Sharon Strasburg

Education:
MFA Printmaking - Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Rome, Italy & Philadelphia PA
BFA Printmaking - cum laude - University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD

Selected Exhibitions
2022  Walker Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - Casting Currents
         Curtis Center for the Arts, Greenwood Village CO - All Colorado Art Show 2022
         Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO - Art of the State 2022 A Juried Exhibition of Colorado
         The Lincoln Center Art Gallery, Ft.Collins CO - Print Educators of Colorado 2022
         40 West Arts, Lakewood CO - Women of Printmaking
         O'Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver CO - Regis College Art Faculty
2021  Space Annex, Denver CO - Hello, Goodbye Artists of Mai Wyn Fine Arts
2020  Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - Print + Process
         Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO - Imprint: Print Educators of Colorado
2019  Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - Regeneration - new work Strasburg/Cannon
         Black Moth Gallery, Ardmore, PA - Inhabited - Natural Lands Trust benefit
         Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO - Art of the State 2019, A Juried Exhibition of Colorado
         Jackson Hole Fine Art Expo, Jackson Hole WY, 
2018  Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - Locus - new work Strasburg/Atencio
         McNichols Civic Center Galleries, Denver CO - Print Educators of Colorado Exhibition
2017  Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO - Theater Gallery - Art Market Featured Artists
         Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - wonderlands 2
         O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver CO - Regis College Art Faculty
2016  Space Gallery, Denver CO - Print Educators of Colorado Exhibition
         Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - land:marks - Strasburg Solo
2015  Redline Gallery, Denver CO - 528.0 A Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition
         Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition
         Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver CO - Digital Dimensions
2014  Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO - Discovering & Interpreting the West 21st Century Landscapes
         McNichols Civic Center Building, Denver CO - Open Press Anniversary Exhibition
         Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, Denver CO - Monotype Madness
         O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver CO - Multiple Originals -Women Printmakers
2013  Lincoln Fine Arts Center, curator Cecily Cullen, Ft.Collins CO - No Place Like Home
         O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO - Projects Art Faculty Exhibition
         Frameworks Gallery, curator Steven Martin, Philadelphia PA - Pavement to Paradise
         Core Art Gallery, curator Anna Kaye, Denver CO - Square
         Core Art Gallery, curator Joe Higgins, Denver CO - Horizontal
2011  Muse Gallery, Longmont CO - Memory of Experience
         Lapis Gallery, Denver CO - Hot Off The Press
2010  Black Box Gallery, Denver CO - Denver Printmaking Week 2009
         Rue 32 Gallery, Denver CO - Introducing Strasburg/Laz
         Studio 12 Gallery, Denver CO - Printmaking 2009
2009  Foothills Art Center, Golden CO - American Print 2009 curator Michael Chavez
2007  Perfect Pear Gallery, Chicago IL - 5/5 Print Group Show
         Foothills Art Center,  Golden, CO - American Print  (curator Bill Goldston ULAE) 
         Art Students League Denver CO - Impact: 20 Years!
2006  Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis IN - New Art of the West
         Art Students League, Denver CO - The Nature of Things and Things in Nature
         Colorado Academy of Art, Boulder CO - Infinite Calm – Strasburg Solo
2005  Open Press Gallery, Denver CO - At the Edge of Geography - Strasburg Solo
         Dahl Art Center, Rapid City SD - USD Printmaking Alumni Exhibition
         Tointon Gallery for the Visual Arts, Greeley CO - Current Works from Open Press
2004  Open Press, Denver CO - The Small Print Show
          Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, Vermillion SD - Reconnecting: USD Aluimni
          Colorado University Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs CO – Open Press:15 Year Retrospective
          Open Press, Denver CO - New Works – Strasburg Solo
          South Dakota State Museum, Brookings SD - Lloyd Menard’s USD Printmaking Alumni
          Emil Nelson Gallery, Denver CO - Landscapes on Paper: Traditional to Contemporary
2003  Open Press, Denver CO - Beyond the Horizon - Strasburg Solo
         Arvada Art Center for the Arts, Arvada CO - All Colorado Art Show and Sale
2002  Open Press, Denver CO - Driving Across America - Strasburg Solo
         Fresh Art II, Denver CO - Grand Opening Exhibition – Gallery Artists
2001  Open Press, Denver CO - Controls and Beliefs – Strasburg/Loughton
         Fresh Art Gallery, Denver CO - Pulp
         Core Gallery, Denver CO - National Works on Paper
2000  Fresh Art Gallery, Denver CO - Informal Introductions
         National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder CO – Strasburg Featured Artist
1999  Open Press, Denver CO – Dialogue
         Open Press, Denver CO - Open Press Anniversary Show
         Studio 1818, Denver CO - The Paper Chase
1998  Harmony Park Gallery, Fort Collins CO - Off the Master Press

Collections:
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver CO
Museo Aeronautico, Rome, Italy
Vail Health Medical Center, Vail, CO
Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster PA
Anschutz Outpatient Integrative Medicine Pavilion, Denver CO
University of Michigan Health Sciences Research Center, Ann Arbor MI
Newmont Mining, Denver CO
Bank of the West, Ogden UT
Private Collections in more than 20 states

Curation:
2014 “Women’s Edition” women printmakers group show, Denver CO

Lecturer/Guest Artist:
2012-current Affiliate Faculty, Regis University, Denver CO
2013 Printmaking workshop, September High School, Boulder CO
2011 Monotype workshop, Metropolitan State College, Denver CO
2009 Guest Presenter, Google Friday Creativity Session, Google Offices, Ann Arbor MI
2006 Monotype workshop, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
2005 Monotype workshop, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
        Monotype presentation, Denver Art Museum Young Collectors Club
        Monotype workshop, Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
2003 Monotype workshop, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
        Monotype workshop-Art marketing lecture, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia PA

Gallery Representation:
Walker Fine Art, 300 W. 11th Ave. #A, Denver, CO 80204  303-355-8955.  www.walkerfineart.com

Awards:
2015 Best of Show - awarded future solo show at Mai Wyn Fine Art Gallery, Denver CO - 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition
2013 2nd Prize - All Colorado Exhibition “No Place Like Home” juror Cecily Cullen, Lincoln Arts Center, Fort Collins CO
2008 Printmaking Merit Award, LaQuinta Art Festival, LaQuinta, California
2007 Best in Show, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2005 Merit Award, Melbourne Art Festival, Florida
        Award of Excellence, Lincoln Art Festival, Nebraska
2003 Best of Printmaking, Woodstock Art Festival, Woodstock, Illinois
        Merit Award, Arlington Heights Art Festival, Arlington Heights, Illinois
2002 Best of Show, Omaha Summer Art Festival, Omaha, Nebraska
        Best of Printmaking, Celebrate Colorado Artists Festival, Denver, Colorado
        Merit Award, Uptown Minneapolis Art Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 Best of Printmaking, Brookside Art Festival, Kansas City, Missouri
        Merit Award, Boulder Summer Art Festival, Boulder, Colorado
2000 CD Cover Art Winner, KUVO Jazz & Blues Radio CD “Live at the Oasis”, Denver CO
        Best of Printmaking, Evergreen Summer Art Festival, Evergreen, Colorado
        Best of Printmaking, Crested Butte Art Festival, Crested Butte, Colorado
1999 Printmaking Merit Award, Evergreen Summer Art Festival, Evergreen, Colorado

Selected Juried Art Festival Participation:
Gold Coast Art Festival, Chicago, Illinois 2001-2009
Rittenhouse Square Spring & Fall Art Festivals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2003,-2009
South University Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2003-2009
Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2003-2008
Celebrate Colorado Artists, Denver, Colorado 2000-2011
Armonk Art Festival, Armonk, NY 2006-2008
Art at Rockefeller Center, NYC 2005
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Georgia 2005-2007
Bethesda Fine Art Festival, Bethesda, Maryand 2003
Northern Virginia Festival of the Arts, Reston, Virginia 2004
Outdoor Arts Festival of the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut 2004-2008
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, California 2003
Laumeier Art Festival, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Missouri 2002, 2003
Uptown Art Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002, 2003
Austin Fine Art Festival, Austin, Texas 2001, 2003
Houston Fine Art Festivals Spring and Fall, Houston, Texas 2001-2004