
SHARON BRANT
EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
TEACHING
1973–80 Professor of Fine Art
1997–98 Professor of Fine Art
Painting and Drawing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Two–Dimensional Design and Drawing, City College, New York City
GRANT
2012 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 gALERIE tANJA gRUNERT, New York, NY
2014 Counterpath, Denver, Colorado
2012 Minus Space, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Elizabeth Moore Fine Art, New York City
2007 Elizabeth Moore Fine Art, New York City
1996 A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
1995 Western Publishing Bldg., New York City
1994 A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
1991 A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, curated by Ross Coates
1989 A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
1986 Esther Rand Gallery, Tompkins Square Library, New York City
1984 Small Walls, New York City, curated by Joanne Greenbaum
1979 Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester Museum, Rochester, NY, graphite drawings, curated by Georgia Coopersmith
1972 O.K. Harris, New York City
Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, curated by Ross Coates
1970 O.K. Harris, New York City
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Minus Space, 3- person show with Michael Brennan and John Zinsser, Brooklyn, NY
1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery, “The Onward of Art”, New York City, curated by Karen Wilkin
Abrons Art Center, “Visible Histories”, New York City, curated by Max Weintraub
Sideshow Gallery, “Thru the Rabbit Hole”, Brooklyn, NY
2015 5 Myles Gallery, “Endless, Entire”, Brooklyn, NY curated by Rachel Nackman
Sideshow Gallery, “Nation III, Circle the Wagons”, Brooklyn, NY
2014 The Painting Center, New York City
Sideshow Gallery, “Nation II at the Alamo”, Brooklyn, NY
Skylight Gallery, Benefit for Art in a Box, New York City
Sideshow Gallery, “To Leo, a Tribute from the American Abstract Artists”, Brooklyn, NY
Morgan Stanley, “Sensory Impact”, Purchase, NY
Benefit for Bailey House, New York City
2013 Sideshow Gallery, “Nation”, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca Alcalá (IAGO), “Minus Space en Oaxaca”, Oaxaca, Mexico,
curated by Matthew Deleget
ParisCONCRET, Paris, France
Sideshow Gallery, “MIC CHECK (The: human mic)”, Brooklyn, NY
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2011 The Icebox, Crane Arts LLC, “Abstraction Infinity”, Philadelphia, PA, curated by Janet Kurnatowski
“American Abstract Artists International”, Berlin, Germany
O.K. Harris, New York City, curated by Ivan Karp
Sideshow Gallery, “It’s All Good (apocalpyse now)”, Brooklyn, NY
2010 The Aragonese Castle of Otranto, Otranto, Italy
Massey University, The Engine Room, “Escape from New York”, Wellington, New Zealand,
curated by Matthew Deleget
Robert Goff Gallery, “Non Objectif Sud Fundraiser”, New York City
Sideshow Gallery, “It’s a Wonderful 10th”, Brooklyn, NY
2009 RMIT University, “Escape from New York”, Melbourne, Australia, curated by Matthew Deleget
532 Gallery – Thomas Jaeckel, “Monochrome Utopia”, New York City, curated by Li Trincere
Gary Snyder Fine Art, “Non Objectif Sud Fundraiser”, New York City
Sideshow Gallery, “It’s A Wonderful Life”, Brooklyn, NY
2008 P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center / MoMA, “MINUS SPACE”, Long Island City, NY, curated by Phong Bui
Curtin University of Technology, “Escape from New York”, Perth, Australia, curated by Matthew Deleget
A.I.R. Gallery, “The History Show, Part II”, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Carey Lovelace and Kat Griefen
The Painting Center, “Tribute to Esphyr Slobodkina”, New York City
O.K. Harris, “No Chromophobia”, New York City, curated by Richard Witter
Sideshow Gallery, “Peace”, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Sydney Non-Objective (SNO), Sydney, Australia, curated by Matthew Deleget
Sideshow Gallery, “Material Matter”, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Kat Griefen (essay)
Sideshow Gallery, “The War is Over”, Brooklyn, NY
St. Peter’s College, “Continuum”, Jersey City, NJ
Minimal Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Wooster Arts Space, 3 person show with Edward Shalala and Stephen Westfall, New York City
Sideshow Gallery, “The War is Over”, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Metaphor Contemporary Art, “Ideal”, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Rene Lynch
Yellow Bird Gallery, “Optical Simulations”, Newburgh, NY, curated by Jill Connor
2004 Locus Media Gallery, “Domestic Affairs”, New York City, curated by Marcia Yerman
Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York City
2003 Margaret Thatcher Projects, “5 Year Anniversary”, New York City
2002 Metaphor Contemporary Art, “Atmosphere”, Brooklyn, NY
Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, NY
Margaret Thatcher Projects, “3 Painters”, 3 person show with Don Voisine and Robert Sagerman, New York City
2001 Margaret Thatcher Projects, “In House”, New York City
2000 Margaret Thatcher Projects, “Summer Indulgence”, New York City
1999 Margaret Thatcher Projects, “Drawings”, New York City
Margaret Thatcher Projects, “Unique Editions of Ten By Ten Artists”, New York City, curated by Timothy Linn
1998 Eich Space, “Portfolio Series”, New York City
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1995 Condeso/Lawler, New York City, curated by Margaret Thatcher and Sue Lawler
O’Hara Gallery, “The Small Painting”, New York City, curated by Michael Walls
ARTWALK NY ’95 (Coalition for the Homeless Benefit), The Puck Bldg., New York City
420 West Broadway, “Art Initiatives Benefit”, New York City, curated by Michael Walls
A.I.R. Gallery, New York City, “Works on Paper”
1994 Artists Space, “Night of a Thousand Drawings”, New York City
1993 The Art Center on First, “The Spirit of Nature/The Nature of the Spirit”, Jersey City, N J,
curated by Robert Pfitzenmeier
1993, 92, 89, 88
A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
1990 Everson Museum of Art, “Empire State Biennial”, Syracuse, NY
A.I.R. Gallery, New York City
Cheltenham Center for the Arts, “50th Annual Awards Painting Exhibition”, Cheltenham, PA,
curated by Diane Waldman
Home Box Office Building, “Contemporary Abstract Painting: An Alternative View”, New York City,
curated by Daria Rigney
Owen-Patrick Gallery, “Small Paintings”, Philadelphia, PA
1987 55 Mercer, Invitational, New York City
1986 Charlottenborg, “Intericon ’86”, (installation), Copenhagen, Denmark
Clocktower, “Letters”, New York City, curated by Judith Van Wagner and Carol Davis
1985 Hand In Hand, New York City
Kamikaze Klub, “The Non-Objective World-1985”, New York City, curated by Stephen Westfall
Southhampton College, “Process Black”, Southhampton, NY, curated by Li Trincere
Barbara Guggenheim, “Grey Matter, Part II”, New York City, curated by Ruth Kaufmann
1983 Jack Tilton Gallery, New York City
22 Wooster Gallery, 2 person show with James Hyde, New York City
1982 New Museum (benefit), New York City
22 Wooster Gallery, “Strictly Abstract”, New York City
1981 Photocollect, photograhpy, 2 person show with James Hyde, New York City
1980 New York University, “Small Works”, New York City, curated by Patterson Sims
1979 Artworks, New York City
Max Hutchinson Gallery, “24 x 24”, New York City, curated by Garry Rich
1978 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York City, curated by Jack Tilton
1974 State University of New York, “Tight and Loose”, Albany, NY, curated by Don Cole
1972 Whitney Museum of American Art, “Painting Annual”, New York City
Wisconsin Art Center, “New American Abstract Painting”, Madison, WI
Aldrich Museum, “Painting On Paper”, Ridgefield, CT
1971, 70, 69
O.K. Harris, New York City
1970 Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
1969 Museum, a Project of Living Artists, “NER-1212”, New York City
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Bibliography:
The Onward of Art, essay by Karen Wilkin, 2016
Visible Histories, essay by Max Weintraub, 2016
Endless Entire, essay by Rachel Nackman, 2015
Sharon Brant, catalogue of recent paintings and drawings, 2012
Alan•Suicide•Vega, by Mathieu Copeland, 2009
Material Matter by Kat Griefen for Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2007
On Edge, American Abstract Artists Journal, Fall 2006
Optical Simulations by Jill Connor, 2005
The Brooklyn Rail, “Ideal, Metaphor Contemporary Art” by Ben La Rocco, July/August 2005
Minus Space Interview with Chris Ashley, minusspace.com Archives, June/July 2005
S. Brant, monograph, Stephen Westfall, 1996
New York Times, “Galleries That Are Neighbors” by Vivien Raynor, Nov. 21, 1993
Arts Magazine, “A Modest Proposal” by Frank Bowling, February 1973
The Press, “Three Artists Living in New York City” by Julian Weissman, 1972
Art International, Reviews by Carter Radcliff, May 1972
Artforum, New York Reviews by Kasha Linville, January 1971
Art News, Reviews, January 1971
Represented by Minus Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Member of American Abstract Artists since 2004
Member of A.I.R. Gallery from 1989 to 1996
Co-founder of MUSEUM, A Project of Living Artists, 1968-69