SUNISTRA
The Sinister Side of the Sunshine State
May 19 – July 6, 2018
Tempus Projects
Opening Reception :: Saturday, May 19 :: 7–9PM
SUNISTRA is a multi-media, juried art exhibition focusing on the sinister side of the Sunshine State. The exhibition title is a portmanteau of “sunshine” and the Latin word “sinistra” and reflects the often idyllic/nightmarish dichotomy Florida embodies in its natural, social and political climates. -
The show will open Saturday May 19, 7-9pm at Tempus Projects. -
Our Juror is Christopher Jones, Curator of Photography and New Media and the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota FL.
The Sinister Side of the Sunshine State
May 19 – July 6, 2018
Tempus Projects
Opening Reception :: Saturday, May 19 :: 7–9PM
SUNISTRA is a multi-media, juried art exhibition focusing on the sinister side of the Sunshine State. The exhibition title is a portmanteau of “sunshine” and the Latin word “sinistra” and reflects the often idyllic/nightmarish dichotomy Florida embodies in its natural, social and political climates. -
The show will open Saturday May 19, 7-9pm at Tempus Projects. -
Our Juror is Christopher Jones, Curator of Photography and New Media and the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota FL.
DEFINING BEAUTY
Recent Works by Sharon Norwood
A Multidisciplinary Exhibition Exploring Gender, Race, Class
Tempus Projects
June 23 – July 21, 2018
Opening :: 7–9PM, June 23
Tampa, FL (May 31, 2018) – Tempus Projects is proud to present Defining Beauty, a solo exhibition featuring the work of artist Sharon Norwood. Through a variety of media, Norwood explores gender, race, and class as well as formal technique and mark making. This exhibition is scheduled to open on Saturday, June 23rd in conjunction with Tempus Projects’ Join Us in June Membership Party, and run through July 21st, 2018. There will be a short informal discussion with the artist led by Sarah Howard, Curator of Public Art and Social Practice at the Institute for Research in Art/Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida, at 7:15pm on June 23rd.
Whether in drawing, painting, ceramic or other mediums, the curved and curly line is at the center of Norwood’s work. This line inhabits a dual presence: as hair, her hair, and gestural mark making. As representations of hair, the lines serve as a medium to create dialogues on issues of race and the black body. At other times, the lines shift from representational to abstract lines as investigations of formal technique, gesture and drawing. Additionally, Norwood often incorporates found decorative tableware, prints and other historical objects that introduce themes of gender, class, and colonialism.
Sharon Norwood is an artist of Jamaican heritage and her work spans several media including painting and ceramic. She recently received her MFA in studio art from Florida State University and she also holds a BFA in Painting from the University of South Florida. Norwood’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including Florida, Georgia, Baltimore, Kansas City, New York, Canada, South Korea, Jamaica and Germany. She is the recipient of numerous honors including the Jim Boone Endowed Scholarship from Florida State University, the 2016 Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the art’s emerging artist recognition, and the 2016 Creative Loafing Tampa Bay- Best of the Bay Emerging Artist honor.
Recent Works by Sharon Norwood
A Multidisciplinary Exhibition Exploring Gender, Race, Class
Tempus Projects
June 23 – July 21, 2018
Opening :: 7–9PM, June 23
Tampa, FL (May 31, 2018) – Tempus Projects is proud to present Defining Beauty, a solo exhibition featuring the work of artist Sharon Norwood. Through a variety of media, Norwood explores gender, race, and class as well as formal technique and mark making. This exhibition is scheduled to open on Saturday, June 23rd in conjunction with Tempus Projects’ Join Us in June Membership Party, and run through July 21st, 2018. There will be a short informal discussion with the artist led by Sarah Howard, Curator of Public Art and Social Practice at the Institute for Research in Art/Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida, at 7:15pm on June 23rd.
Whether in drawing, painting, ceramic or other mediums, the curved and curly line is at the center of Norwood’s work. This line inhabits a dual presence: as hair, her hair, and gestural mark making. As representations of hair, the lines serve as a medium to create dialogues on issues of race and the black body. At other times, the lines shift from representational to abstract lines as investigations of formal technique, gesture and drawing. Additionally, Norwood often incorporates found decorative tableware, prints and other historical objects that introduce themes of gender, class, and colonialism.
Sharon Norwood is an artist of Jamaican heritage and her work spans several media including painting and ceramic. She recently received her MFA in studio art from Florida State University and she also holds a BFA in Painting from the University of South Florida. Norwood’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including Florida, Georgia, Baltimore, Kansas City, New York, Canada, South Korea, Jamaica and Germany. She is the recipient of numerous honors including the Jim Boone Endowed Scholarship from Florida State University, the 2016 Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the art’s emerging artist recognition, and the 2016 Creative Loafing Tampa Bay- Best of the Bay Emerging Artist honor.
