March 6, 2020, 5:00-8:00 PM, where Elaine M. Erne along with other artists in the show will speak to their work.
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Embodiment: Figure in Art
3rd Street Gallery, an artist-run collective since 1972, hosts its first community art show Embodiment: Figure in Art in its’ … See Full Post
