“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk”
-Paul Klee
© Sharon Bloomfield Hicks, Yin and Yang S5, 2022, Acrylic paint and wool tufting on mounted shaped canvas, 23 x 27 inches
Taking a Line for a Walk is an exhibition of artwork united by line as a formal and conceptual element. Spanning a diverse array of media, rich with associative qualities, the artwork consists of sculpture, assemblage, painting, and ceramics. However, each artwork can also be seen as drawing in space. Beginning with a chosen material, be it pipe cleaner, clay, plastic, or acrylic, each artist allows for the form and meaning to meander and fuse, becoming something spectacular and unique, always with an eye to the linear quality of the composition.
Taking a Line for a Walk
Curated by InLiquid
Featuring: Sharon Bloomfield Hicks, Nanci Hersh, Taesook Jung,
Caroline Lathan-Stiefel, Kate Stewart, Samara Weaver
May 27 - October 1, 2023
Opening Reception & Artist Remarks
Wednesday, June 28, 6 - 8PM
(Starting in the North Tower gallery)
Park Towne Place Premiere Apartments
North, West, and South Tower Galleries
Park Towne Place
2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19130
For Event Tickets:
Taking a Line for a Walk - Reception Tickets, Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite
Sharon Bloomfield Hicks is a Philadelphia based artist, aesthetically influenced by her Jamaican heritage. Her paintings and tapestries are distinguished by exotic color combinations, large shapes and active figure-ground relationships. Synthesizing craft materials with painterly intentions she creates fresh, uplifting work which reflects the harmony and well-being she desires to see in the world.
Hicks holds a BFA in painting from Tyler School of Art and an MS in occupational therapy from Philadelphia University. Early in her career, she completed an apprenticeship at the Fabric Workshop and exhibited her work in solo shows at Third Street Gallery. She served as Personal Secretary to Violette de Mazia at the Barnes Foundation, completed in-depth studies of the Barnes collection and went on to become the first Education Coordinator at the Violette de Mazia Trust.
An interest in ways of seeing in art and life led Sharon to work as a vision therapist and then immersion in the healing arts. Drawing connections between the healing arts and art, she taught Meditate and Create classes at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and other venues. Later, during her career as an occupational therapist, she came to understand her art practice as a therapeutic activity. She has used a "life as art" philosophy while maintaining an overarching purpose of teaching people to see. Her current work links art with vision and health.
A member at Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia, she recently exhibited her work in a solo show Concepts & Compositions: Exploring the Yin and Yang in Art, Health and Life. Works by Hicks have been included in shows at the Philadelphia Art Alliance, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Museum of the Hudson Highlands, Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Nexus Foundation among other locations.
For more information on Bloomfield Hick's work: https://www.amiepotsicartadvisory.com/art-history/sharonbloomfieldhicks
InLiquid mobilizes and makes accessible the visual arts culture of the greater Philadelphia region in order to unite communities, establish wider audiences for artists and designers, facilitate the relationship between artists and collectors, and nurture the public’s appreciation of all forms of visual art. For more information, visit: https://www.inliquid.org/.