SHARRON LABATT

306-331-7453/sharronlabatt@sasktel.net/sharronlabatt.net/Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan,Canada

EDUCATION

Universities of Regina & Saskatchewan,completed 2 years  BFA, 1990-'94

University of Regina, Teaching Certificate, 1976

University of Regina, Bachelor of Arts, 1970

FELLOWSHIPS

           Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Writers and Artists Colony, Muenster Sask.  Canada 2004 & 2001            

            Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Writers and Artists Colony, Emma Lake Sask. Canada 1999-2002               

WORKSHOPS
2023 - Realism to Abstraction, Susan Wolgar, Art Gallery of Regina

2019 - Part 2 Realism to Abstraction, Mark Daniels, Arizona School of Arts, Scottsdale Arizona

2018- Part 1 Realism to Abstraction, Mark Daniels, Arizona School of Arts, Scottsdale Arizona

2018 - Portrait Painting Workshop, Jeff Hein, Arizona School of the Arts, Scottsdale, Az

2003 - Landscape Painting, Louise Cook, Emma Lake, Sask Canada 

1998 - Plein Air Painting, Degen Lindner, Emma Lake,  Sask Canada 

1996 -Watercolor, Toni Onley, Rosemont Art Gallery, Regina, Sask Canada 

1995,1999,2001 -Watercolor, Zhong-Yang Huang, Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask Canada

EXHIBITION HISTORY:  SOLO EXHIBITION

2022 - Weyburn Art Gallery, “Reflections-A Water Journey ”, August 8 - October 26, Weyburn Sask Canada

2019 - Hansen -Ross House Gallery, “River”, Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask Canada

2018 - Hansen-Ross House Gallery, "Legend Has It"  Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask Canada

2016 - Assiniboia Gallery  "By Nature"  with Carl Schlademan Regina, Sask Canada

2015 -  Assiniboia Gallery  "Sharron Labatt: Sarah James Online  Gallery" Regina, Sask Canada

2013 -  Assiniboia Gallery "Sharron Labatt: Sarah James Online Gallery" Regina, Sask Canada

2009 - Cumberland Gallery "Once Upon a Season"  Regina, Sask Canada

2006 - Chapel Gallery "Land Trails" North Battleford,  Sask Canada

2005 - Cumberland Gallery "Land Trails" Regina, Sask  Canada

2005 - joe moran gallery "Uncharted" Regina, Sask Canada

2003 - Rosemont Art Gallery Free House "Uncharted"  Regina, Sask Canada          

1997 - Hudson Bay Gallery "Painting the Qu'Appelle Valley" Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask Canada

1995 - Gallery on the Roof "Expressions" Regina Sask, Canada 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS and FAIRS

2022 - Hansen-Ross House Gallery “Allusions” Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask Canada

2022 - Elsie Scherle Gallery “Celebrating 20 Years” Regina Beach, Sask Canada

2019, 2020, 2021 - Art Now Fine Art Fair (Online) Sask Galleries

2004-2015 - Assiniboia Gallery "Christmas Exhibition" Regina, Sask Canada

2003 - Assiniboia Gallery "Regina Artists Celebrate 100 Years"  Regina, Sask Canada

2003 - MacKenzie Art Gallery "Qu'Appelle:Tales of Two Valleys" Regina, Sask Canada 

2002 - Mendel Art Gallery "Qu'Appelle:Tales of Two Valleys" Saskatoon, Sask Canada

2002 - McMichael Canadian Art Collection "Qu'Appelle: Tales of Two Valleys"  Kleinburg , Ontario Canada

2002 - Assiniboia Gallery " 25th Anniversary Show" Regina, Sask Canada

2001 - Harrison Gallery, RBC Investments & Canadian Art Magazine "New Canadian Painting Competition Western Finalists" Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

2001 - Assiniboia Gallery "Harvest Exhibition" Regina Sask Canada

2001 - Chapel Gallery "Inspiring Artists"  North Battleford, Sask Canada

PUBLIC ART/COMMISSIONS

2005 - Royal Canadian Legion "Honour" Mural Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. Canada

2004 -  RCMP/Urban Youth Project "Spirit in Motion" Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.

2002 -  Parks & Recreation "Valley Playground" Mural Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. 

2000 - Saskatchewan Liquor & Gaming Authority "Wish You Were Here" Mural Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. 

2000 - Pharmasave Drugs "Dunk the Druggist" Mural, Fort. Qu'Appelle, Sask.

2000 - Fort Qu'Appelle Elementary School Youth Mentor Program collaborative "Cool Things To Do" Mural, Fort  Qu'Appelle, Sask

1996 -  Artist in Res, Organization Saskatchewan Arts Councils & Saskatchewan Arts Board collaborative "Signatures of Time" Mural  Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.

COLLECTIONS

"Dusk".  Government of Saskatchewan Property Management.  2010

"Yorkton-Carlton Trail".  Government of Saskatchewan Property Management.  2010

"Prairie Harvest".  General Hospital Regina, Sask. Canada.  2003

"Summer Shadows on the North Saskatchewan River". Saskatchewan Government Insurance. 1999

"Summer's Day".  Saskatchewan Power.  1995

Private Collections in Canada, United States, Bahamas, Switzerland, Panama, Germany

HONORS

“Follow Your Dreams” Cover Art, Freelance Sask Writers’ Magazine Spring 2021

"Chapel at Sunset". RCMP Veterans' Association, Ottawa, Ont. Canada, 2016

"Shoreline Reeds Reflection". MacKenzie Gallery Art Gala Auction Regina, Sask.  Donated 2015

" Nestled in the Valley". MacKenzie Gallery Art Gala Auction Regina, Sask.  Donated 2013

"Colours of September". Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Regina, Sask.  Donated 2015

"Qu'Appelle River".  Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Regina, Sask.  Donated 2010

"Yellow Lab".  Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Regina, Sask.  Donated 2008

"Soho Corner".  Featured in Life Channel Movie Lullaby For Pi.  2008

"Icelandic".  Featured in Life Channel Movie Be Careful What You Wish For.  2007

"Three Poppies".  Western Living Magazine.  July/Aug 2007. Page 40

                       "The Old Road".  International Artists Magazine.  Aug/Sept  2005. Page 69

Centennial Art Grant.  Government of Saskatchewan Heritage.  2005

"Aspects of Evolution". Incandescent Films Life Without Borders, SCN TV.  29 Oct 2003

"Summer Favourites" & "Calendula". Arts Sask '91.  CKCK Radio & MacKenzie Art Gallery Purchase Awards Regina, Sask. 1991

PUBLICATIONS

"Hanson-Ross Pottery: Pioneering Fine Craft on the Canadian Prairies".  Exhibition catalogue. Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, 2012. Page 155

"At the Galleries: Culture Clash in Valley Exhibit".  Leader Post. 15 Nov, 2002

"At the Galleries: Creating a Dreamlike Nostalgia for Nature".  Leader Post.  14 Sept. 2001

"Visual Art: Qu'Appelle Tales of Two Valleys", Border Crossings #84  2002.  Page 78

"Mural Painter Uses Unique Materials". CARFAC Sask Newsletter  May 2001. Pages 4&5

"Qu'Appelle: Tales of Two Valleys".  Exhibition Catalogue. Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon Sask. 2002. B137, Page 111

"Qu'Appelle 1999 - 2003".  National Gallery of Can. Library & Archives, Robert Stacey.  S. Labatt  6 photos

"The New Painting Competition 2001".  Exhibition Catalogue.  2001.  Page 4

"RBC Canadian Painting Competition Ten Years 2008".  Exhibition catalogue. 2008. Page 47

AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

CARFAC Saskatchewan

MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan

Art Gallery of Regina, Saskatchewan, Board of Directors 2004 & 2005

Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), Board of Directors 1996-1998

Artist in Residence Program Chair,  Prairie Trails Arts Council, OSAC, Saskatchewan Arts Board, 1995-1996

 

GALLERIES

Hansen Ross House Gallery

INQUIRIES:  sharronlabatt@sasktel.net

MaxTV Artist September 2021

Art Now Online Artist Talk 2020