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SHARON COLLINGS LICATA
TERRA FIRMA
105 Rock Springs Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
803-788-5540
Sculptsc@aol.com
www.gallery80808vistastudios.com


EDUCATION

1977 Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA;
BA Art and Political Science

1977 New York University, New York, NY;
Graduate School of Public Administration, School of the Arts (Photography)

1979 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC;
Master of Media Arts

1982 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA;
Education Specialist Program (Instructional Design)

1986, 1991 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN;
Pottery, William Hunt, Bill Boulware

1988 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC;
MFA Program, Pottery

1996-2004 Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN;
Stone Sculpture, Various Instructors

2007-2010 Limestone Symposium, Bloomington, IN
Limestone sculpture, Amy Brier, etc.

WORK HISTORY

1984- Present Artist/Owner, Terra Firma, Columbia, SC
Design and produce sculpture in stone, bronze, clay and formed stone

1995- Present Visiting Artist/Instructor, South Carolina Arts Commission
Arts in Education Roster of Approved Artists, Statewide, SC
Teach stone sculpture/carving, plus clay handbuilding, wheel throwing and
finishing techniques

1987 - 1988 Pottery Instructor, YWCA, Columbia, SC
Responsible for the teaching of handbuilding, wheelthrowing and finishing techniques

1981 - 1984 Media Specialist, Emory University Hospital,
Hospital Education Services, Atlanta, GA
As Producer/Director, responsible for the instructional design, budgeting and production of sound/slide and video programs for staff and patient education

1980 Production Services Manager, Twenty-Twenty Media Communications, Inc.,
Atlanta, GA
Responsible for supplier interface and production/creative assistance

1979 - 1980 Photographic Lab Technician, D/A South, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Responsible for the supervision of photo lab and the printing of enlargements for bank security personnel

1978 - 1979 Graduate Assistant, USC Department of Media Arts, Columbia, SC
Responsible for teaching assistance and department projects


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2002 -present Vista Studios; Juried exhibiting member, President 2004-present

1994- present SC Artisans Center; Juried exhibiting member

1991- 2000 Charleston Crafts Coop; Juried exhibiting member

1992- 1997 Virginia/Carolina Craftsmen; Juried exhibiting member

Ongoing Tri-State Sculpture Educational Association;
Road Back Foundation (Board Member 2001-04)


SELECTED SHOWS AND EXHIBITS


2010 Transitions; WCAGA Exhibit, GA Perimeter College, Clarkeston, GA

2010 Sculpture in the 21st Century; Towson University, Baltimore, MD

2010 SC Festival of Flowers; Greenwood Arts Center, Greenwood, SC

2008-09 Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

2008, 09 Spring Into Art; McKissick Museum, USC, Columbia, SC

2004-2011 Sculpture in the South; Summerville, SC, www.sculptureinthesouth.com

2007 Sculpture 2007; Wellington B. Gray Gallery, ECU, Greenville, NC

2000-2010 South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition; Columbia, SC
1st Place Professional Sculpture, Fall 2005, 2010
“The Tops” Merit Award, Fall 2000, 2008

93-96, 00-01, 07 Tri-State Sculpture at Washington Square; Washington, DC

2006, 07 A Fool for Art; McKissick Museum, USC, Columbia, SC

2006 Terra Firma; Solo Show, Upstairs Gallery, USC-Sumter, Sumter, SC


2006 Sculpture Today; Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken , SC

2005-06 The Hub City Exhibition; Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC

2005, 06 Open Eyes; Invitational, Gallery 80808, Columbia, SC

2004-06 Palmetto Hands; North Charleston, SC

2005 Redefining Space; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

2005 Nextwave: The “Storefront Galleries” Project; Sumter, SC

2005 Disclosures; WCAGA Exhibit, GA Perimeter College, Clarkeston, GA

2005 Art A Must; SC State Museum, Columbia, SC

2005 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition; Visitors’ Center, Charleston, SC

2004 Roots to Radicals; Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC

2004 Tri- State Sculptors; Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County,
Winston-Salem, NC

2004 Standpipe Festival; Belton Center for the Arts, Belton, SC

2004 Columbia Visual Artists Invitational; Columbia College, Columbia, SC
2003 Tri-State Sculptors Annual; Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

2002-2003 SC Artisan Center Traveling Show; SC

2002 Crossing The Line; Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2001 Tri-State Sculpture; Farmville, VA

2001 An Exhibition of Sculptural Works; Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC

2000-2001 North Carolina Arboretum Exhibit; Asheville, NC

1999- 2000 Traditions and Transitions; Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

1998-1999 20th Year of Sculpture; Tri-State Sculpture Exhibition, Greensboro Cultural Center and Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro, NC

1993-1999 National Garden Club Convention; NC, CT, TX, SC, GA

1997 Technology; Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC

1996 New Works by Tracey Albrecht & Sharon Licata; Cameo Gallery, Columbia, SC

1996 “For Arts Sake”; USC-Spartanburg and Greenville Tech, Greer, SC

1996 Tri-State Sculpture at The American Center for Physics; Washington, DC

RESIDENCIES AND DEMONSTRATION/LECTURES

1990-Present Please request separate list if desired. Too numerous to include here.


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