www.sharyne.com
Sharyne
E Walker, Master of Contemporary Fine Art
Sharyne E. Walker is, quite simply an American national treasure.
Master
of literally every form of art upon which she lays her hands and
heart,
Walker's work is elegant, magical and artistically perfect. Her
acrylic
paintings, usually worked on linen, are so detailed that one wishes
to
stand for hours gazing at each piece. She is currently creating
a
multimedia techno wall sculpture and has recently started painting
in
miniature. If forced to pick a favorite, it might be The First
Temptation.
a large piece featuring Eve bathing in a stream whilst being counseled
by
two beautiful birds on the danger of the approaching snake. The
contrasting high color combinations are stunning, the tiniest
of details
mind boggling, and the content matter thought provoking. The Tattooed
Angel would surely take a close second, depicting an Archangel
(and most
gorgeous man!) tattooed with glorious flowers (and a miniature
self
portrait of the artist) surveying the foibles of man; pollution,
greed,
corruption, and considering if earth can be saved.
You must set aside some time to visit Walker's gallery site, as
mere words
will never do her work justice.
Most often working under a 10 diopter magnifying glass and with
brushes
sometimes containing as few as 3 hairs, Sharyne's work is technically
exquisite. Technique aside, Walker incorporates her soul into
each piece
with a mixture of love and wry sense of humor. Sharyne was officially
declared an American Master in 1996 at the first International
Exhibition
of National Acrylic Painters Associations of England and the USA,
1990
Laureat Grand Prix de Paris l'Exposition Internationale d'Arts
and winner
of more awards, both national and international, than could possibly
be
named in one article. Sharyne E. Walker truly IS an American Master,
and
America would do well to hold her to their collective bosoms and
proudly
proclaim her as their own. She is most certainly one of the finest
artists
in the world today.
Submitted by Jillian Maggid
Executive Director of the Lake County Arts Council and curator
of the Main
Street Gallery
Member of the California Arts Council
Americans for the Arts
California Association of Local Arts Agencies
California Arts and Fairs Alliance
lakelock@pacific.net
Laureate
1990 Grand Prix de Paris l'Exposition Internationale d'Arts Plastiques.
Declared an American Master 1996 at the 1st International Exhibition
of National Acrylic Painters Association of England/USA. Listed
in Who's Who in American Art.
Sharyne's mindscapes cover a full spectrum of color themes from
monochrome tone poems to powerful paradoxical symphonies of color.
Her delicate imagery and wild abstracts incite the curiosity and
propel the viewer on a cruise through her world of enthusiasm
for life, color and subliminal realization of our deepest human
desires-beauty, passion, perfection, serenity and delight.
SHARYNE E WALKERs' painting THE FIRST TEMPTATION is included in the MiltonCollection
of the permanent collection of the Williamsburg Art & Historical
Center in NewYork
Signature
Member of International Society of Acrylic Painters
Associate
Member of Society for Art of Imagination
Member of
Love Song Artists Group
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ACRYLIC
PAINTERS online exhibition 2008, 1st Place Award
PARADISE LOST EXHIBITION, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
in NY 2008
ISAP 11th Annual International Exhibition 2008 in Santa Cruz,
CA
ART OF IMAGINATION EXHIBITION at the Cork Street Gallery in London
2003
KIRKCUDBRIGHT, Scotland 2003
BRAVE DESTINY Exhibition at the Williamsburg Art Center Museum,
New York 2003
DIEGO VICTORIO GALLERY, Miami, Florida 2004
MOTHER LODE INTERNATIONAL 36TH ANNUAL EXIBITION 2002 Placerville
Arts Assn, CA
INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE ART EXHIBITION 2002 Paper Mill Playhouse
the state theater of NJ
SEASIDE GALLERY INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ART SHOW, Nags Head, NC,
2000, Honorable Mention
PARKLANE GALLERY'S 7th ANN'L JURIED INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE SHOW
1999, Kirkland, WA
SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE ART SHOW Seaside Art Gallery Nags
Head, North Carolina, 1999
3rd INTERNATIONAL exhibition of NATIONAL ACRYLIC PAINTERS ASSN
Covington, Louisiana, 1998
1st INTERNATIONAL exhibition of NATIONAL ACRYLIC PAINTERS ASSN,
Long Beach, California, 1996, THE ARTISTS MAGAZINE AWARD
1st INTERNATIONAL WOMEN ARTISTS of the WEST, Visalia, California,1990
GRAND PRIX de PARIS Exposition Internationale d'Art Naif et Primitif
"REVE D'ARTISTS 90" Salon du Vieux Colombier and L'Exposition
Internationale D'Arts Plastiques "L'Aura Des Creatures",
Chapelle de la Sorbonne, 1990, PARIS, FRANCE. awarded LAUREATE
of the Grand Prix de Paris by the city of Paris, by invitation
of the Minister of Culture, France
1st INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, 1989, HILLTOP GALLERY 1st
Place Acrylic Painting Nogales AZ
NATIONAL
EXHIBITIONS
Sulphur Springs Valley 4th National Miniature and Small Works
Art Show, Jan-Feb 2000, The Art League of Willcox and The Museum
of the Southwest, Cochise, Arizona
Decorative Artists Workbook and Strathmore Papers 1998 Holiday
Card Contest Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona
17th Annual Non-Members Exhibition Salmagundi Club, 1994, awarded
Dorothy Roatz Myers Award for an innovative, New York, New York
Society of Western Artists Fine Art Show, Fairfield, California,
1993
6th Annual Northern National Art Competition, LRC Gallery, awarded
Mel and Linda Davidson Award, 1993 Rhinelander, Wisconsin
2nd Annual Northern National Art Competition, LRC Gallery, awarded
Francesca Amato Kaulum Award, 1989 Rhinelander, Wisconsin
The Corsicana Art League 6th Annual Juried Exhibition,1989, Corsicana,
Texas
Lake Worth Art League 48th Anniversary National Juried Art Competition,
1989 awarded merchandise award
The Art Association of Harrisburg 61st Annual Juried Exhibition,
1989, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
The ACCA, Association of Critics and Commentators of the Arts,
MIAMI EXPO 89, National Juried Art Exhibition, Miami, Florida
REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS
LOVE SONG ARTISTS LOVE SHOW Feb
7,8 2009
LOVE SONG SPRING EQUINOX SHOW March 20,21 2009
LOVE SONG MULTICULTURAL SHOW May 15,16 2009
CHRIS SORENSENS STUDIO Group show all of May 2009
LOVE SONG ARTISTS HIPPIE SHOW 2008
ISAP MEMBERS ONLY EXHIBITION ONLINE 2008
Love Song Art Show Holy Week Exhibition 2007
AFF EQUINOX ART SHOW, 2007
NUDES IN NOVEMBER, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Chris Sorensen's
Studio, FRESNO, CALIRORNIA
THE FRESNO METROPOLITAN MUSUEUM OF ART IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 2003
Louisville Arts Festival 2002, Louisville Center for the Arts,
Louisville, Colorado 2002 2nd Place Award
ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA ARTISTS Manchester Open Show, Manchester
Mall in Fresno, CA, 2002. The Female Gaze, Ohlone College, The
Louie Art Gallery, Members of the Womens Caucus for Art, Mar-Apr
2000
The Main Street Gallery, Featured Guest Artist, Lake County Council
of the Arts, Lakeport, California 1997
The Main Street Gallery, Featured Guest Artist, Lake County Council
of the Arts, Lakeport, California, 1996
The Main Street Gallery, Featured Guest Artist, Lake County Council
of the Arts, Lakeport, California, 1995
Napa Valley Artist's Open Studios, 1993, Napa, California
Wine Country Artists Members Show at the Napa County Museum of
Art, 1993, Saint Helena, California
Cultural Center, Center for the Performing Arts, 1991, Escondido,
California
Wetherholt Galleries, Vernacular Visions 1992 Washington DC, GeorgetownBilliards
1992 Washington DC, National Art Repository 1992 Washington DC,
Annex 1992 Washington DC, Images of Color 1992 New York, NY, Images
of Color 1991 Washington DC
Gallery Obscura, Ashland, Oregon 1988/89
Erb Memorial Union Gallery, SISTERS Exhibion, included TV5 News
coverage and Public Arts Radio interview 1989 Eugene, Oregon
Rogue Gallery, A State of Jefferson Juried Exhibition 1988, Medford,
Oregon
Westwind Gallery, ART WY88 Casper, Wyoming
Grants Pass Museum of Art, Au Naturel Exhibition 1988. awarded
Best of Show by public vote.
Central Pacific Bank solo show, by invitation of CEO Gordon Tanioka,
1987 Honolulu, Hawaii
Images International Gallery of Waikiki and Honolulu, 1986-87
Oahu, Hawaii
Hotel Miramar lobby, Christmas display, painting of Christ on
silver platter 1977
Churchill House, Napa College student artists exhibition and political
rally, Tom Hayden speaker, 1975
Napa Junior College exhibition 1974
PUBLICATIONS
ONLINE EZINES:
SPARKS ONLINE,http://www.spark-online.com/february00/esociety/lau.html
magazine KOTRV, KOTRV,http://www.vipgrafx.com/hippy/gallery.html
WIRED ART from WIRED HEARTS, online magazine featured artist Aug/Sept
1999 http://www.wiredhearts.net/august
KEEP ON TRUCKIN' RE-VISITED, Psychedelic Gallery Featured Artist
Dec 1999,, online
ARTSFUSION http://www.artsfusion.com/2000/february/tocjan.html
SalonDAarte http://www.studioinsite.com/salon/ Jan-Feb 2000
NOFRAMES, http://www.noframes.com/ Jan-Feb 2000
http://www.prophitart.com/facingfaces.html 2001
Facing Faces 2002 http://www.prophitart.com/
Dark Erotica, http://www.darkerotica.net/
HARD
COVER:
Best of
America Watermedia Artists Volume II art book 2009-2010
THE KALI GUIDE a Directory of Resources for Women, 2002 Zenprint
THE CLAY PALM REVIEW Art and Literary Magazine, a biannual publication,
Premier Issue Spring/2000..
THE CLAY PALM REVIEW Art and Literary Magazine, a biannual puhblication,
Summer Issue 2001
THE BEST OF PORTRAIT PAINTING Northlight Books, 1998, F&W
Publications
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART 1995-2009 edition and so forth
MANHATTAN ARTS MAGAZINE march/april issue 1990
LE PETIT BLEU, jeudi 11 octobre 1990 re: un musee a lal commanderie
d'Unet.
THE CALIFORNIA ART REVIEW 2nd edition RR Bowker American References
Publications
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIVING ARTISTS,12th 8th 7th 5th 4th editions,
ArtNetwork Press
HAWAII REAL ESTATE GUIDE cover art 4 issues.1986.
CADUCEAN volume 38, number 17, soldier paints "truth"
on canvas, September, 1983.
MISC
WEBART, French website for Sharyne E Walker http://www.artweb-market.com/sharyne_e_walker.htm.
NOUVELLE French website utilizing Sharyne's painting Ecstacy in
Blue http://www.chezkasy.com/sharyneewalker.html
Judge for recycled art competition, Lake County fairgrounds, CA,
1997
MANHATTAN ARTS INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE in the 2000 HerStory
Cover Art Competion
MANHATTAN ARTS INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE in the 1994 Cover
Art Competition
CSW ART GALLERY, http://www.artgally.com/cswart/gallery2.htm CSW
Cyber Art & Poetry Holiday Winter Show 1999,
BEST OF SHOW AWARD and ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DIXIE ART OF THE PLATE COMPETITION, WEEK 8
WEBSITE
AWARDS:
BLUE HEAVEN AWARD from New Dawn Graphics
ROSE ART AWARD FOR FINE ART from Art Rose Gallery,
CRITICAL MASS AWARD
GOLDEN WEB AWARD 1999-2000 from International Association of Web
Masters and Designers
NEM5 Award for COOL SITE,
LAVIN ORIGINAL Art Award
OTAKOU Creative Design Award Silver
GOLDEN KEY Award of Excellence
BEST OF THE WEB Award from Jan's Place
BLOSSOMING SITE Award from Buck's World
ALOHA AWARD from HawaiiCity.com
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN from DJStewart
CREATIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD from Jamadacai,
BEST OF THE WEB 2000 bronze
TOYMAKER'S AWARD FOR CREATIVE DESIGN AND HEART
ALASKAN NORTHERN STAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
ORCHID AWARD FOR PAGE EXCELLENCE
MISTY RAIN'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENT WEB DESIGN
ART SPACE 2000 WORLD WEB AWARD OFEXCELLENCE.
CSW ARTGALLEY ARTIST OF THE YEAR 1999
CATALOGS
THE FEMALE GAZE, Ohlone College, Fremont, California, April 2000,
Women's Caucus for Arts Members
.REVE D'ARTISTES, Salon du Vieux Colombier, Mairie du 6`eme PARIS
Exposition Internationale d'Arts Plastiques. Organisee par Jane
Chambeaux, Presidente d'International Art Connection, sous le
Patronage de Monsieur Francois Collet, Maire du 6 `eme Arrondissement.1990
L'AURA DES CREATEURS,Chapelle de la Sorbonne, PARIS, Exposition
Internationale d'Arts Plastiques. Organisee par Jane Chambeaux,
President d'International Art Connection, sous le haut Patronage
de Mr. Jacques Chirac, Maire de PARIS. 1990
A.S.A. International Art Collection 19th and 20th Century Masterpieces
by Auto-Seri-Graph.1993
NAPA USA '96, 1st International Exhibition, Long Beach, California.
NAPA USA '98 3rd International Exhibition, Covington, Louisiana.
FUNDRAISER
DONATIONS OF ARTWORK:
1997, Chair-a-tea, Lakeport, Main Street Gallery, hosted by Lake
County Council of the Arts, Auction,.
FEED THE BODY/FEED THE SOUL, Arts Hunger Benefit, Fitton Center
for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH. Auction, 1998. FACING FACES the
Museo de Arte del INBA at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
2001 and 2002 (anti violence)
Participation
in International Mail Art Projects:
CLUB OTAKU theme"JAPAN", Coimbra, PORTUGAL, 2002
Theme GAMES, bfm.wma.verizon.net, WINDSOR, MA, USA, 2002
Theme FALLEN ANGELS, project from PLANET DA DA, DERBY ENGLAND
2002
HypArt, project, HAMBURG, GERMANY. Cube 45 Klaus Rosenfeld.THE
ENDLESS CUBE 2002
FACING FACES, the Museo de Arte del INBA at Ciudad Juárez,
Chihuahua, México. 2001
LA PLATA CIUDAD DE VIGO, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, 2000 .
LOCO, MAIL ART IN THE BAG, NISHINOMIYA, JAPAN, 2000
ART PROPHECIES 2000 POSTAL ART SHOW,Louie Art Gallery at Ohlone
College, Fremont, California 2000
HOPE FOR THE MILLENIUM, Dragonfly Dream, Santa Fe, NEW MEXICO
2000
MESSAGES FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM, THE PEACE MUSEUM, Chicago, ILLINOIS
and travel to international Peace Museums 2000
THEME: THE NUMBER , Year 2000, Galerie D'Art Contemporain Du College
Jacques Cartier, Chauny, FRANCE, 2000
MAIL ART & VISUAL POETRY 1998 theme HUMAN RIGHTS, Museum of
International Contemporary Art, Florianopolis (SC) BRAZIL
MAIL ART REPEAT and REVERSE, Expressions Gallery, 1999, Oak Park,
ILLINOIS
FRANCIS FAN MAIL, Luxemborg (98-) FRANCE
MAIL ART, Casper, WYOMING (98-)
MAIL ART, THE FUTURE WORLD, La Testata Magazine project, Arezzo,
ITALY
MAIL ART, project #1, Vienna Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna,
VIRGINIA
MAIL ART, YOUTH; Norways Mail Art Page Internet (98-)Garland,
TEXAS
MAIL ART, Portland Comtemporary Art Museum, Portalnd, OREGON
MAIL ART, draw me an eye, Ensenada, BC (98) MEXICO
INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART PROJECT, artists self portraits, (98) NEDERLAND
MAIL ART A-4 Arnhem, the NETHERLANDS 98
ETHNIC ART, MAIL ART, Kagawa-gunKagawa 761-17 JAPAN 98
MEN, MAIL ART, ARTBAT, San Ramon, CALIFORNIA 98
FISH MAIL, MAIL ART, Ensenada BC, MEXICO 98
MAIL ART, BODY project, Hiyogo, JAPAN 98
MAIL ART: SOUL , ALL ABOUT LOVE, WOMAN, MY NATIONAL CULTURE, Samarkand,
Uzbekistan, former Soviet Republic 98
MAIL ART, FUTURE zine views of the future, Woolloongabba, QLD,
AUSTRALIA
MAIL ART, DEATH,Montreal, Quebec, CANADA 98
PLANET DADA, ongoing assemblage, Derby, UNITED KINGDOM 98
THE COSMIC CROSS, Frankfurt, GERMANY 98
MAIL ART, GODS & GODESSES, aPeriodic, Seattle, WASHINGTON
98
ARTISTAMP SAMPLER, 2nd Annl, Expressions Gallery, Oak Park, ILLINOIS
98
BRAZIL 500 YEARS, Galeria de Arte Vera Ferro-R. 1999 BRAZIL
VORTICE, MAIL ART 98, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
MILLENNIUM MAIL ART, Lucca, ITALY 99
MAIL ART ABSTRACTION, order, instinct for both: Accadenia d'Arte
di Pisa, Pisa, ITALY 99
IRELAND TODAY, MAIL ART, Fan Mail, Luxemborg, and County Mayo,
IRELAND 99
SOCIAL ART, MAIL ART, 1999 Galerie de Vos in Aalst, BELGIUM
FREEDOM IN THE TEACHING OF ART, Barcelona SPAIN 1999, Montevideo,
URUGUARY 99, Argentine, BUENOS AIRES 99, PUERTO RICO 99, BRAZIL
99, FLORINAPOLIS 2000
TRANSFORMATION THROUGH READING, Chapin Memorial Library, Myrtle
Beach, 99, SOUTH CAROLINA
THE SOUL, MAIL ART 99, Tlaxcala, MEXICO
ORANGE MAIL ART, Minneapolis, MINNESOTA 99
MOVING WITHOUT MOTION, mail art, LA & Louisville 99
