Red Chair, Monotype
Koi Tiles, Monotype
ABOUT SHARON
Sharon Sampson is a contemporary South African artist who works from her studio in Johannesburg having graduated in Fine Art and Graphic Design in Durban where she was born. Sharon specializes in oil painting and is a printmaker who creates her own prints using a hydraulic printing press.
In 2015, Sharon created South Africa’s first Fine Art Print Fair (FAP).
ABOUT FAP
Sharon held art workshops at her studio for seven years. She collaborated with art teachers who specialized in various fields of art; from figure drawing, landscape painting and mainly printmaking. The classes culminated each year in an exhibition for students, teachers – and artists from Artist Proof Studio.
After building on six years of an annual exhibition, the exhibitions became too big to be held at the Sampson Studio and in 2015, moved to GIBS (the Gordon Institute of Business Science).
FAP was the first contemporary collective exhibition of this nature in South Africa – dedicated to original fine art prints. FAP15 showcased the work of four printmaking studios and one gallery: Artist Proof Studio, The Artist’s Press, Blue Door Studio, Sharon Sampson Studio and the South African Print Gallery. Thereafter, all Print Studios, Print Galleries, Printmakers and artists were included in the exhibitions.
In 2022, Sharon became a member of The Printing Girls – a strong professional network of female South African printmakers. TPG promote a generous culture of sharing skills and information amongst their members. They exhibit widely in South Africa and occasionally internationally.
