Sharon BRUSTER
Living and working in St Mawgan, Sharon Bruster creates abstract paintings inspired by the spaces between high and low tide. Surface is a key element of her colourful work. Her experimental approach and exploration of surfaces has led her to incorporate a range of materials into her pieces, including ash, sand, marble and slate dust, household filler and plaster of paris.
In 2023 she completed a second year-long professional practice course at Newlyn School of Art. She sells work in a number of galleries in Cornwall.
She is a founder member of artists' collective Ten:22.
In 2023 she and her artist friend Maggie COCHRAN set up Prime Women Artists, a supportive and creative network for women artists of all disciplines in Cornwall.
media
Painting in acrylics and inks, mixed media
exhibitions
2019: Art Gallery Southwest, Heseltine Gallery, Truro
2020: Into the Light, The Original Art Shop, Truro
2020: Art Gallery Southwest, Bath (June) - online
2022: Spot the Artist, Bude (May)
2022: People's Choice Exhibition, The Original Art Shop, Truro (Oct)
2022: Repurpose, Heseltine Gallery, Truro (Oct/Nov)
2022: Ten:22 Autumn Show, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (Oct)
2022: Small Works Winter Show, Spring Gallery, Cheltenham (Dec)
2022: Fronteer Gallery Open, Sheffield (Dec)
2022: Fronteer Gallery Winter Solstice Exhibition, Sheffield (Dec)
2023: Rockpooling, Inspire Makers Falmouth (7 Mar-1 Apr)
2023: Spring Open Exhibition, The Poly, Falmouth (May)
2023: Joint Exhibition with Maggie Cochran, The Poly, Falmouth (May)
2023: Newlyn School of Art Studio Practice Programme Show, Tremenheere Gallery, Penzance (June)
2023: Small Textiles Exhibition, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield (July/Aug)
2023: The Summer Exhibition, The Poly, Falmouth (Aug)
2023: Form Falmouth (Sept)
2023: Prime Women Artists Group Show, Truro High School for Girls (11-19 Nov)
2024: Tidelines, The Poly, Falmouth (13-18 May)
2024: Cornish Seaweed Festival, All Saints Hall, Marazion (11-12 May)
2024: Prime Women Artists, Colours of Summer, The Poly, Falmouth (9-13 July)
2024: Beachcombing, Inspire Makers, Falmouth (27 Aug-21 Sept)
2024: Hidden Depths, Byre Gallery, Millbrook (7 Aug-7 Sept)
2024: Summer Exhibition, Falmouth Poly (3-21 Sept)
2024: Prime Women Artists, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (23-29 Nov)
memberships
Ten:22 (founder member)
Prime Women Artists (co-founder) - a network for women artists practising in Cornwall
The Poly (The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society)
The Visual Artists' Association