Sharon Burton

Sharon J. Burton is a Washington, DC area mixed-media artist and independent curator.

As a child growing up in Upstate New York, Burton displayed considerable talent in the visual arts and was recognized at her school and by local organizations for her creations. Throughout her life, Burton has continued to pursue her passion as a patron and eventually, as more involved when she launched her art curating and consulting business in 2005. In 2007, Sharon reawakened her inner artist after 19 years and began exhibiting her own work.

Burton has been exploring the use of a variety of mediums to express her interest in spirituality, gender issues and African American history and culture. Her most recent work has included digital photography, oil pastel, collage, assemblage, water color and mixed media on paper and canvas. Her work has been featured in juried group exhibitions at galleries such as Mason Murer Fine Art in Atlanta, Honfluer Gallery in Washington, DC, Vivant Art Collection Gallery in Philadelphia, Galerie Myrtis in Baltimore and Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba House, New York City.

Her artwork, entitled "Believe", was selected in May 2009 to be the cover art for the book, Liberated Muse, Volume 1: How I Freed My Soul, an anthology edited by Khadijah Ali-Coleman of the social network Liberated Muse. The book, which was published in June 2009, features art, poetry and short stories from DC area and nationally-known artists and literary contributors. "Getaway" another work of art by Burton is also featured in the book.

Burton has attended classes in Art History and Studio Arts from the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), The Torpedo Factory (Arlington, Virginia), Montpelier Arts Center (Laurel, Maryland), Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, Maryland), The Spurill Arts Center (Atlanta, Georgia) and Harmony Hall Regional Arts Center (Fort Washington, Maryland). She has also been mentored by Marilyn Banner, a celebrated mixed-media artist based in Takoma Park, Washington, DC.

Burton's work can be found in private collections in New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia and Washington, DC.

Burton is a member of various local and national art and professional organizations including the Millennium Arts Salon, Washington Project for the Arts and the National Collage Society.