Sharon Shapiro MFA '19

Chronicling the complexities of growing up female in the American South, I present a contemporary viewpoint on femininity and feminism.

Sharon Shapiro MFA '19 confronts racial and climate crises through utopian and dystopian lenses

Sharon Shapiro MFA ’19, Sacrifice, Collage on paper, 12”x11”, 2022

Keep an eye out for all of Sharon Shapiro MFA '19 shows coming up throughout the summer. Inspired by personal events, local lore, and pop-cultural references, Shapiro’s paintings and collage works range from fantastical, utopian subject matter to dystopian realities that confront how our current racial and climate crises are deeply linked.

“Chronicling the complexities of growing up female in the American South, I present a contemporary viewpoint on femininity and feminism. [..] I use nostalgia to simultaneously raid and revere memory in a continuing endeavor to establish a sense of place in a world where meaning shifts and recollections fail. Visual disruption and vivid color create a discordant scene that tilts the viewers' relationship to the subject.”

Solo Show: Then the dream changed - Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
On view: April 9 - June 18, 2022

Group Show: Coined in the South - MINT Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC
On view: March 26 - July 3, 2022

Solo Show: Fever Dream - Artisan Lofts, New York, NY 
On view: January 21 - June 16, 2022

Explore Shapiro's work

 

Header Image: Sharon Shapiro MFA ’19, Sacrifice, Collage on paper, 12”x11”, 2022