Circus Trick – Sharon Virtue

Description

Sharon Virtue is a British artist of mixed Jamaican and Irish heritage, currently based in Fairfax California.

Her work has two strands, one as a dancer and artist, creating paintings and ceramics, and the other as a creative community activator, teaching expressive arts workshops and facilitating community development projects. She has won several awards as an individual artist and her work is published in several art publications.

Travel is Sharon’s greatest inspiration, and was the catalyst for her expansion from solitary artist into the realm of community. She has worked internationally in Mozambique, Uganda, Brazil, Haiti, America and England. She believes artists are agents of transformation. Her mission is to inspire, encourage and provide access to the greater community in the creation of art.