Sharon Dougherty

Artist's Statement

"I aspire to create atmospheres which evoke an emotional response in the viewer, I have a passion for themes grounded in nature, where light and color unite. The layers of paint help create rich surfaces which entice the viewer to look further at my work.
Artists who have influenced me are Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler, Cy Twombly, and Brice Marden. My kinship with these artists is that, like them, I am concerned with both the formal elements of painting and the spontaneous act of painting. The act of painting for me is a dance which relies on the energy of the artist. Once the
painter touches the canvas the dance begins."

EDUCATION
1984
Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1965
Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

EXHIBITIONS (Selected Groups)
2009
Art Access Gallery, “Materials Matter”, Bexley, OH
2008
Group Show, Private home, Columbus, OH
2006
“Gallery Gala”, Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003
“Sharon Dougherty and Philip von Raabe”, Gallery V,
Columbus, OH
2003
Working Arts: Art Faculty of the Dublin CIty Schools, Dublin, OH
2002
Abstraction/Figuration, Gallery V, Columbus, OH

ARTWORK: Abstract

Prices range from $800 to $4,500.

Image (click to enlarge)	Number	Title	Size	Media	Opening
	DOU 201	China Remembered	48x48"	Acrylic on canvas	9/11/09
	DOU 202	China Remembered	48x48"	Acrylic on canvas	9/11/09
	DOU 203	China Remembered II	6x6"	Acrylic on gold leaf	9/11/09
	DOU 204	China Remembered	6x6"	Acrylic on mylar	9/11/09
	DOU 205	Homage to Cy Twombly 2	12x12"	Acrylic on mylar	9/11/09
	DOU 206	Homage to Cy Twombly 5	12x12"	Acrylic on mylar	9/11/09
	DOU 207	Homage to Cy Twombly	12x12"	Acrylic on mylar	9/11/09
	DOU 208	White Out	40x60"	Acrylic on canvas	9/11/09
	DOU 101	The Emperor's Robe 1	36x4"	Acrylic	9/11/09
	DOU 102	The Emperor's Robe 2	36x4"	Acrylic	9/11/09
	DOU 103	The Emperor's Robe 3	36x4"	Acrylic	9/11/09
	DOU 104	The Emperor's Robe 4	36x4"	Acrylic	9/11/09
	DOU 105	Fantasy in Red #2	48x36"	Acrylic	9/11/09

Art Access Gallery, 540 South Drexel Avenue, Bexley, OH 43209