Sharon Florin's work has been exhibited since 1980 in solo exhibitions and in juried shows. Florin also does commissioned work of specific sites and buildings. Her work has received awards from the National Association of Women Artists, The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and The Butler Institute of American Art, among others. Her paintings have been reproduced as cards, calendars and book covers.

Education:

1973, B.A. cum laude, Adelphi University, NY; 1968-1977, Art Students League, New York City

Creative Center, New York, NY, 2007
Art-O-Mat, Long Island City, NY, 2006
Ansonia Pharmacy Windows, New York, NY 2008, 2006, 2004
Noho Gallery, New York, NY 2005, 2003, 1991, 1989, 1986, 1985, 1983, 1982
Franklin 54 Gallery, New York, NY 2004
Interchurch Center Gallery, New York, NY, 2002
The Wall Gallery at John Jay College, New York, NY, 2002
MMC Gallery, New York, NY, 1999 (2-person show)
Unibank Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1995
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY, 1984

Selected Group Shows:

The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
Museum of the City of New York, NY
New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY
The Queens Museum, Flushing, NY
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
Hudson Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Poughkeepsie Art Museum, Poughkeepsie, NY
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
The Bronx Museum gallery at Krasdale Foods, Inc., NY
Pen and Brush Club, New York, NY
Fraser Gallery, Washington, D.C.
National Arts Club, New York, NY
Art Students League of New York, NY
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Flushing, NY
Art Center of the Municipality of Athens, Athens, Greece
Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
Braithwaite Gallery, Southern Utah Univ., Cedar City, UT
J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M U., College Station, TX
South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY

Media/Publications:

"Unforgettable Places to Create", Artist's Sketchbook Magazine, April 2006 p. 18–19 (Illus. "Angels")
"Point of View", Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie, NY, April 16, 2004 (Illus. "G.E. Reflections")
"Here's a Stroke of Genius", Park Slope Courier, Brooklyn, NY, August 28, 2000
"Her Art Works Emphasizes Realism," South Bend Tribune, Indiana, August 2, 1992
"A Picturesque Neighborhood," New York Daily News, NY, May 19, 1991, p. 9QLI
"LIC Artists Lift Veil At Open House," New York Daily News, NY, October 13, 1989
"Queens Show of Plenty," Newsday, NY, March 23, 1984
"New York Through Artists Eyes," The New York Times, NY, October 14, 1983
Who’s Who in American Art, Who’s Who in American Women

Public and Corporate Collections:

BIO, Biotechnology Organization, Washington, D.C.; Credit Local de France, NY; Jay Alit and Associates/Questor Mangement Company, NY; Risch-Darlington, NY; Roper Starch, NY; Trizec Hahn Office Properties, Inc., NY; Capital RE, NY; Carter-Wallace, NY; Citizens Utilities, Stamford, CT; Guy Carpenter and Company, NY; Burson-Marsteller, NY; Headway Corporation, NY; J&W Seligman Company Inc., NY; Media Masters, NY; Museum of the City of New York, NY; Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., NC; Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, NJ; Zyloware Corporation, NY.; Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, NY; OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., NY.

Special Projects:

"Feast of San Gennaro" was reproduced in "Sociology, A Down-To-Earth-Approach", Ninth Edition by James M. Henslin, published by Pearson, 2008, page 588
"Feast of San Gennaro" was reproduced as the book cover for "Society Myths and Realities, an Introduction to Sociology" by Alex Thio, Penguin Academics, 2007
"14th Street Reflections" was reproduced as a holiday card, Good Card Works, Chicago IL 2005
Three paintings were reproduced as open-edition prints and sold nationwide through Target Stores, Fall of 2000.
Novartis Pharmaceutical Company calendar — "Angels" 1999, "6th and 18th" 2000, "Easter Bonnet II" 2004

Awards:

Allied Artists of America, Inc., 2007
American Artists Professional League, 2007
Pen and Brush Club, New York, NY 2002
Oncology on Canvas, 2004
Georgetown International Art Competition, The Fraser Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2001
CLWAC Annual Exhibit Awards - 2005, 2004, 2000, 1998
N.A.W.A Annual Exhibit Awards - 2006, 2004, 2001, 2000 (Medal of Honor), 1998, 1996, 1995, 1992, 1990
Cedar City Annual Art Exhibition, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City, UT
Honorable Mention, 55th Annual National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH