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Sharon Dayton

A classic artist

Sharon was born in Ysleta, Texas (near El Paso) and was raised in New Mexico.

Sharon went to New Mexico State University 1960 - 1962 where she studied art and theater arts with Herschel Zohn. Attended Arizona State University, where she studied ceramics, painting and public school art. She attended there until 1963 when she married and started traveling with her Air Force husband.

After rasing a family, she continued her education at the American University in Washington, D.C. in 1978. She received a BFA, cum laude, in 1983. After working as a Teacher's Assistant in the Art Department, she received an MFA in Sculpture in 1985. She is a member of Phi Kappa Phi.

She was the Managing Director of the Washington Printmakers Gallery for 5 years, before moving to Santa Fe in 1991 and returning to Rodeo in 1993.

painting of young girl painting of puma
painting of Mexican couple painting of her uncle
painting of night birds painting of older lady

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