About

I am a London based artist, illustrator and designer who graduated from Camberwell College of Art. I draw mainly from life, and turn some of my drawings into paintings back at my studio. I make portraits of people, of trees, and of places. I look for beauty in unlikely spaces, in small patches of nature found in scruffy urban corners, but I also like to escape the claustrophobia of the city, walk and spend time drawing sparsely populated wide open landscapes.

I undertake commissions, as well as making more personal work, which I exhibit and offer for sale. I also produce giclee prints from some of my drawings and paintings. I work in pencil, pastel, ink, and watercolour and oil paint. 

For all enquiries, please email me: sharonsmart@me.com or send me a message via the contact page. You can also find me on Instagram @sharonasmart

Groups Exhibitions:

2024

  • Society of Graphic Fine Artists 103rd Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, St James’s (March)

  • Works on Paper 2024, The Gallery at Green and Stone, Chelsea (January-February)

2023 

  • 15th Annual Pound Arts Open, Pound Arts, Corsham (December-January)

  • Guildford House Open 2023, Guildford House Gallery (November-January)

  • Christie’s London Charity Auction, St James’s (October-November)

  • Sprout Open House Show, Sprout Arts, Tooting (October)

  • Art in the Park, Cannizaro, Wimbledon (September)

  • Summer Exhibition, The Gallery at Green and Stone, Chelsea (August)

  • Colour and Light, Cannizaro House Hotel, Wimbledon (June)

  • Colliers Wood Artists Spring Show, Sprout Arts, Tooting (April-May)

  • Works on Paper 2023, The Gallery at Green and Stone, Chelsea (January)

2022 

  • 14th Annual Pound Arts Open, Pound Arts, Corsham (December-January)

  • Light, Spout Arts, Tooting (November)

  • Merton Arts Festival, Open Studio (September)

  • Colliers Wood Artists, Woodfield Pavilion, Streatham (August)

  • Bath Society of Artists Open, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath (June)

  • Pavilion People (Wandsworth Fringe Festival) Woodfield Pavilion, Streatham (June)

  • Affordable Art Fair, Sprout Arts, Tooting (May)

  • New Faces, Sprout Arts, Tooting (March)

  • Small is Beautiful, Woodfield Pavilion, Streatham (February)

2021 

  • 13th Annual Pound Arts Open, Pound Arts, Corsham (December) 

  • Trees in the Pavilion, Woodfield Pavilion, Streatham (November)

  • Lockdown Reflections, Sprout Arts, Tooting (November)

  • Merton Arts Festival, Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon (September)

2019

  • 12th Annual Pound Arts Open, Pound Arts, Corsham (December)

  • Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London - selected by Kwame Kwei-Armah (November)

  • Merton Arts Festival, Open Studios (September)  

  • Crystal Palace Artist’s Open Studios, Cooper’s Yard (April-May)

2018

  • South West London Affordable Art Fair, The Sultan, Wimbledon (December)

2017 

  • Merton Arts Festival, South Park Pavillion Gallery, Wimbledon (September) 

  • South West London Affordable Art Fair, The Sultan, Wimbledon (December)

  • From Art with Love, Menier Gallery, London (February)

2016 

  • South West London Affordable Art Fair, The Sultan, Wimbledon (December)

  • Wimbledon Art Fair, Wimbledon Open Studios (November)

  • Merton Arts Festival, The Arts Space, Wimbledon (September)

  • Local Scenes for Local People, The Sultan, Wimbledon (July)

  • Wimbledon Art Fair, Wimbledon Open Studios (May)

2015  

  • Wimbledon Art Fair, Wimbledon Open Studios (November)

  • Merton Arts Trail, Open Studios (September)

It was lovely to see mum on the wall at last night’s @drawingsocietyuk private view. This exhibition continues until 16th March at @mallgalleries with lots of fabulous work to enjoy!
Delighted that ‘Mum’ has been selected for @drawingsocietyuk Open Exhibition @mallgalleries 11 - 16th March. #portraitdrawing #exhibition #drawingpeople #headstudy #ageing #workonpaper #mallgallerieslondon
Recent commission. Swipe for in-progress images. #landscapepaintings #mountains #snowylandscape #painting #oilpainting #snowymountains #iceland🇮🇸
Delighted to have been selected for ‘Works on Paper 2024’ @thegalleryatgreenandstone with my drawing of Sir Lenny Henry made via livestream for #paotyworldrecord @artistoftheyear @skyarts It’s a lovely gallery space and there wil
A3 (ish) drawings in colour pencil & soft pastel, each pose roughly an hour. Thank you @drawing_life_glasgow #drawinglifeglasgow #portraitdrawing #drawingthehead #portraitstudies
My second small painting being exhibited @poundarts as part of the 15th Annual Pound Arts Open, Dec 15th - Jan 13th, is the view from the top of Aldbourne Four Barrows. Using soft pastel and colour pencil I drew in the landscape on a warm May after
1 of 2 small oil paintings, based on drawings made in the landscape, that will be on display in their home county of Wiltshire next month. I’m delighted to be taking part in the 15th Annual Pound Arts Open between 15th December and 13th Januar
Nasim’s back on tour! This time I’m delighted to see her take part in Guildford House Open Exhibition. Dates: 25th Nov - 6th Jan Venue: Guildford House Gallery, 155 High Street, Guildford GU1 3AJ Please do pay her a visit. I’m
My contribution to #paotyworldrecord which I almost abandoned before I started due to having to make a TikTok account to access! I also broke the rules by drawing rather than painting but hey ho 🤷‍♀️ #lennyhenry #portraitdrawing #saturdayafter