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
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 EXHIBITIONS
2018 - Hansen-Ross House Artists in Residence, "Legend Has It" Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. Canada
2016 - Assiniboia Gallery "By Nature" with Carl Schlademan
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
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
"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
Inquiries: sharronlabatt@sasktel.net