| Sharon is a
graduate of Agnes Scott College with a B. A. in Art and Political Science, and USC with a Masters of Media Arts. A sculptor
of both realistic and abstract form, Sharon works in a variety of
media: clay, stone, and formed stone. Her sculptures are in numerous
personal collections as she has shown in many parts of the country. When
not in the studio, she can usually be found teaching statewide as a "Visiting Artist" for the SC Arts Commission.
Sharon Licata is represented by the South Carolina Artisan Center in Walterboro and by Belladonna's in Columbia, SC
RESUME
Education
1977: Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
BA Art and Politcal Science
1977: New York University, NYC
Graduate School of Public Administration, School of the Arts
(Photography)
1979: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Master of Media Arts
1982: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Educational Specialist Program (Instructional Design)
1986, 1991: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Pottery, William Hunt, Bill Boulware
1988: University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
MFA Program, Pottery
1996-2004: Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN
Stone Sculpture, Various instructors
2007, 2008: Limestone Symposium, Bloomington, IN
Limestone Sculpture, Amy Brier, etc.
WORK HISTORY
1984-present: Artist/Owner, Terra Firma, Columbia, SC
Design and Porduce Sculpture in Stone, Clay and Formed Stone
1995-present: Visiting Artist/Instructor, South Carolina Arts
Commission Arts in Education Roster of Approved Artists, Statewide, SC
Teach stone sculpture/carving, plus clay handbuilding, wheel throwing and finishing techniques
1987-1988: Pottery Instructor, YWCA, Columbia, SC
Responsible for the teaching of handbuilding, wheel throwing and finishing techniques
1981-1984: Media Specialist, Emory University Hospital
Hospital Education Services, Atlanta, GA
As producer/director, responsible for the instructional design, budgeting and production of sound/slide and video programs for staff and patient education
1980: Production Services Manager, Twenty-Twenty Media
Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Responsible for supplier interface and production/creative assistance
1979-1980: Phohtographic Lab Technician, D/A South, Inc.,
Atlanta, GA
Responsible for the supervision of Photo Lab and the printing of enlargements for bank security personnel
1978-1979: Graduate Assistant, USC Dept. of Media Arts
Columbia, SC
Responsible for teaching assistance and department projects
PROFESSIONAL AFFLILIATIONS
2002-present: Vista Studios juried exhibiting member and
president from 2004 to present
1994-present: SC Artisans Center; juried exhibiting member
1991-2000: Charleston Crafts Coop, juried exhibiting member
1992-1997: Virginia/Carolina Craftsmen, juried exhibiting member
Ongoing: Tri-State Sculpture Educational Association and
Road Back Foundation (including Board Member from 2001-04)
SELECTED SHOWS AND EXHIBITS
2008: Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2008: Spring Into Art; McKissick Museum, USC, COlumbia, SC
2004-2008: Sculpture in the South; Summerville, SC. www.sculptureinthesouth.com
2007: Sculpture 2007; Wellington B. Gray Gallery, ECU, Greenville, NC
2000-2007: South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition; Columbia, SC
1st Place Professional Sculpture, Fall 2005
"The Tops" Merit Award, Fall 2000
1993-96, 2000-01, 2007: Tri-State Sculpture at Washington Square; Washington, DC
2006, 2007: A Fool for Art: McKissich Museum, USC, COlumbia, SC
2006: Terra Firma, Solo Show, Upstairs Gallery, USC-Sumter, Sumter, SC
2006: Sculpture Today, Aiken County History Museum, Aiken, SC
2005-06: The Hub City Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art
Spartanburg, SC
Open Eyes; Invitational, Gallery 80808, Columbia, SC
Palmetto Hands; North Charleston, SC
2005, 2006: Redefining Space, Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC
2005: Nextwave: The "Storefront Galleries" Project, Sumter, SC
2005: Disclosures: WCAGA Exhibit, GA Perminter College
2005: Art-A-Must, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC
2005: Pictures at an Exhibition, Gallery 80808; Columbia, SC
2005: Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, SC
2004: Roots to Radicals, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art,
Wiston-Salem, NC
2004: Tri-State Sculptors; Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County; Winston-Salem, NC
2004: Standpipe Festival, Belton Center for the Arts, Belton, SC
2004: Columbia Visual Artists Invitational, Columbia College; Columbia, SC
2003: Tri-Sate Sculptors Annual, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2002: Artists Supporting Women in Black, Gallery 80808; Columbia, SC
2002-2003: SC Artisan Center Traveling Show, SC
2002: Crossing the Line, Moore College of the Art, Philadelphia, PA
2001: Tri-State Sculpture Annual, Farmville, VA
2001: An Exhibition of Sculptural Works, Hart-Witzen Gallery; Charlotte, NC
2000-2001: North Carolina Arboretum Exhibit, Asheville, NC
1999-2000: Traditions and Transitions, Coastal Carolina University; Conway, SC
1998-1999: 20th Year of Sculpture: Tri-State Sculpture Exhibition, Greensboro Cultural Center and Greensboro Arboretum
Greensboro, NC
1993-1997 and 1999: National Garden Club Convention; NC, CT,
TX, SC, GA
1997: South Carolina State Fair, Columbia, SC, 2nd Place Sculpture
1997: Technology, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
1996: New Works by Tracey Albrecht and Sharon Licata
Cameo Gallery, Columbia, SC
1996: For Arts Sake, USC-Spartanburg and Greenville Tech
Greer, SC
1996: Tri-State Sculpture at the American Center for Physics
Washington, DC
RESIDENCIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
1990-present: Please request via email as the list is quite numerous
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