About Sharon Weaver
An Artist View
Sharon grew up in a small town in post-industrial Pennsylvania where the winters were cold and monotone. The use of bold colors in her art is a direct rebellion against that drab landscape.
After finishing a Fashion Design degree at Parsons School of Design, Sharon worked in the garment industry as a designer and merchandiser. Her career took her to Europe and Asia on business trips where the rich culture and people influenced her creativity.
Moving to California was a turning point for Sharon. Seeing for herself the country that inspired the California Impressionists opened her eyes to the beauty of the landscape. After studying with Karl Dempwolf, Sharon dedicated all her time to plein air painting. It paid off when she was juried into the prestigious Carmel Art Festival. For the next four years Sharon honed her skills by participating in many more plein air events.
Today, Sharon’s art combines her understanding of nature with her exceptional drawing skills to create unforgettable images. The bold and unique colors in her work, much like the California Impressionists who first inspired her, are a feast for the eyes and touch the soul. Using new techniques, working with other artists and teaching help Sharon continue to grow as an artist and push her limits. Since 2011, Sharon has been doing demonstrations, workshops and art talks throughout the southern California area, promoting representational art.
Sharon was awarded the Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence at the 112th California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition at the Bowers Museum. After being juried into the AWA 2021 National Exhibition, Sharon became an Artist Member with Distinction. In addition, she was juried into the Oil Painters of America 20th Annual National Exhibition. She is an award winner at the Carmel Art Festival and a founding member of PAC6 Painters; a group dedicated to painting the beauty and grandeur of the American landscape. Two museum exhibitions and several gallery shows were the result of a pack trip into the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Her art was featured in the February-March 2017 issue of Plein Air Magazine with an article, "Breaking Through Walls of Dissatisfaction," and she was invited to the San Dimas Art Festival where she was awarded the Bronze Medal for her work. Sharon teaches a weekly landscape class in the studios of Kline Academy of Fine Art and once a month a plein air class on location in the Los Angeles area.
Quotes by Collectors:
"Walking through a gallery of over 100 works, we were immediately drawn to your contemporary impressionistic style. The light and atmosphere you've created in your paintings is so compelling. It is a joy to own one of your works."
"Just too fabulous. I can't wait to get it in place. I will send you some photos as soon as we have it over the mantle piece. Thanks and I'll be in touch soon as I have my eye on something else. What a talent you are!"
"I can’t stop looking at it! STUNNING!"
"You have caught the Ka! of my parents. I’m thrilled with the painting and I love seeing how it came together. It made me tear up, and I suspect will do the same to my siblings."
Selected List of Exhibitions
- On the Trail of Plein Air Masters with the PAC6, Borrego Art Institute, Borrego Springs, CA 2026
- California Art Club: Sunset at Pacific's Edge Miniature Show, The Old Mill, San Marino, CA 2026
- California Art Club 115th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, CA 2026
- Art Matters; Spring into Art, Huntington Library, Galleries and Gardens, San Marino, CA 2012, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026
- Jonathon Club Art Gala and Fundraiser, Santa Monica and Los Angeles, CA 2026
- AWA 2025 Annual Online Juried Exhibition, Online at American Women Artists, 2025 - 2026
- Tehachapi Art Commission Invitational, Juried Exhibition, Tehachapi, CA 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
- 60th Pasadena Showcase House of Design at the Bauer Estate & Gardens, Pasadena, CA 2025
- California Art Club 114th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, VEFA Gallery, Torrance, CA 2025
- Plein Air Visions, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, 2025
- California Art Club: Magnificent Miniatures, The Old Mill, San Marino, CA 2025
- Three 30x50 paintings were completed for Disney to be included in a video in the lobby of the Disney Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. The originals will hang at the hotel in the Mount Whitney Signature Suites, CA 2024
- On Location in Malibu, California Art Club, Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Malibu, CA 2021, 2024
- From Field to Frame: The PAC6 Shows How It's Done, Santa Paula Art Museum, CA 2024
- California Art Club: Moonlight Serenade, The Old Mill, San Mariano, CA 2024
- The Diverse Environment of the Arroyo Seco, CAC at the Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, CA 2023
- California Art Club 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA 2023
- Cultural Celebrations, Juried Exhibition, Bonita Museum, CA 2023
- Yosemite Renaissance 38, Yosemite Gateway Art Center, Oakhurst, CA 2023
- California Art Club: Exploration of the San Gabriel Mountains, The Old Mill, San Marino, CA 2023
- California Art Club 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA 2022
- California Art Club: Lumiere De California, Bonita Museum, Bonita, CA 2022
- California Art Club: A Walk Down Memory Lane, The Old Mill, San Marino, CA 2022
- Vistas, Varmints and Vagabonds: The PAC6 Paints the Wild West, Santa Paula Art Museum, CA 2021
- Lifting the Sky: Works of American Women Artists, AWA National Juried Exhibition, 2021
- California Art Club: Welcome to California, Juried Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA 2020
- LPAPA Annual Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
- California Images, San Dimas Festival of Arts, San Dimas, CA 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Captured on Canvas: Painting the LA Arboretum, California Art Club, LA Arboretum Library, CA 2019
- Face of California, Santa Paula Art Museum, CA 2019
- On Location in the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore, Allied Artist, Santa Paula Art Museum, CA 2019
- LPAPA Unexpected Places, Laguna Beach, CA 2019
- A Journey Through Central California, California Art Club, Pacific Grove, CA 2019
- Monuments of the US, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA 2018
- Crystal Cove, Sand to Sea, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA 2018
- LPAPA Less is More, Ocean & Forest Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 2018
- Open Season on Beauty, Hillside Fine Art Two Woman Show, Claremont, CA 2017
- Art About Agriculture, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA 2012, 2016, 2017
- Eye of the Cove, Crystal Cove Alliance Gallery, Newport Coast, CA 2017
- Between Heaven and Earth: The PAC6 Paints the Sierras, Santa Paula Art Museum, CA 2017
- California Art Club at Altadena Town and Country Club, Altadena, CA 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Take the Scenic Route, PAC6 Paints HWY l, Saga Fine Art, Monrovia, CA 2016
- American West, La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA 2016
- LPAPA Welcome Spring, Forest & Ocean Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA 1016
- Double Take, PAC6 Painters at Hillside Gallery, Claremont, CA 2016
- Canyons of the West, PAC6 Painters at Hillside Fine Art, Claremont, CA 2015
- Canyon de Chelly: Spirit of Land and Light, PAC6 Painters at Segil Gallery, Monrovia, CA 2014
- Gold Medal Show, CAL Exhibition at the Blinn House, Pasadena, CA 2014
- Quintessential California, California Art Club at Santa Paula Museum of Art, Santa Paula, CA 2014
- Solo Exhibition, PR Gallery at the Four Season Hotel, San Francisco, CA 2012
- Featured Artist at Art, For Heaven's Sake!, Redlands, CA 2012
- The Color of Light, Segil Fine Art Two Women Show, Monrovia, CA 2011
- Oil Painters of America 20th National Juried Exhibition, OPA at Devin Galleries, Coeur D' Alene, ID 2011
Selected List of Awards and Honors
- California Art Club 112th Gold Medal Exhibition 2023, Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence for Moon Over the Sierras
- LPAPA 2016 Welcome Spring, Third Place for Parker Lake
- 2015 San Dimas Festival of Arts, Bronze Medal for Arboretum Reflection
- 2012 Small Works Show SFVAC, Whites Gallery Best of Show for San Simeon Coast
- 2011 Winter Juried Show SFVAC, NoHo Pac, Best of Show Along the Kern River
- Spring 2011 Exhibition at Gallery 800, Best of Show for Hangin' at the Mini Mart
- Spring 2011 Exhibition at Gallery 800, 2nd Place for Dana Point Harbor Boats
- Carmel Art Festival 2011, Honorable Mention for Harbor Reflections judged by Jean Stern
- 2010 VAG Fall Exhibition, First Place for Morning Hits the Rocks
- Viva L’Art, Canson Merchant Award for Autumn Path judged by David Gallup
- 2009 Paint America top 100, National Juried Competition, Paint America Assoc.
- Thousand Oaks Art Association 2009 Open Juried Show, Honorable Mention for Morning on the Rocks judged by Michael Zakian, director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
- Victor Celebrates the Arts, Merchants Award for Light Reflections
Selected List of Classes and Workshops
- Studio Landscape Painting with Sharon Weaver, Kline Academy of Fine Art, Ongoing Classes, 2017, 2018, 2019. 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Paint on Location with Sharon Weaver, Kline Academy of Fine Art , Los Angeles, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Landscape Bootcamp, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, CA 2019, 2022, 2024
- Two Day Landscape Painting Workshop, Westlake Village Art Guild, Newbury Park, CA 2022
- Lessons from the Masters, Santa Paula Art Museum, Series of Online Classes, 2021 , 2022
- Landscape Painting Bootcamp, Kline Academy of Fine Art, Workshop, Los Angeles, CA 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Gold Leaf in the Landscape, Kline Academy of Fine Art, Four Mondays, Los Angeles, CA 2020
- Artist Demo: How to Paint Water, Glendale Art Association 2019
- Artist Demo: How to Paint a Eucalyptus Tree, San Fernando Valley Art Club 2019
- Understanding Color in Nature, Kline Academy of Fine Art, One Day Workshop, Los Angeles, CA 2018
- Fundamentals of Composition, Westlake Village Art Guild, Two Day Workshop, 2014
- Learn to Paint the Landscape/Plein Air with Sharon Weaver, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Six Week Class 2013
- The Figure in the Environment, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Ten Week Course 2012
- Learn to Paint the Landscape/Plein Air with Sharon Weaver, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, Eight Week Course 2012
- Artist Demo: Composition is the Foundation of Every Painting, Santa Clarita Artists Association, Santa Clarita, CA 2011; Loma Linda Arts Association, Loma Linda, CA 2011
Selected List of Plein Air Events and Exhibitions
- California Art Club Plein Air: An Exploration of Malibu and Ventura County, Santa Paula Art Museum, CA 2022
- Tehachapi Art Commission Invitational, Tehachapi, CA 2021, 2022
- LPAPA Annual Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
- California Plein Air Painters, CPAP Signature Member 2017
- Plein Air Invitational, Ventura Art Walk, Ventura, CA 2015, 2016
- Los Gatos Plein Air, Los Gatos, CA 2011, 2012
- Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, CA 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- San Clemente Plein Air, San Clemente CA 2009, 2010
- California Art Club: Artists Explore Long Beach, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA 2010
- Victor Celebrates the Arts, Victor, CO 2008, 2009
- California Art Club: Rialto Visions Icons & Landmarks of South Pasadena, SoPas Gallery, South Pasadena, CA 2008
- Orange County Invitational Exhibition, Bowers Museum Plein Air, CA 2008
Education
- Parsons School of Design, New York City, New York; Graduated with Honors on full scholarship.
- Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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