Mural Project

Over the past twenty-five years, Sharon has had twenty solo exhibitions and group shows across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She is also a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, recipient of two International Art Awards, and courtroom artist. Art collections owned by Gulf Canada, Encana, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Federal Court of Canada, several law firms and many schools include her paintings and murals.

Sharon's work appears in internationally distributed art books. Art magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times and Chicago Times, feature her talent. Interviewed several times on television, Sharon Graham Sargent has shared her insights and exciting escapades with a wide audience. She appreciates the feedback she receives from viewers and invites response to her work. She was nominated in 1983 for the Nobel Peace Prize for artwork she did in support of world peace.

In 1999 she was among the top 10 finalists in a worldwide competition of over 1,000 artists. She was honoured to have her work as part of a one-year U.S. tour. When the tour reached Chicago, a patron purchased her part of the collection and donated it to a public space. One of her recent joys was that her work was part of the Provincial Art Gallery and Museum “Anno Domini” Show in 2000–2001. She describes the experience:  “It’s unreal to see my work hanging in the same room as works by Rembrandt, William Blake, Fra Angelico, Bosch and other great historical names."

Sharon confides that she paints because she feels she has a calling. “I do not have a choice. Years ago, when I was just six years old, I was sitting alone in the kitchen looking at a drawing of the Lord Jesus being mocked by the soldiers. I was so moved by it that I came to an understanding of how much He loved me and of my own sinfulness. I instantly gave Him my heart. It was only me, the drawing, and Him in the room at the time and I have never regretted it! My only hope is that my work can do the same for others in some small way.”

Sharon has satisfied a long considered dream involving the printing of a journal of meditation that contains fifteen of her works as meditative stimuli. It is intended to bring a time of respite and refreshment to people.

Sharon has worked as a courtroom artist for the Calgary news media for over 20 years. She volunteers as a painting teacher at a Calgary women’s shelter. A documentary that was filmed in Quebec features her art.  In her spare time, she is a dedicated wife to husband Wayne and mother to son Charles.