Ford’s formal training came from the University of Tennessee where she earned a B.F.A. degree.  She continued her education with independent studies in Europe of the Old Master’s  compositions and techniques.  This inspired her to use a classical approach to her portraits.  Ford has been featured in International Artist magazine in their Master Portrait Artist Showcase.  She has also been featured in numerous other publications such as Veranda and Southern Accents Magazine.

“I delight in painting family portraits, imagining as I work the emotions the painting will invoke when viewed, whether immediately or years later as a treasured heirloom.”

-Shari Ford

Lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee

 Education

1989      MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Ct.

1986       5^th yr. Independent Study Program, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,

1985      BFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

1984       BS. Ed, Tufts University, Boston

1982       East Coast Exchange Program, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Awards and Grants

1995       Biennial Grant, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation

1990       Alumni Traveling Scholarship Award in France, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

1988       Tuition Scholarship, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Ct.

1986       Traveling Scholarship in Germany, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Solo Exhibitions

2011       Clayton Center for the Arts, Maryville College, Maryville, TN.

2010       East Tennessee Historical Society, Knoxville, TN.

2007       Cynthia Broan, New York

1997       Casey Kaplan, New York

1995       Casey Kaplan, New York

1994       Richard Anderson, New York

1991       Lannon / Cole Gallery, Chicago

1989       Lannon Gallery, Chicago

1987       Wet Gallery, Boston

Group Exhibitions

2011        “You Would” Kathleen Cullen,  New York, New York

2007       “Basel Art Fair” Represented by Cynthia Broan Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2007       “Unspoken Dialogues” Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee

2006       “Mirror Image” Islip Museum of Art, Islip, New York

1998       “Artist in Residence Biennial Exhibition” Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee

1997       “Dialogues: Joe Letitia and Michael Volonikis” A.R.T. Press, New York

1996       “Mountains of the Mind” Aspen Museum of Art, Aspen, Colorado

1996       “Material Madness” The Work Space, New York

Gramercy International Art Fair, Gramercy Park Hotel, New York, Casey Kaplan

1995       “Summer Show” Casey Kaplan, New York

“Image, Abstraction, Ambiguity” Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston

1994       “Mountains of the Mind” Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO

“A Floor in a Building in Brooklyn” Richard Anderson, New York, curated by Chuck Close

“1994 Benefit Auction and Gala” The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York

“New From New York” Montgomery Glasoe Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN

1993       “Artist Select” Artist Space, New York, nominated by Chuck Close

“Presentational Painting” Voorhees Gallery, Hunter College, New York

“Wall Gazer” Dooley Le Cappelaine, New York

1991       “Abstraction / Distraction” Richard Anderson Fine Arts, New York

1990       “Alumni Traveling Scholarship Exhibition” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

1988       “Inaugural Exhibition” Lannon Gallery, Chicago

1986       “Ecphore Exhibition” Alternative Art Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia

“New Talent” Alpha Gallery, Boston

“Traveling Scholarship Exhibition” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

“5^th Year Traveling Scholarship Competition Exhibition” Boston Center for the Arts, Boston

1983       “Painting on the Wall” Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

1982       “Video Exhibition” Real Art Ways Gallery, Hartford, CT

Public Collections

Rutgers University, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum

Museum of Modern Art, Printmaking Archives, New York

Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee

I served two tours in the service, one as an enlisted man and the second as an officer in the US Air Force.  Owned and managed four businesses, including art galleries for a period of 22 years.  I am currently retired.

I am basically self taught, but briefly studied with the late Walter Holly Stevens, of the University of Tennessee Art Department.

The summers of my youth were spent at the beach in Lavallette, New Jersey sailing and boating, where my passion for boating and the water was born.  Later, with a home on Hilton Head Island, I maintained my connection to a love of the water.  Now I spend considerable time in the Pawley’s Island, Georgetown and Charleston areas of South Carolina and paint plain air there.

My paintings have been exhibited in many national and regional juried shows and numerous local shows. Among the national shows are American Society of Marie Artists National, Coos Museum National Maritime, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of America, US Coast Guard Collection and Arts and Cultural Alliance National.

Affiliations include:  Salmagundi Club, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, American Society of Marie Artists, Oil Painters of America, US Coast Guard Collection and Tennessee Artists Association.

He is the gallery manager for the University of Tennessee’s Downtown Gallery, in Knoxville, and is an active member of the Art & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville. Mike also serves on the Public Arts Committee for Knoxville, appointed by then mayor, now Tennessee Governor, Bill Haslam.

Mike earned his Master of Fine Art from the Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, GA in 1997. Mike supports many local charities with his work along with exhibiting twice a year in Knoxville group exhibitions.

His work is represented by the Scott Burton Gallery in Knoxville, TN.

His work can also be seen on display at his studio located in the Emporium Center at 100 South Gay Street, Suite 111, Knoxville, Tennessee open to the public every First Friday from 5-9pm.

Mike and his wife Leah live & work in Knoxville, Tennessee. They have one daughter, Orly.

“What an honor it is,” says Redmon, “to work in a school that puts a tremendous amount of energy into bringing the visual arts to campus through its guest artist program and with this art show!”

I have used cameras from age 8, at first to record family gatherings, pets, and vacation memories.  As an adult a camera has been a constant companion in the outdoors.  It has been used to document geologic observations in the field, and to record natural beauty on weekend excursions and family vacations.

Beginning in 2005 my interest in photography has intensified.  I owe new enthusiasm to my adoption of digital photography.  With digital image capture I feel more freedom to experiment, sometimes making many images of a subject – the equivalent of a roll of 35 mm film – to explore composition, exposure, range of focus, and motion.  My opportunities to experiment benefit from the instant feedback of digital image review.  In addition, tools now available to share my visual experiences include high quality inkjet printers, a wide range of photo paper textures, and powerful digital editing software that in combination provide limitless opportunities to hone the mood of images.  Digital print makers have even more control than master wet chemical photo print makers to “burn” or “dodge” elements of a print to convey a visual experience.

I am inspired both by the chance opportunities we have to wander upon scenes of nature’s beauty, and to use knowledge of nature’s workings to capture ephemeral natural beauty.  I have the greatest satisfaction from making images that capture the essence of a beautiful scene and illustrate an earth science related concept, principle, or process.

As an artist I enjoy the struggle as much as I do the end product. I mix color, typography, a bit of faith, sentimental imagery and a laugh now and then to take you on the journey with me. I prefer to start with an unknown and let it pull me to completion.  Many times I take the wrong road and have to double back to find the right path. The final image is often a simplification of a journey full of twists and sharp turns along the way. The ultimate challenge is to convey emotional transparency along each twist and turn. I believe emotional truth to be the defining characteristic of an artist.

Shawn E. Turner. I was born in Miami, Florida. I was planted in the South to grow with a Northern attitude. I have been an artist all of my life, finding my true medium in 1999 with lampworking. If you read between the lines here you will understand how many unfinished art projects I have in my home before I found my true passion.

Each and every bead created, reveals a piece of me, expressed in glass art. From whimsical or precision dots, organic beads to sculpture work, there is always something fresh and new to achieve. I have always been inspired by the great impressionist painters. You will find my beads in styles that pay homage to the masters.

My love for this art form is best demonstrated when sharing my knowledge, and passion for glass.

Thank You for stopping by,

Shawn E. Turner

No, I wont tell you what the E. stands for

although it fits well for SETinGlass

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