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Born in 1952 in Brooklyn, NY, United States


1973, B.A., Adelphi University

1968-77 Art Students League of New York


Member of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club



"As a painter of the urban landscape, I pay special attention to the elaborate details and architectural oddities on the facades of the older buildings in particular. The play of light and shadow as well as the myriad variety of textures remains a constant challenge that I try to meet, working with oils on canvas.

My paintings capture the buildings and sites at a time when so many changes are taking place in the urban landscape, and I describe my work as a statement on the 'familiar' of today that might not be here tomorrow.

I continue to create paintings in oil, as I have for the past 20 odd years or so, depicting the urban landscape and paying special attention to the sites that are disappearing. By doing so, a visual record will remain to remind us of what has been and is no longer. These buildings and places, be they bright and sparkling or faded and covered with peeling paint, are wonderful to look at. As cities are constantly changing, there will always be subjects to paint. By having the opportunity to exhibit my work, I hope to bring to the viewer's attention, aspects of their environment that they might not be aware of, and hopefully foster an appreciation for what a wonderful wealth of architecture and history remains all around them.

Publicly, my work has been shown since 1980, and I was a member of an artist's co-op gallery for 10 years. I continue to exhibit in various group and juried shows around the country and do commissioned work.

I have been awarded painting awards from the National Association of Women Artists, the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Butler Institute of American Art, and the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery. My paintings have also been reproduced as a holiday card for the organization SHARE in New York City and for a calendar produced by Norvartis Pharmaceutical Company."

Sharon Florin, Januray 2000

  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 1995: Unibank Art Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1991: Noho Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1989: Noho Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1986: Noho Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1985: Noho Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1984: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY

  • 1983: Noho Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1982: Noho Gallery, New York, NY

  • Group Exhibitions
  • 2000: PaintingsDIRECT.com, "Urban Elements"

  • 1999:
  • MMC Gallery, New York, NY, 2-person show

  • Courtyard Gallery, World Financial Center, New York, NY, "A Certain Slant of Light"

  • Art Students League of New York Gallery, New York, NY, "30/30"

  • The Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY, "New York Views: Recent Acquisitions"

  • National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY, "110th Annual Exhibition"

  • 1998:
  • National Arts Club, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY, "102nd Annual Exhibition"

  • Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA, "National Prize Show"

  • 1997:
  • Images Art Gallery, New York, NY

  • Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY, "4th Annual Small Works Invitational"

  • New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY, "Drawing Lines: New York City Subways"

  • 1996:
  • Michael Ingbar Gallery of Architectural Art, New York, NY, "NYC Bridge"

  • National Association of Women Artists, "Traveling Painting Exhibition, USA, 1996-1998"

  • Art Center of the Municipality of Athens, Athens, Greece, "NAWA Exhibition"

  • 1995: Krasdale Gallery, New York, NY, "Selected Visions II: Artists of the Women's Caucus for Art"

  • 1994: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY, "Garden of Delights"

  • 1993: Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY "Built to Last"

  • 1992: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club, New York, NY, "96th Annual Exhibition"


  • Projects, Murals, Designs
  • 2001: Georgetown International Art Competition at the Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, won the Third Place Award.

  • 2000, 1999: Novartis Pharmaceutical Co., 2 paintings, Angels and 6th Avenue and 18th Street selected and reproduced for 1999 and 2000 calendars, respectively.

  • 1996: SHARE Organization, New York, NY, Painting entitled Rockefeller Center was selected and reproduced as a 1996 holiday card.

  • Public and Corporate Collections
  • Burson-Marsteller, NY
  • Carter-Wallace, NY
  • Citizens Utilities, Stamford, CT
  • Guy Carpenter and Company, NY
  • Headway Corporation, NY
  • J&W Seligman, Co., Inc., NY
  • Media Masters, NY
  • Museum of the City of New York, NY
  • Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., NC
  • Roper Starch, Inc., NY
  • Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, NJ
  • Zyloware Corporation, NY


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    Selection of paintings from Sharon Florin

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  • Audrey Hope Shirk Memorial Award for Painting, National Association of Women Artists 112th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY

  • Leila Gardin Sawyer Award, 104th Annual Open Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY

  • NAWA Gold Medal and Elizabeth Stanton Blake Memorial Award, National Association of Woman Artists 111th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY

  • CLWAC Corporate Art Award, 102nd Exhibit, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY

  • Susan Kahn Award, 109th Annual Exhibition, NAWA, New York, NY

  • William Meyerowitz Memorial Award, 107th Annual Exhibition, NAWA, New York, NY

  • Andersen Memorial Award for Painting, 106th Annual Exhibition, NAWA, New York, NY

  • Third Place Award, Cedar City Annual Art Exhibition, Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City, UT

  • Elizabeth Stanton Blake Memorial Award, 103rd Annual Exhibition, NAWA, New York, NY

  • Honorable Mention, 55th Annual National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

  • Elizabeth Erlinger Memorial Award, 101st Exhibition, NAWA, New York, NY


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  • A Sleeping Artistic Giant?, Flushing Times Ledger, NY, December 19, 1996, p.E1.

  • Exhibition Celebrates Collection from Noted Women's Organization, Newark Star-Ledger, NJ, January 22, 1995.

  • Her Art Works Emphasize 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, p.XQ10 (photo).

  • Queens Show of Plenty, Newsday, NY, March 23, 1984, PartII/19 (photo).

  • New York Through Artists Eyes, The New York Times, NY, October 14, 1983.