“Sheba Sharrow′s disturbing evocations…link her sensibility to German Expressionism, yet the sensual refinement of her surfaces and the rich literary and historical resonances of her imagery connect her to the romantic-historic tradition of Turner or Ryder…
adding up to a despairing view of the world relieved only by beauty…(and) her brilliant command of the human form.”

Amy Fine Collins, Art in America

“These works disturb through their content and seduce through their formal rigor… I see Sharrow the artist in the company of Rembrandt, Goya, Kollwitz, Beckman and Orozco— all clear-eyed humanists
… her figuration is neither sentimental nor illustrative
…her art is knowledge at the service of emotions, and these are noble: indignation and compassion.”

Alejandro Anreus, former curator Jersey City Museum

“Ms. Sharrow paints with a heavy heart and a firm hand. Her emotive images possess seductively beautiful layered surfaces while their content conveys a profound sense of soul-searching…
she deserves the kind of recognition enjoyed by such other neo-expressionist artists as Joan Snyder or Leon Golub.”

Fred Adelson, The New York Times

EDUCATION:

Art Institute of Chicago, SAIC, BFA
Temple University, Tyler School of Arts, MFA
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

SELECTED SOLO SHOWS:

Miriam Beerman and Sheba Sharrow
James Yarosh Associates, through September 2024
Art on Paper, NYC, September 2024

Painted Poetry, the Artwork of Sheba Sharrow
Spring 2022 Conference on the Holocaust & Genocide at Millersville University

Dateci: Primo Levi and Sheba Sharrow
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University through June 30, 2022

DiMattio Gallery, Monmouth University, NJ
1155 Ave of Americas, Durst Organization, NYC
The White Building, Philadelphia
Ben Shahn Center, Wm Patterson University, NJ
Turchin Center for Visual Arts, NC
Noyes Museum of Art, NJ
Simon Gallery, NJ
Jersey City Museum, NJ
Paula Allen Gallery, NYC
Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA
Hunterdon Art Center, NJ

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:

Puffin Cultural Foundation, NJ
NJSCA Fellowship Show, Rutgers University, NJ
Gary Snyder Fine Arts, NYC
Wilson School, Princeton University, NJ
Snyderman Gallery, PA
Fellows of VCCA, VA
Bristol Myers Squibb Gallery, NJ
NJ State Museum

SELECTED AWARDS:

Pollack-Krasner Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
New Jersey & Pennsylvania Councils on the Arts
Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series
Mishkenot Sha'ananim Fellowship, Jerusalem
Joan Mitchell Foundation, 3-time nominee
VCCA Resident Fellowships 1979 through 2004

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
Armstrong World Industries
Cigna Corporation of America
Citibank of New York
Jersey City Museum
Millersville University of PA
Rite Aid Corporation
Steelcase Corporation
Phillips Museum of Art