Sharon McCartney

Paintings • Collage • Fiber Art • Artist Books

Sharon McCartney was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in western Massachusetts, where her new studio in the woods has recently been completed.  With a master's degree in art history from Boston University, McCartney draws from the influences of both Asian and European art with natural themes.

Her collage paintings, fiber pieces and artist books and been exhibited throughout the country, and have been included in corporate, university and other public & private collections.  Her work has been featured in Mixed Media Collage and in Altered Books, Collaborative Journals and Other Adventures in Bookmaking, by Holly Harrison (Rockport Publishers); in 500 Handmade Books (Lark Publishers); Collage Journey by Jane Davies (Watson-Guptill); Collage, Assemblage & Altered Art by Diane Maurer- Mathison (Watson-Guptill) among others.  Recent articles about her work and studio have also appeared in American Craft, Fiberarts, Surface Design Journal, Somerset Studio, and Cloth,Paper,Scissors.

In 1999 McCartney co-founded Boston Book Arts and served as its coordinator for five years. She has also served on the board of The Fiber Arts Center in Amherst, MA, and on the Massachusetts Cultural Council in her town.  McCartney teaches workshops in collage, painting and book arts.