Education

2007   MA Education,  Northern Kentucky University (Summa cum laude) 

1997-2000   Master’s level classes,  Art Academy of Cincinnati                           

1993   BFA Studio Art; BA Art Education,  Northern Kentucky University (Summa cum laude)  

Solo Exhibitions

2018   Alternate Views     Ascension Fine Arts Gallery,   Nashville, Indiana

2010   Frable Gallery at Art Space,  Richmond, Virginia

2000   Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery,  Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, OH

1996   Hugh N. Roland Memorial Gallery,  Portland, Indiana

1994   Hypotenuse Gallery,  Sinclair College,   Dayton, Ohio

1993   Thesis Exhibition,  Third Floor Gallery,  Northern Kentucky University,  Highland Heights, Kentucky

Selected Group Exhibitions and Awards

2018    Artsy Shark Midsummer 2018 Artist Showcase    https://www.artsyshark.com/2018/08/03/artist-showcase-mid-summer-2018/

2018    For the Love of Printmaking           Rubber City Prints Gallery,       Akron, Ohio

2016    Conversations      Bolivar Gallery, University of Kentucky,  Lexington, Kentucky

2016   Conversations       Main Gallery, Northern Kentucky University,  Highland Heights, Kentucky

2016    Think Square      Think Shop,  Newport, Kentucky

2015     SOS Art 2015 – Art for Peace and Justice,  Art Academy of Cincinnati,    Cincinnati, Ohio

2015     Flight  –   Three-person exhibit      Covington Arts,   Covington, Kentucky    

2015     Art After Hours      Campbell County Library,  Fort Thomas, Kentucky

2014    Tripletta     Main Street Gallery and Yoga,  Cincinnati, Ohio      

2014    Trifecta      Covington Arts,  Covington, Kentucky

2013    So They Say: Wisdom and Foolishness, Northern KY Print Club     Carnegie Fine Arts Center,   Covington, Kentucky

2013     Tripletta  (traveling exhibition),    Studio 2108: Art & Spirit,   Louisville, Kentucky

2013    National Collage Society 2013 29th Annual Juried Exhibit                www.nationalcollage.com/2013.html

2013     Annual Postcard Collage Exhibition,  National Collage Society,  Kent State Univ. College of Art Galleries,  Kent, Ohio

2013     In Your Dreams,   Northern Kentucky University Main Gallery,   Highland Heights, Kentucky

2013    Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Exhibit,    Berea Arts Council,  Berea, Kentucky

2012     Figuratively Speaking – Three-person show,     Global Novations Gallery,  Cincinnati, OH

2012     The Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen Group Exhibition,    The John James Audubon Museum,  Henderson, Kentucky

2012     Animal Facts, Fairytales, and Fictions,   Gloria Singletary Gallery,  The Living Arts and Science Center,  Lexington, Kentucky

2011     The National Collage Society’s 27th Annual Juried Exhibition,    www.nationalcollage.com/2011_exhibit/2011.html

2011    Moving Forward, Circling Back: Celebrating 50 Years of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen,  Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY

2011    Art After Hours     Campbell County Library,  Cold Spring, Kentucky

2010     Window on Kentucky: Members of the Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen,    Berea Arts Council,   Berea, KY

2010     A Summer Collection: Works from the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen,     Scott County Arts and Cultural Center,  Georgetown, KY

2010    12th Annual Collage, Digital, and Mixed Media Juried Online Internat’l Exhibition, Upstream Gallery   www.upstreampeoplegallery.com  Award of Special Recognition

2010    Tennessee Art League 45th Central South Art Exhibition,   Tennessee Art League Galleries, Nashville, TN        Juror- Anne Bagby

2009    Lorillard Lofts Decorator Showcase– Featured Artist,  Lorillard Lofts,  Lexington, Kentucky

2009   Fall Members Exhibition,     Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen,   Berea, Kentucky

2008   AGNWG 1st Annual Online Art Competition    –  1st Place Mixed Media Award     Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia      www.georgiaarts.net

2008   Northern Kentucky University Alumni Exhibition,    NKU Fine Arts Center Main Gallery,  Highland Heights, Kentucky

2008   Dreams&Visions National Juried Exhibit,    Union Street Gallery,   Chicago Heights, Illinois

1999   Regional Exhibition XIII  –  3rd Place Award     Southside Art League,  Indianapolis Convention Center,   Indianapolis, Indiana

Publications (selected)

2018    Porkbelly Press Chapbook  03.02.18     Love Me, Anyway // Minadora Macheret   – cover art                                                                  https://porkbellypress.com/2018/03/02/love-me-anyway-minadora-macheret/

2017    Porkbelly Press Chapbook  07.11.17   “Mexicamericana // Eloise Amezcua”  –  cover art                                                                        https://porkbellypress.com/2017/07/11/eloisa-amezcuas-mexicamericana-poetry/

2017    Woven Tale Press Literary and Fine Arts Journal #5, cover and 5-page feature                                                                                      http://online.flipbuilder.com/eovs/egwl/mobile/index.html#p=63

2017    Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 30 – Q1   https://issuu.com/artistportfoliomagazine/docs/issue-30-q1                                                         https://artistportfoliomagazine.blog/2017/04/04/sharmon-davidson-q1-art-competition-artist-portfolio-magazine/

2016    Storytelling With Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color, and Texture, by Roxanne Evans Stout

2015     Star 82 Review Magazine, Issue 3.2, edited by Alisa Golden

2015     Women of Babylon: A Howling of Women’s Voices – Cover Illustration

2014    Exploring Spiritual Naturalism: Year 1: An Anthology of Articles from the Spiritual Naturalism Society, edited by D. T. Strain – cover art

2014    The 2014 Collection    2nd Place Award Mixed Media   ArtBuzz Juried Competition: Premier Visual Arts Showcase, Annual Hardcover Publication

2012   The Spiritual Naturalist Society      Archive Contributer

2009    The 2009 Collection   ArtBuzz Juried Competition: Premier Visual Arts Showcase, Annual Hardcover Publication

March 2008    “Art Scuttlebutt”,  Art Calendar Magazine, Turnstile Publishing Co.

May 1, 2000   “According to Artist Sharmon Davidson, Life is Just a Dream”  (article about solo show at Dayton Convention Center)   Dayton Daily Journal Entertainment Magazine

 

 

Collections

George Washington University,   Washington, DC

PNC Bank National Headquarters,   Louisville, KY