Sharon Sperry Bloom
Nationality: US
Currently Living: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Member Since: 3/23/2008
Artist Statement
Self-taught artist, recovering architect, migrainuer. I love painting, and use vibrant color and simple shapes as my inspiration. I currently paint with Liquitex acrylics on stretched canvas.
Photography has been part of my work in architecture and I enjoy shooting for myself now, looking for the unseen in my environment. My work is currently displayed at The Wooden Cow Gallery and Artspace in Albuquerque's NE heights, and One Up in Downtown Albuquerque.
Awards and Honors
2nd Place: ABQ Art Review: Photography Showdown, January 2009Honorable Mention, New Mexico Magazine's 2009 Photography ContestFeatured, The West's Best: Photos of 2008, NewWest.netContest winner, New Mexico Rail Runner Photo Contest, January 2009 Calendar photoFirst Place, 2008 New Mexico State Fair: Adult Amateur Photography: Flowers Honorable Mention, Local IQ Photography Contest 2008 "Local Color"First Place, 2007 New Mexico State Fair: Non-professional Art: Oils and Acrylics
Group Exhibitions
2009
February, The Art of the Shrine, The Wooden CowFebruary - March, Flick Show, One Up, Albuquerque2008February 1 "Shot Through the Heart" The Factory on Fifth, AlbuquerqueMarch 7 "Spring Forward" The Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque, NMMarch 15-May 3 "Albuquerque/Santa Fe Social flickr Exhibition" One Up, Albuquerque, NM"Porque Burque" The Verb Collective, Albuquerque, NMJune 6 "Wooden Cow Silent Auction" Mama's Minerals, Albuquerque, NMJune 14 - September 6, 2008: "Wild, Wacky Weather: Precipitation and Drought in New Mexico", The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science NatureScapes Photo Salon.June 28, Black Market Haute Couture, AlbuquerqueJuly 6, Fiesta de Frida (Kahlo), Roosevelt Park, Albuquerque August 2-3, Girl's Inc. Santa Fe Art Fair, Santa Fe, NM Sept. 26-28 "The Darkroom" special exhibit at Go! Downtown Albuquerque Arts Festival, Working Classroom, Albuquerque
2007October 20 Black Market Goods, Albuquerque, NMNovember 24-30 Stove Gallery, Albuquerque, NMDecember 15 BMG Toy Drive, The Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque, NM
Education
2003 University of Detroit, Master of Architecture
1990 University of Detroit, Bachelor of Arts, History
1989 University of Detroit, Bachelor of Architecture
Employment
2005-present Architectural Research Consultants, Albuquerque, NM
2000-2004 Detroit Public Schools Program Management Team, Detroit, MI
