Sharon Norwood

Sharon Norwood is an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans several media to include painting, drawing and ceramics. Born in Jamaica, she grew up in the cultural landscape of Toronto. Her practice explores her personal identity as a black woman. In her work the curly line is both metaphor for the black body and also a decorative, ornate mark that speaks to drawing. Norwood’s exhibition record includes solo exhibitions, group collaborations, and site-specific installations. Her work has been exhibited at museums and galleries in Canada, the US and abroad including Carleton University Museum, the Mint Museum, the High Museum, Atlanta Contemporary, The National Gallery of Jamaica, The Telfair Museum, Canton Museum, and Florida State Museum. She has participated in residencies at the Banff Center, the Gardiner Museum, the McColl Center, Hambidge, Vermont studio center and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her work is included in the permanent collections at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in DC, The Gardiner Museum in Canada and Washington and Lee University in Virginia.