Education

 

2007    MA Education, Northern Kentucky University (Summa cum laude)

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1997-2000   Master’s level classes,  Art Academy of Cincinnati

                          

1993   BFA Studio Art; BA Art Education,  Northern Kentucky University (Summa cum laude)

                     

 

Selected Solo & 2 -3 Person Exhibitions

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2024     Solo Spotlight - Virtual Solo Exhibition        Ten Moir Gallery          Louisville, Kentucky

 

2019    Fragments of Memory       Chaddock & Morrow Gallery at the Dairy Barn Arts Center,  Athens, Ohio

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2018    Artist Spotlight Solo Exhibition        Fusion Art 

             https://fusionartps.com/sharmon-davidson-artist-spotlight-solo-art-exhibition-nov-2018/

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2018    Alternate Views         Ascension Fine Arts Gallery,          Nashville, Indiana

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2015     Flight  (Three-person)         Covington Arts,          Covington, Kentucky

  

2012     Figuratively Speaking   (Three-person)     Global  Novations ,  Cincinnati, OH

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2010    Frable Gallery at Art Space,     Richmond, Virginia

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2000    Solo Exhibit, Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery,      Dayton Convention Center,       Dayton, OH

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1996    Hugh N. Roland Memorial Gallery,       Portland, Indiana

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1994    Hypotenuse Gallery,        Sinclair College       Dayton, Ohio

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Selected Juried and Group Exhibitions and Awards

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2024     Think Square 7 Invitational          The Think Shop        Newport, Kentucky

 

2024     Nature Juried Art Competition          Blue Koi Gallery

 

2024     Color High        House Three Thirty         Akron, Ohio

 

2024     Art After Hours        Campbell County Library            Ft. Thomas, Kentucky

 

2024     SOS Art 2024: Art for Peace and Justice           Art Academy of Cincinnati        Cincinnati, Ohio

 

2023     SmallWorks          Roy G Biv Gallery              Columbus, Ohio

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2023     Traditions     Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen         Berea, Kentucky

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2023    Think Square 6 Invitational       The Think Shop        Newport, Kentucky

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2023     Art After Hours        Campbell County Library            Ft. Thomas, Kentucky

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2023     SOS Art 2023: Art for Peace and Justice        Art Academy of Cincinnati      Cincinnati, Ohio

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2023     Dreamscape 2023 Virtual Exhibition       Ten Moir Gallery            Honorable Mention Award                               https://tenmoirgallery.com/dreamscape-2023-virtual-exhibition/

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2023     The Narrative       The Chateau Gallery           Louisville, Kentucky          Curator’s Choice Award   https://chateaugallery.com/exhibitions/the-narrative

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2023     Works on Paper              Paper Circle Gallery       Nelsonville, Ohio

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2022     SmallWorks          Roy G Biv Gallery             Columbus, Ohio

     

2022    Internal Dialogues       Collage Artists of America        2nd Place Award        https://sfvacc.org/internal-dialogues

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2022    Think Square 5 Invitational       The Think Shop        Newport, Kentucky

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2022     Art After Hours        Campbell County Library          Fort Thomas, Kentucky

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2022     SOS Art 2022: Art for Peace and Justice        Art Academy of Cincinnati      Cincinnati, Ohio

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2022     Boundless: A Group Show of Regional Printmakers      Off Ludlow Gallery         Cincinnati, Ohio

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2021     Color High       Rubber City Prints Shop      Akron, Ohio

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2021     4th Annual Women Artists Exhibition       Fusion Arts      https://www.fusionartps.com/4th-annual-women-artists-art-exhibition-november-15-2021-february-14-2022/

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2021     SmallWorks        Roy G Biv Gallery     Columbus, Ohio

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2021     Art After Hours        Campbell County Library          Fort Thomas, Kentucky

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2021     Think Square 4 Invitational       Cincinnati Learning Collaborative        Cincinnati, Ohio

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2021     Parallel Dimensions        Collage Artists of America         https://sfvacc.org/parallel-dimensions

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2021     SOS Art Retrospective  2016 - 2020      Kennedy Heights Art Centre       Cincinnati, Ohio

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2020     Art in the Time of Corona 2020      https://sosartcincinnati.com/art-in-the-time-of-corona-2020-exhibit/

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2020     Think Square 3 Invitational      Cincinnati Learning Collaborative       Cincinnati, Ohio

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2020     SOS Art 2020 – Art for Peace and Justice       https://sosartcincinnati.com/sos-art-2020-exhibit/

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2020     OH+5 Juried Regional Exhibit       Dairy Barn Arts Center       Athens, Ohio

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2019     My Brown County Home      Gallery 200      Brown County Music Center        Nashville, Indiana

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2019    HerStory 2019: An Exhibition of Women Artists          Manhattan Arts International https://manhattanarts.com/herstory-2019-exhibition/

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2019    Art After Hours             Campbell County Library     Fort Thomas, Kentucky

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2019    SOS Art 2019 : Art for Peace and Justice        Art Academy of Cincinnati     Cincinnati, Ohio

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2019    I dream of a world where love is the answer    (Mo Orkiszewski's international collaborative art project)                    

             Artsite Galleries      Sydney, Australia

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2019    For the Love of Printmaking             Rubber City Prints Gallery      Akron, Ohio

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2018    The Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen at the Living Arts and Science Center    Lexington, KY

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2018    Gallery 25N  “Dreams 2018” International Art Competition    

             http://www.gallery25n.com/Gallery25N_Winners.cfm?contestname=Dreams_2018&SCD=VID_C

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2018    Artsy Shark   Midsummer 2018 Artist Showcase   

             https://www.artsyshark.com/2018/08/03/artist-showcase-mid-summer-2018/

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2018    For the Love of Printmaking           Rubber City Prints Gallery       Akron, Ohio

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2016    Conversations      Bolivar Gallery, University of Kentucky        Lexington, Kentucky

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2016    Conversations       Main Gallery, Northern Kentucky University,        Highland Heights, Kentucky

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2016    Think Square Invitational         The Think Shop      Newport, Kentucky

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2015     SOS Art 2015: Art for Peace and Justice        Art Academy of Cincinnati    Cincinnati, Ohio

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2015     Art After Hours      Campbell County Library        Fort Thomas, Kentucky

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2014    Tripletta  (traveling exhibition)    Main Street Gallery and Yoga,      Cincinnati, Ohio

     

2014    Trifecta      Covington Arts      Covington, Kentucky

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2013    So They Say: Wisdom and Foolishness, Northern KY Print Club    Carnegie Fine Arts Center,   Covington, KY

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2013     Tripletta  (traveling exhibition),     Studio 2108: Art & Spirit        Louisville, Kentucky

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2013    National Collage Society 2013 29th Annual Juried Exhibit                www.nationalcollage.com/2013.html

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2013    In Your Dreams,   Northern Kentucky University Main Gallery       Highland Heights, Kentucky

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2013    Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Exhibit,    Berea Arts Council      Berea, Kentucky

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2012    The Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Group Exhibition,   The John James Audubon Museum      Henderson, KY

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2012     Animal Facts, Fairytales, and Fictions   Gloria Singletary Gallery  The Living Arts and Science Center,  Lexington, KY

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2011     The National Collage Society’s 27th Annual Juried Exhibition,    www.nationalcollage.com/2011_exhibit/2011.html

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2011    Moving Forward, Circling Back: Celebrating 50 Years of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen                    

            Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft,   Louisville, KY

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2010     A Summer Collection: Works from the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen   

             Scott County arts and Cultural Center,  Georgetown, KY

 

2008    AGNWG 1st Annual Online Art Competition           Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia         1st Place Mixed Media

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2008    Northern Kentucky University Alumni Exhibition    NKU Fine Arts Center Main Gallery     Highland Heights, Kentucky

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2008    Dreams&Visions National Juried Exhibit          Union Street Gallery          Chicago Heights, Illinois

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1999   Cut and Paste             Woman Made Gallery                      Chicago, Illinois

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1999   Regional Exhibition XIII    Southside Art League   3rd Place Award   Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN 

 

                                      

Publications (selected)

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2019    Artsy Shark Featured Artist      Portfolio Article 

             https://www.artsyshark.com/2019/04/15/featured-artist-sharmon-davidson/ 

 

2018    Porkbelly Press Chapbook  03.02.18   “Love Me, Anyway // Minadora Macheret”  –  cover art

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2017    Porkbelly Press Chapbook  07.11.17   “Mexicamericana // Eloise Amezcua”  – cover art

            

2017    Woven Tale Press Literary and Fine Arts Journal #5,  cover and 5-page http://online.flipbuilder.com/eovs/egwl/mobile/index.html#p=63

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2017   Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 30 – Q1   https://issuu.com/artistportfoliomagazine/docs/issue-30q1 https://artistportfoliomagazine.blog/2017/04/04/sharmon-davidson-q1-art-competition-artist-portfolio-magazine/

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2016     Storytelling With Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color, and Texture, (featured artist) by Roxanne Evans Stout

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2015     Star 82 Review Magazine, Issue 3.2, edited by Alisa Golden

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2014    Exploring Spiritual Naturalism: Year 1: An Anthology of Articles from the Spiritual Naturalism Society,  cover illustration)

              edited by D. T.  Strain        

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2014    The 2014 Collection    ArtBuzz Juried Competition: Premier Visual Arts Showcase, Annual Hardcover Publication

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2009    The 2009 Collection    ArtBuzz Juried Competition: Premier Visual Arts Showcase, Annual Hardcover Publication

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May 1, 2000:   “According to Artist Sharmon Davidson, Life is Just a Dream”  (article about solo show at Dayton Convention Center)   Dayton Daily Journal Entertainment Magazine, Dayton, Ohio