SHARON S. MA - hello@sharonmaphoto.com
Born in California
Lives and works in New York, and travels regularly to Texas and California, or wherever the commission takes her
{ EDUCATION }
2013 Master of Fine Arts in Photography and Related Media, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
2006 Master's research in Archaeological Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2002 Bachelor of Arts in History, Studio Art, and Anthropology; Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, New York, NY
2001 History Study Abroad, Humboldt-Universität/New York University, Berlin, GERMANY
2000 Archaeology Excavations, First Piasts Museum/Slavia Foundation, Wielkapolska, POLAND
{ SELECTED EXHIBITIONS }
2017 Public art commission, Virtual Fractality: Iterations, Dimensions, & Enhanced Reality, mid-scale sculpture (4 ft x4 ft); cast molded plastic; Douglas D. Schumann Library, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. This 2D and 3D project incorporates applied mathematics, computer science (VR component), industrial design, and fine art
Monuments to My Memory. Guarricino Family Gallery, Douglas D. Schumann Library, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
2016 Sodom by the Sea Salon. The Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Marie Roberts. This show accompanies Coney Island: Visions of the American Dreamland: 1861-2008 at the Brooklyn Museum
2015 Public art commission, hello, large-scale sculpture (10 x 21 ft); wood, landscaping fabric, and live plants; Randall's Island Park; Randall's Island Park Alliance (RIPA), the Bronx Museum, Made Event, and NYC Parks; New York, NY. This was part of Flow.15: Outdoor Art Exhibition at Randall's Island
Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY. Curated by Hatuey Ramos-Fermin and Laura Napier. This exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog
2014 No More Place: a group show by Bronx Museum AIM artists, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ. Curated by Tasha Lewis
The Many Identities of the Struggling Cartoonist, TNC Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Adriano Moraes
Selected Works by Anamesa's Artists (past and present), Anamesa: NYU's Journal for the Humanities and Social Thought, New York, NY
2012 Twenty-One Cousins: 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition in Photography, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
MFA Photo: Open Studios, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
Photoville: Charterparty, United Photo Industries (UPI), Brooklyn, NY
Parts & Labor II, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
Chi Le Ma?, Frontrunner Gallery, New York, NY
Parts & Labor, Tyler School of Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Student Category, Pingyao International Photography (PIP) Festival, Pingyao, China
Parsons Arts Festival, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
MFA Photo: Open Studios, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
2010 MFA Photo: Open Studios, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
2002 End of the Year Show, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, New York, NY
Arts Festival, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, New York, NY
2001 End of the Year Show, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, New York, NY
End of the Year Show, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, New York, NY
{ AWARDED PRIZES }
2016 EPIC Mini-Grant Award; project collaborators: Rachel Maitra (applied math), Nate Derbinsky (computer science & networking), Simon Williamson (industrial design), and Sharon Ma (Sharon Ma Arts LLC); Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
2015 FLOW Award, Randall's Island Park Alliance, NYC Parks Department, New York, NY
2010-12 Dean’s Scholarship Award, Parsons The New School for Design, New School University, New York, NY
2004 Berkeley, Biddle, & Woolsey Travel Fund Award, Classics Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Augusta Hazard Travel Fund Award, Anthropology Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT
{ ARTIST LECTURES }
2017 Artist Lecture: hello: Public Art, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
2015 Artist talk: Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial tour and talk, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
Artist talk: FLOW.15 walking tour and talk series, Randall's Island Park Alliance (RIPA) / NYC Parks, New York, NY
2007 Artist talk: Annual Women’s Leadership Conference: Arts Panel, Women’s Leadership Initiative, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Artist talk: Life as an Artist in New York City, Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA), New York, NY
{ PUBLICATIONS }
2018 Artist project: Architecture Review: Virtual Fractality: Iterations, Dimensions, & Enhanced Reality, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston: Vol. 8, pp. 106-09.
2015 Artist project: Bronx Calling: The Third AIM Biennial, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York: fully illustrated exhibition catalog, p. 74.
2012 Ma, Sharon. Collectors: A collection of collections. New Jersey: Conveyor Arts, fine art book.
Interview: “A Success on His Own Terms: A Studio Visit with Rupert Goldsworthy,” artcritical: the online magazine of art and ideas. Online: January 18. http://www.artcritical.com/2012/01/18/rupert-goldsworthy-studio-visit/
2011 Artist project: Anamesa: An interdisciplinary journal for the Humanities & Social Thought, New York University, New York: Fall issue; print and online. www.nyu.edu/pubs/anamesa/anamesa-fall-2011.pdf
Artist project: China: Pingyao International Photography (PIP) Festival exhibition catalog, pg. 343.
{ PRESS }
2015 Artist project feature: “15 Beautiful Public Artworks That Contribute to Collective Happiness” by Leslie Goldman, Sonima. Online: November 24. http://www.sonima.com/yoga/inspiration/street-art/
Project mention: "New York Today: Ride the Heat Wave" by Noah Remnick. The New York Times. New York: New York. Online: July 29. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/new-york-today-ride-the-heat-wave/?_r=0
Name and group shows mention: "Bronx Museum Showcases (and Helps) Emerging Artists" by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times. New York: New York. In print: July 12, Sunday's Arts & Leisure section. Online: July 10. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/arts/design/bronx-museum-showcases-and-helps-emerging-artists.html?_r=0
Artist project listing: “Art in the Parks,"New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Online: May. https://www.nycgovparks.org/art/art460
2012 Thank you and article mention: Berlin Diary by Rupert Goldsworthy. New York: neogejo - Paris & New York.
2010 Solo show mention: “This week in New York: Riverdale walk” by Lindsey Wojcik, Time Out: New York. Online: April 26. http://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/riverdale-walk