Shirley Sharp

 

Sculptor and Painter

Co-Founder of CLaSH Artspace 2015

Foundation Art & Design Clifton School of Art, Bristol 2000 – 2002

BA (Hons) Illustration University West of England 2002 – 2004

MA Fine Art Bath Spa University 2017 – 2018

Chair Cotswold Sculptors Association 2022 – 2026

Bath Arts Prize winner 2025

Shortlisted Sidney Nolan Prize 2026

I am a sculptor and painter who uses characters to create distance from my work,

rather than depicting things directly. I’m drawn to the Absurd, and I explore both the

serious and humorous sides of human personality. My work looks at the tension

between our inner and outer selves, especially the challenge of being authentic and

the vulnerability that comes with it. I’m also interested in our deep need to connect

with others and with our own Self and am leaning ever more into the abstract.