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Three of Christian's pieces, acquired in 1977, 1984, and 1990, are included in the [[Alberta Foundation for the Arts]]: ''Summer Haze'' and ''A Time of Festivity'' (under her married name, Sharon Holmes),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Sharon|title=Summer Haze|url=http://alberta.emuseum.com/media/view/Objects/1968/7225?t:state:flow=3b557285-7de0-4651-9144-8d3e8f62914c|website=Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts|publisher=Accession Number:1977.014.001|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Sharon|title=A time of festivity|url=http://alberta.emuseum.com/media/view/Objects/3736/8293?t:state:flow=5b471f83-f956-4ad1-a189-a126eee4e2d5|website=Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts|publisher=Accession Number: 1984.007.001|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref> and ''Hitching up Barney and Big Boy''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Christian|first1=Sharon|title=Hitching up Barney and Big Boy|website=Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts|publisher=Accession Number: 1990.160.001|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref>
Three of Christian's pieces, acquired in 1977, 1984, and 1990, are included in the [[Alberta Foundation for the Arts]]: ''Summer Haze'' and ''A Time of Festivity'' (under her married name, Sharon Holmes),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Sharon|title=Summer Haze|url=http://alberta.emuseum.com/media/view/Objects/1968/7225?t:state:flow=3b557285-7de0-4651-9144-8d3e8f62914c|website=Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts|publisher=Accession Number:1977.014.001|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Sharon|title=A time of festivity|url=http://alberta.emuseum.com/media/view/Objects/3736/8293?t:state:flow=5b471f83-f956-4ad1-a189-a126eee4e2d5|website=Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts|publisher=Accession Number: 1984.007.001|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref> and ''Hitching up Barney and Big Boy''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Christian|first1=Sharon|title=Hitching up Barney and Big Boy|website=Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts|publisher=Accession Number: 1990.160.001|accessdate=September 1, 2016}}</ref>


Christian came to attention in the 1980s, with reviews by the art historian Brooks Joyner in the [http://calgaryherald.com/ Calgary Herald]<ref name="CalgaryHeraldJoyner1980">{{cite news|last1=Joyner|first1=Brooks|title=Prairie artists display images|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Brooks_Joyner.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=Calgary Herlad, Sunday TAB|date=February 10, 1980}}</ref> and by Carol Felming in the journal Arts West.<ref name="Fleming1981">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Carol|title=New Canadian artists: a preview of the future, , Page 1|journal=Arts West|date=1981|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Carolyn_Fleming_article.jpg|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref> Joyner wrote: "Holmes’ paintings deal with rural artifacts as they are overcome by nature. She feels the earth reclaims her own, the elements and the seasons gather and enfold these discards, making them beautiful as they take on a patina of green, russet and gold.’<ref name="CalgaryHeraldJoyner1980">{{cite news|last1=Joyner|first1=Brooks|title=Prairie artists display images|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Brooks_Joyner.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=Calgary Herlad, Sunday TAB|date=February 10, 1980}}</ref> The art movement called the [[New Sincerity]] dates to the early 1980s and was similarly concerned with breaking away from post-modern irony and cynicism. The artist was represented by the Masters Gallery and the Wallace Galleries, in Calgary.<ref name="Fleming1981_pg2">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Carol|title=New Canadian Artists - A preview of the future, Page 2|journal=Arts West|date=1981|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Carolyn_Fleming_article_2.jpg|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref>
Christian came to attention in the 1980s, with reviews by the art historian Brooks Joyner in the [http://calgaryherald.com/ Calgary Herald]<ref name="CalgaryHeraldJoyner1980">{{cite news|last1=Joyner|first1=Brooks|title=Prairie artists display images|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Brooks_Joyner.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=Calgary Herlad, Sunday TAB|date=February 10, 1980}}</ref> and by Carol Felming in the journal Arts West.<ref name="Fleming1981">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Carol|title=New Canadian artists: a preview of the future, , Page 1|journal=Arts West|date=1981|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Carolyn_Fleming_article.jpg|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref> Joyner wrote: "Holmes’ paintings deal with rural artifacts as they are overcome by nature. She feels the earth reclaims her own, the elements and the seasons gather and enfold these discards, making them beautiful as they take on a patina of green, russet and gold.’<ref name="CalgaryHeraldJoyner1980">{{cite news|last1=Joyner|first1=Brooks|title=Prairie artists display images|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Brooks_Joyner.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=Calgary Herlad, Sunday TAB|date=February 10, 1980}}</ref> The art movement called the [[New Sincerity]] dates to the early 1980s and was similarly concerned with breaking away from post-modern irony and cynicism. The artist was represented by the Masters Gallery and the Wallace Galleries, in Calgary.<ref name="Fleming1981_pg2">{{cite journal|last1=Fleming|first1=Carol|title=New Canadian Artists - A preview of the future, Page 2|journal=Arts West|date=1981|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Carolyn_Fleming_article_2.jpg|accessdate=September 2, 2016}}</ref> Under the name Holmes, the artist illustrated the book "Pioneer Remedies"<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kerr|first1=Sheila|title=Pioneer Remedies|date=1986|publisher=Barker Publishing, Calgary|isbn=9780889252684}}</ref>(the book was printed in two editions; the first was titled ''Early Pioneer Remedies''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kerr|first1=Sheila|title=Early Prairie Remedies|date=1981|publisher=Barker Gifts|isbn=0889252688}}</ref>).


Her 1992 exhibition at the [http://ferrybuildinggallery.com/ Ferry Building Art Gallery] in West Vancouver was the focus of a full episode of the nationally televised program [[Much (TV channel)|Much West/Much Music]], hosted by [[Terry David Mulligan]].<ref name="Mulligan1992">{{cite news|last1=Mulligan|first1=Terry David|title=Much Music, Much West|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/first-segment/|accessdate=August 17, 2016|date=1992}}</ref> The last public exhibition during her lifetime was reviewed by Michela Garstin in 2013.<ref name="BCNews_Crows">{{cite web|last1=Garstin|first1=Michaela|title=West Van's crows on show|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/community/201510991.html?mobile=true|publisher=BC Local News|accessdate=22 August 2016|date=4 April 2013}}</ref>
Christian's 1992 exhibition at the [http://ferrybuildinggallery.com/ Ferry Building Art Gallery] in West Vancouver was the focus of a full episode of the nationally televised program [[Much (TV channel)|Much West/Much Music]], hosted by [[Terry David Mulligan]].<ref name="Mulligan1992">{{cite news|last1=Mulligan|first1=Terry David|title=Much Music, Much West|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/first-segment/|accessdate=August 17, 2016|date=1992}}</ref> The last public exhibition during her lifetime was reviewed by Michela Garstin in 2013.<ref name="BCNews_Crows">{{cite web|last1=Garstin|first1=Michaela|title=West Van's crows on show|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/community/201510991.html?mobile=true|publisher=BC Local News|accessdate=22 August 2016|date=4 April 2013}}</ref>


Under her married name, the artist illustrated the book "Pioneer Remedies"<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kerr|first1=Sheila|title=Pioneer Remedies|date=1986|publisher=Barker Publishing, Calgary|isbn=9780889252684}}</ref>(the book was printed in two editions; the first was titled ''Early Pioneer Remedies''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kerr|first1=Sheila|title=Early Prairie Remedies|date=1981|publisher=Barker Gifts|isbn=0889252688}}</ref>).


Christian was selected by [[Maureen McTeer]], the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, to be part of a group of artists to promote Canadian art, reported by the [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/zena-cherry-dies-1.199555 Zena Cherry, the society columnist] for the [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Globe and Mail].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cherry|first1=Zena|title=McTeer forms company to promote art|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Canadian_Perspectives_3.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Her work was collected by Norma Gibson for the Corporate Collection of Gulf Canada Resources.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gibson|first1=Norma|title=Calgary Corporations Collect Realism|date=1982|publisher=[Canada] : N. Gibson Consultants, ltd.|pages=46|url=https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/item/show/36239095}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Tivy|first1=Patrick|title=Show offers rare glimpse of corporate art collction|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Calgary_Corporations_Collect_Realism_4.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=Calgary Herald|date=1982}}</ref>
Christian was selected by [[Maureen McTeer]], the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, to be part of a group of artists to promote Canadian art, reported by the [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/zena-cherry-dies-1.199555 Zena Cherry, the society columnist] for the [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ Globe and Mail].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cherry|first1=Zena|title=McTeer forms company to promote art|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Canadian_Perspectives_3.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Her work was collected by Norma Gibson for the Corporate Collection of Gulf Canada Resources.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gibson|first1=Norma|title=Calgary Corporations Collect Realism|date=1982|publisher=[Canada] : N. Gibson Consultants, ltd.|pages=46|url=https://calgary.bibliocommons.com/item/show/36239095}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Tivy|first1=Patrick|title=Show offers rare glimpse of corporate art collction|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Calgary_Corporations_Collect_Realism_4.jpg|accessdate=September 1, 2016|publisher=Calgary Herald|date=1982}}</ref>


Over her long professional career, Christian explored a number of themes including climate change, the tension between urban and natural environments,<ref name="BCNews_Crows">{{cite web|last1=Garstin|first1=Michaela|title=West Van's crows on show|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/community/201510991.html?mobile=true|publisher=BC Local News|accessdate=22 August 2016|date=4 April 2013}}</ref> the place of painting in contemporary culture, and the relationships between contemporary art (including music<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulligan|first1=Terry David|title=Much Music, Much West|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/first-segment/|accessdate=August 17, 2016|date=1992}}</ref>), historical traditions, and individual experience. Through her work, Christian documented the changing landscape and demographics of Western Canada.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Chinatown, a new beginning|journal=Landmark|date=1983|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Landmark_2.jpg}}</ref>
Over her long career<ref name="BCNews_Crows">{{cite web|last1=Garstin|first1=Michaela|title=West Van's crows on show|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/community/201510991.html?mobile=true|publisher=BC Local News|accessdate=22 August 2016|date=4 April 2013}}</ref>, Christian explored a number of themes including climate change, the tension between urban and natural environments,<ref name="BCNews_Crows">{{cite web|last1=Garstin|first1=Michaela|title=West Van's crows on show|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/community/201510991.html?mobile=true|publisher=BC Local News|accessdate=22 August 2016|date=4 April 2013}}</ref> the place of painting in contemporary culture, and the relationships between contemporary art (including music<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulligan|first1=Terry David|title=Much Music, Much West|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/first-segment/|accessdate=August 17, 2016|date=1992}}</ref>), historical traditions, and individual experience. Through her work, Christian documented the changing landscape and demographics of Western Canada.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Chinatown, a new beginning|journal=Landmark|date=1983|url=http://www.sharonchristian.ca/_library/files/Landmark_2.jpg}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==

Revision as of 15:54, 2 September 2016

Sharon Christian
Born1950
Stettler, Alberta
DiedJuly 6, 2015(2015-07-06) (aged 64–65)
Known forPainting, Sculpture

Sharon Christian (1950 – July 6, 2015; also known by her married name, Sharon Holmes) was a Canadian artist[1] known for her paintings and sculptures, many of which document intimate encounters with nature.

Early life

Christian was born in Alberta and most active in Western Canada, in Calgary[2] and West Vancouver[3]. She studied at the University of Calgary and the Alberta College of Art.[3]

Career

Christian was elected into the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1980,[4][5] and showed regularly as a signature member in CSPWC shows.[6]

Three of Christian's pieces, acquired in 1977, 1984, and 1990, are included in the Alberta Foundation for the Arts: Summer Haze and A Time of Festivity (under her married name, Sharon Holmes),[7][8] and Hitching up Barney and Big Boy.[9]

Christian came to attention in the 1980s, with reviews by the art historian Brooks Joyner in the Calgary Herald[2] and by Carol Felming in the journal Arts West.[10] Joyner wrote: "Holmes’ paintings deal with rural artifacts as they are overcome by nature. She feels the earth reclaims her own, the elements and the seasons gather and enfold these discards, making them beautiful as they take on a patina of green, russet and gold.’[2] The art movement called the New Sincerity dates to the early 1980s and was similarly concerned with breaking away from post-modern irony and cynicism. The artist was represented by the Masters Gallery and the Wallace Galleries, in Calgary.[11] Under the name Holmes, the artist illustrated the book "Pioneer Remedies"[12](the book was printed in two editions; the first was titled Early Pioneer Remedies[13]).

Christian's 1992 exhibition at the Ferry Building Art Gallery in West Vancouver was the focus of a full episode of the nationally televised program Much West/Much Music, hosted by Terry David Mulligan.[14] The last public exhibition during her lifetime was reviewed by Michela Garstin in 2013.[3]


Christian was selected by Maureen McTeer, the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, to be part of a group of artists to promote Canadian art, reported by the Zena Cherry, the society columnist for the Globe and Mail.[15] Her work was collected by Norma Gibson for the Corporate Collection of Gulf Canada Resources.[16][17]

Over her long career[3], Christian explored a number of themes including climate change, the tension between urban and natural environments,[3] the place of painting in contemporary culture, and the relationships between contemporary art (including music[18]), historical traditions, and individual experience. Through her work, Christian documented the changing landscape and demographics of Western Canada.[19]

Death

Christian died on July 6, 2015, five weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.

References

  1. ^ "Sharon Christian (Sharon Holmes)". Canadian Heritage Information Network. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Joyner, Brooks (February 10, 1980). "Prairie artists display images". Calgary Herlad, Sunday TAB. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Garstin, Michaela (4 April 2013). "West Van's crows on show". BC Local News. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ CSPWC (1980). "Holmes, Certificate of Election". CSPWC. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Griffith, Julius. "Election of Christian to the CSPWC". Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (1980). "List of Elected Members, shows 1980-1992". CSPWC. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Holmes, Sharon. "Summer Haze". Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Accession Number:1977.014.001. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  8. ^ Holmes, Sharon. "A time of festivity". Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Accession Number: 1984.007.001. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  9. ^ Christian, Sharon. "Hitching up Barney and Big Boy". Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Accession Number: 1990.160.001. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. ^ Fleming, Carol (1981). "New Canadian artists: a preview of the future, , Page 1". Arts West. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  11. ^ Fleming, Carol (1981). "New Canadian Artists - A preview of the future, Page 2". Arts West. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Kerr, Sheila (1986). Pioneer Remedies. Barker Publishing, Calgary. ISBN 9780889252684.
  13. ^ Kerr, Sheila (1981). Early Prairie Remedies. Barker Gifts. ISBN 0889252688.
  14. ^ Mulligan, Terry David (1992). "Much Music, Much West". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  15. ^ Cherry, Zena. "McTeer forms company to promote art". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  16. ^ Gibson, Norma (1982). Calgary Corporations Collect Realism. [Canada] : N. Gibson Consultants, ltd. p. 46.
  17. ^ Tivy, Patrick (1982). "Show offers rare glimpse of corporate art collction". Calgary Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  18. ^ Mulligan, Terry David (1992). "Much Music, Much West". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  19. ^ "Chinatown, a new beginning". Landmark. 1983.
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