Sharon's love affair with the arts began as a little girl. Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio (1967), she spent countless hours drawing, making, imagining, and dreaming. Home today is a small village in the countryside in beautiful Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) Germany.
"I paint dreamscapes. These colorful, imagined lands contrast the world we live in. They are a portal leading to a space of wonder and magic: a place dedicated to reflection, meditation, and musing."
Sharon Harkness-Dobler
Using mixed media materials to create intuitively, Sharon allows the story to evolve organically. She then incorporates themes of ancestry, cultural identity, childhood memories, nature, and home.
In addition to painting, Sharon creates art in other expressive forms, such as writing, stop-motion animation, and video.
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Born 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio
Currently residing in Rheinland Pfalz, Germany
Exhibitions
2020 Solo Exhibition, Alter Zoll, Oberpleis, Königswinter, Germany
2020 Offene Ateliers annual exhibition, Unkel am Rhein, Germany
2019 Offene Ateliers annual exhibition, Unkel am Rhein, Germany
2018 Cafe Lohner's, Linz am Rhein
2018 Ausstellung zur Advent, Galerie-Sattelgut, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid
2017 Group Exhibition, The Art Lounge, Ittenbach, Königswinter, Germany
Teaching
2019 Life Book Online Course, Whimsy Wonderland -Hosted by Tamara LaPorte Willowing Arts
2018 Life Book Online Course-Hosted by Tamara LaPorte Willowing Arts
2018 Let's Face It Online Course-Hosted by Kara Bullock
2017 One Badass Art Journal Online Art Course-Hosted by Tiare Smith
2017 Member Of OOAK Design Team- Shelley Graham-Turner Team Leader