Sharon Servilio
We are excited to introduce the very first artist to “Take the Mantel”, Sharon Servilio. Sharon is an old and dear friend. She is truely one of our favorite artists and humans. We are thrilled to share a glimpse into her practice and interests.
We invited Sharon to activate our mantel and hearth with her recent ceramic works along with a selection of her favorite books, on art and and other subjects.
We loved looking through this selection of art books that Sharon sent!
Sharon Servilio (she/her, b. 1983, New Jersey) received her BA from Brandeis University and her MFA from American University, with a focus on painting throughout her education. She then spent a formative decade in Queens, NY, where her work evolved into the third dimension as painted paper wall sculpture. She has lived and worked in Portland, OR since 2020, and has recently expanded her practice to include ceramics and curation.
Servilio’s work has been shown in solo exhibitions at Unit B in Baltimore and Long Island University in Brooklyn, and in two-person exhibitions at Gallery 114 in Portland and Loyola University in Baltimore. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions nationally, including at ChaShaMa, Field Projects, Ortega y Gasset, Printed Matter, Paradice Palase, Trestle, LABspace, and Eastern Michigan University.
Servilio has lectured as a visiting artist at the University of Texas, Montgomery College, Washington Studio School, the College of Creative Studies, the 92nd Street Y, and Towson University. She was awarded the RACC Make|Learn|Build and ArtsC3 grant, the RACC Public Purchase Award, and the Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity Grant. Her work is included in the collection of the American University Museum in Washington, DC and the Public Portable Works Collection in Portland.