Ph: (403) 938 – 5589

Cell: (403) 607-2921

Email: sharonkarst@hotmail.com

Web: www.sharonkarst.com

Education

1995 – 1999

Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) Calgary, AB
• Bachelor of Fine Art
• Painting as Major

1998

Trepaneir Baer Gallery Calgary, AB
• Practicum

1991

Continuing Education
• Spanish as Second Language
• Advertising and Business Management

Solo Exhibitions

2006     “Just Me and a few of my friends”
Little Church Gallery, Spruce Grove, AB

2005     “Duet”
Mezzanine Gallery U of C (two person show), Calgary, AB

2004     “Rthymns”
Visual Arts Alberta Gallery (two person show), Edmonton, AB

2004     “Peanutbutter and Jazz”
Centennial Gallery, Calgary, AB

2002     Concept Designs Okotoks, AB

2001     Art Mode Gallery Calgary, AB

1999     “Duality”
Marion Nicoll Gallery Calgary, AB
Calgary Police Services Calgary, AB

Selected
Group
Exhibitions

2007 Stepping Out

Artpoint Gallery Calgary, AB
Max Bell Theatre Calgary, AB

2007 Common Ground Red Deer, AB & Edmonton, AB, Winnipeg, Man

2006 Alberta Cities: Urban Landscape Calgary, AB
Image 54 Gallery

2006 Common Ground Manitoba
ASA & MSA traveling exhibition

2005 The Alberta Society of Artists Red Deer, AB

2003 Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Max Bell Theatre Calgary, AB

“What We Do Best”
ASA @ Edmonton City Hall Edmonton , AB

“In Full Colour” ASA @ City Hall Calgary, AB

2002 ACAD Album 75 Calgary, AB
The ASA at Masters Gallery Calgary, AB
The ASA at High River High River, AB

2001 Celebrating Artwalk in Calgary
The ASA @ Artspace Gallery Calgary, AB
Devo Gallery Calgary, AB

2001 Art Mode Gallery Calgary, AB
Jazz Festival Group Show 70th Anniversary Millennium Show
Alberta Society of Artists
Leighton Foundation Museum & Art Gallery Calgary, AB

2000 Artmode Gallery Calgary, AB
Alberta Society of Artists, Artwalk Calgary, AB

1999 ACAD Awards Show Calgary, AB
Harrison Gallery, PNTG.99 Calgary, AB
ACAD Grad Show Calgary, AB
Gallery 371, 4th year Painting & Drawing Majors Calgary, AB
ACAD Awards Show Calgary, AB

1998 Trianon Gallery , Bridges Lethbridge, AB
Gallery 371, 3rd year Painting Majors Calgary, AB

1997 ACAD Awards Show Calgary, AB
Calgary Sketch Club Calgary, AB

1996 Gallery 371, 2nd year Painting Majors Calgary, AB

Collections

1999 Foothills Decorating Calgary, AB

1999 Envirotech Real Estate Inc. Calgary, AB

1998 Jan Wittig Management Consulting Calgary, AB

1997 Atlantic Police Supply Halifax, NS

1996 Framaro Decorating Calgary, AB

Awards

1999 Student Legacy Scholarship

1998 IODE Municipal Award

1997 Calgary Sketch Club Scholarship

1996 Illingsworth Kerr Scholarship

1995/96 President’s Honor Roll, ACAD

Professional
Memberships

• Alberta Society of Artists Calgary, AB

• CARFAC

• Art Gallery of Calgary Calgary, AB

• VAAA Edmonton, AB

Bibliography

Edmonton Journal, The Visual Arts, Sept. 3,2004 by Gilbert Bouchard

St. Albert Gazette, Review, Aug. 28,2004 by Anna Borowiecki

Edmonton Journal, What’s On, June 25, 2004

Calgary Herald, Arts & Style June 8, 2003

Rising Women Magazine, Volume 111, Issue 3 Jan/Feb 2001

Avenue Magazine, May 2000

The Alberta Society of Artists, The First Seventy Years by Kathy E. Zimon

University Press, 2000.