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BIOGRAPHY

Sharon Butler with Totem Dress

Influenced by her African childhood, Sharon Butler has had a life-long interest in and love for African and American Indian art, dovetailing with her ongoing fascination with form, design and color.  Her love of horses has also been a strong source of inspiration since Sharon was a child, and she often selects that powerful animal as her primary subject.

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Sharon works in several mediums, but mostly prefers acrylics because with that she can obtain a ''beaded'' three-dimensional effect, a signature technique for which she is most well-known. She also incorporates leather and other authentic materials in her art to create multi-media illusions which disguise where one medium ends and another begins.

 

For many years, Sharon lived in Ojai, California, a sublime location from which she drew inspiration and where she passionately perfected her artistic skills. She now lives and works in the beautiful countryside of Emmett, Idaho.

Sharon Butler in Ojai Studio Artists
Sharon Butler

  • Born in Weston-Super Mare, Somerset, England

  • Raised in South Africa

  • ​Studied at the University of Wales in Swansea, U.K.
     

EXHIBITIONS

  • Primavera Gallery in Ojai, California 

  • Little Bird at Loretto Gallery Santa Fe, New Mexico

  • Pepper Tree Ranch Art Show, Santa Ynez Valley, California

  • Denver Convention Center, Colorado

  • Los Angeles Convention Center,  California

  • Palm Springs Convention Center, California

  • New York Expo, New York

  • Santa Paula Museum, California

  • Ventura Museum, California

  • Ojai Valley Museum, California

  • Ventura Government Center, California

 

COLLECTIONS

  • The Ojai Valley Community Hospital

  • The New Britain Museum of American Art

  • De Anza Country Club, Borrego Springs, California

  • Numerous private collections in the United States and internationally

 

TEACHING

  • Owner and operator of the Art Workshop and Gallery, Ojai California since 1982; private art classes

  • Topa Topa School, Ojai California

  • San Antonio School, Ojai California

  • Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai California

 

NOTABLE

  • Recognized in 1994 as a Living Treasure for the Arts, Ojai, California

  • Artist for Icon Shoes Spring 2015 collection

  • Featured in Southwest Art and Decor Magazines

  • Numerous awards, ribbons and best of shows

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AFFILIATIONS & GROUPS

Sharon Butler painting
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