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Sharon Sprung

New York painter Sharon Sprung is known for her luminous and life-like portraits. She painted the official White House portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama, unveiled in 2018. Her subjects are wide ranging and have included accomplished individuals in ...

New York painter Sharon Sprung is known for her luminous and life-like portraits. She painted the official White House portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama, unveiled in 2018. Her subjects are wide ranging and have included accomplished individuals in the fields of business, academia, and government, as well as evocative portraits of children and women.

Sprung studied painting at Cornell University, the Art Students League, and the National Academy of Design. She has had numerous one-person and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States. Her work has also been shown in group shows at the Brooklyn Museum; the Pastel Society of America, New York; the Knoxville Museum of Art; Chicago International Art Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago; Museum of National Arts Foundation, Washington, D.C.; 10th Congress of the International Association of Art, Helsinki, Finland; Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York; Allied Artists of America, New York City; Salmagundi Club, New York City; and the National Arts Club, New York City.

Sprung’s portrait of Jeannette Rankin, the first congresswoman elected in the United States, hangs in the U.S. House of Representatives, a commission she was awarded after a nationwide competition. She was also invited by the U.S. Department of State and The Academy of Art in St. Petersburg, Russia to display her portrait “Aude” at the Hermitage and lecture about American Portraiture.

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