BIO

Sharaine Bell graduated from The San Francisco Art Institute, where she benefited the instruction of Inez Storer, Franklin Williams and Dewey Crumpler, whom she still credits as inspirational figures.  She was an Honors Studio recipient at SFAI from 1998-99 and The Links 2007 Treasure Award.  Notable exhibitions include, The Walter McBean Gallery & Diego Rivera Gallery at SFAI, Sacramento State University, Vorpal Gallery in San Francisco, and the Sacramento Public Library. Her work hangs in numerous corporate & private collections including Visa Corp. &  Maurice Kanbar. She currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

STATEMENT

The increasing imbalance between civilization and nature compels me to explore the artificial or planned placement of nature within urban settings. The compositions are meant to communicate natures attempt to assert its inherent randomness within its increasingly structured encasement. They are commentaries on the disruption and resilience of natural systems.