Drawings & Paintings
Sharon Wozniak-Spencer
Education
2017 MFA, Drawing and Painting, The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1995 MA, Art Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1992 graduate studies, Art Education, Towson State University, Towson, MD
1991 graduate studies, Art studio, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1990 BA, Fine Arts, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Awards 1994-1995 Art history teacher assistant fellowship, Ohio State University, OH
Artist in Residency 2015-2018 Artist working with The Hope Center, Wilmington, NC
Internship awarded 2017 Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
Solo Exhibitions:
2017 Faces of Courage, Cameron Art Museum, discussion and show
2015-2017 Solo artist working with Hope Center, Wilmington, NC to create an art show based on homelessness and displaced
1995-1997 Studio Z in Dublin, OH, Individual show
Group Exhibitions:
2019 Castle Corner Antiques, “People Choice Award, Cape Fear Artists”, Wilmington, NC
2019 Cape Fear Community College, “Faculty Art Show”, Wilmington, NC
2018 Expo216, “Death and Dying”, “Worries and Courage”, Wilmington, NC
2017-2018 Foxes Boxes, “Faces of Courage, and Friends Art”, Wilmington, NC
2017-2018 Cameron Art Museum: “State of the Art, Art of the State”, Wilmington, NC
2017 5th Ave. United Methodist Church, “Old Story, New Story”, Wilmington, NC
2017 Wilmington Art Association, ILM, Cameron Art Instructors Show
2017 Wabi Sabi Warehouse, “Full Frontal”, Wilmington, NC
2014 Cameron Art Museum: “State of The Art, Art of the State”, Wilmington, NC
2012 CFCI Art show and Auction at Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
2011 Landfall Art show, Wilmington, NC
2010 . Arboretum Art show, Wilmington, NC
2004 Bethel Arts Junction Gallery, Bethel, NC
Artists Groups and Workshops involved in:
2018-2017 Wilmington Arts Association, Wilmington, NC
2017 Foxes Boxes, “What’s Your Story Wednesday”, artists in need participated with Wozniak-Spencer
2016 Cameron Art Museum-workshop with artist Tatyana Kuilda-Painting Portraits, Wilmington, NC
2010 One of featured artists for “plein air” painting at Arboretum Art Show, Wilmington, NC
2004-2007 Workshops with Adel Moros, Bethel Arts Junction lead artist, Bethel, CT
1998-2000 Silvermine Artist’s Guild workshops, New Cannan, CT
1997 Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, OH
Professional Experience
2018-Present Cape Fear Community College, Professor, Arts Department, Wilmington, NC
2017-Present Outschool, online instructor, curriculum design and live online art teaching, Outschool.com, San Francisco, CA
2017-Present Cameron Art Museum, curriculum design, Instructor, guest artist, teaching adults-youth, Wilmington, NC
2017 Cameron Art Museum Intern, facilitate figure classes and teaching artist, Wilmington, NC
2015-2009 Myrtle Grove Middle art instructor, students awarded both locally and nationally, Wilmington, NC
2008-2009 West Pender Middle art instructor, created first full-time program, Pender, NC
2008-1995 Spencer Arts, owner, private art instruction, consulting, commissions, working with international families from Honda Corp.
Columbus, Ohio, and Greenwich, Connecticut
1998-2000 Greenwich Catholic art instructor, created Arts Day, winner of “The Art and Long Island Sound”, assembly awards, Greenwich, CT
1995-1997 Art Instructor for Studio Z Fine Arts gallery, Adults-High School, Dublin, Ohio
1994-1995 Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University, direct instruction and curriculum design for art and music appreciation/history,
Columbus, Ohio
Bibliography
Connor DelPrete, “Homeless and Poverty Stricken Express Creativity on Canvas”, WECTV Dec 15, 2017
http://www.wect.com/story/37080524/homeless-and-poverty-stricken-prove-creativity-on-the-canvas
Alex Guarino, “Faces of Courage” showcases artwork made by less fortunate, WECTV DEC 22, 2017
http://www.wect.com/story/37130810/faces-of-courage-showcases-artwork-made-by-the-less-fortunate
Ben Steelman, “Faces of Courage”, Star News, August 7, 2017 print
Ben Steelman, http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20170805/artist-finds-dignity-in-portraits-of-street-people
Emily Truss, Dignity, Beauty, Hope, Encore Magazine, August 15, 2017, Vol. 35/Pub.6
Emily Truss, http://www.encorepub.com/dignity-beauty-hope-sharon-wozniak-spencer-shares-faces-of-courage-at-cameron-art-museum/
Connor DelPrete, “Portraits of Poverty”, WECTV, July 26, 2017