Sharon Sperry Bloom
Artist Statement
Self-taught artist, recovering architect, migrainuer. I love painting, and use vibrant color and simple shapes as a starting point. After that, I am guided by serendipity. Tales of struggle for social justice drive me. I paint with acrylics, oils, and wax encaustics.
Photography has been part of my work in architecture and I enjoy shooting for myself now, looking for the unseen in my environment. My work is currently displayed at The Wooden Cow Gallery and Artspace in Albuquerque's NE heights, and at One Up in downtown Albuquerque.
Awards and Honors
- 2nd Place: Photography, 2009 New Mexico State Fair, Animals
- 2nd Place: ABQ Art Review: Photography Showdown, January 2009
- Honorable Mention, New Mexico Magazine's 2009 Photography Contest
- Featured, The West's Best: Photos of 2008, NewWest.net
- Contest winner, New Mexico Rail Runner Photo Contest, January 2009 Calendar photo
- First Place, 2008 New Mexico State Fair: Adult Amateur Photography: Flowers
- Honorable Mention, Local IQ Photography Contest 2008 "Local Color"
- First Place, 2007 New Mexico State Fair: Non-professional Art: Oils and Acrylics
Group Exhibitions
2009
- February, The Art of the Shrine, The Wooden Cow
- February - March, Flickr Show, One Up, Albuquerque
- April, "White History Week", an anti-racism show, 1Kind Studio, Albuquerque
2008
- February 1 "Shot Through the Heart" The Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque
- March 7 "Spring Forward" The Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque, NM
- March 15-May 3 "Albuquerque/Santa Fe Social flickr Exhibition" One Up, Albuquerque, NM
- "Porque Burque" The Verb Collective, Albuquerque, NM
- June 6 "Wooden Cow Silent Auction" Mama's Minerals, Albuquerque, NM
- June 14 - September 6, 2008: "Wild, Wacky Weather: Precipitation and Drought in New Mexico", The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science NatureScapes Photo Salon.
- June 28, Black Market Haute Couture, Albuquerque
- July 6, Fiesta de Frida (Kahlo), Roosevelt Park, Albuquerque
- August 2-3, Girl's Inc. Santa Fe Art Fair, Santa Fe, NM
- Sept. 26-28 "The Darkroom" special exhibit at Go! Downtown Albuquerque Arts Festival, Working Classroom, Albuquerque
2007
- October 20 Black Market Goods, Albuquerque, NM
- November 24-30 Stove Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
- December 15 BMG Toy Drive, The Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque, NM
Education
2003 University of Detroit, Master of Architecture
1990 University of Detroit, Bachelor of Arts, History
1989 University of Detroit, Bachelor of Architecture
Employment
2008-present The Wooden Cow, LLC Albuquerque, NM
2005-present Architectural Research Consultants, Albuquerque, NM
2000-2004 Detroit Public Schools Program Management Team, Detroit, MI
