Sharon Havelka constructs mixed media quilt sculptures from old clothes and other used materials and found objects. Her work highlights the marginalized, the overlooked, that which is considered weird or unusual, and sews them into beautifully crafted and highly detailed objects. She is inspired by her unique upbringing as a descendent of the Delta Chinese, and from her skills and experience learned as an ICU RN. She was born and lives in Memphis, TN.
Education
2009 Southwest TN Community College, Associates of Applied Science, RN
1994 Memphis College of Art, Bachelor’s of Fine Art, Majoring in Fine Art Painting
Solo Exhibition
2023 Salmon Skin Fried and Other Delicacies, Beverly+Sam Ross Gallery, CBU, Memphis,TN
Two-Person Exhibition
2023 Overstuffed, A Sister Show, ArtsMemphis, Memphis, TN (with fiber artist, Paula Kovarik)
Group Exhibitions
2023 2Sides / 6Points, UT Martin Fine Arts Gallery, Martin, TN (with 6Points art group)
2023 Asian American in the South, Museum of Science and History, Memphis, TN
2022 Choice, Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN
2022 Art of Science, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
2022 Memphis Airport Concourse B, Memphis, TN
2022 Fiberart International 2022, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2021 Quilt National ‘21, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, traveling exhibit
2021 Memphis 2021, The Dixon Gallery, Memphis, TN
2021 Art Quilt Elements 2020, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2020 62nd Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2020 Arts Accelerator Exhibit, ArtsMemphis, Memphis, TN
2019 Color Schemes, Crosstown Arts West Gallery, Memphis, TN
2019 3D Expressions, Studio Art Quilt Association, traveling exhibit
2019 Fiber Focus, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2019 Art of the South, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2019 BLUE, Crosstown Arts East Gallery, Memphis, TN
2018 Homeward Bound, Crosstown Arts West Gallery, Memphis, TN
2018 Quilt + Resist, Women Made Gallery, Chicago, Il
2018 WAR Paint!, Artspace Lofts, Memphis, TN
Grants/Awards
Quilt National 21’
Crosstown Artists Residency, Memphis, TN
ArtsAccelerator Grant, ArtsMemphis, Memphis TN
Collections
Delta Chinese Museum, Cleveland, MS
UrbanArtsCommission Movable Collection, Memphis, TN
2023, photo by Charles Havelka