Biography

Sharon Wozniak-Spencer grew up in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. She earned her BA in 1990 from The University of Maryland, with a concentration in graphic design and drawing. Her further education is an MA in art education from The Ohio State University, where she specialized in curriculum design and arts pedagogy.

Her work has been shown throughout the United States, including in a solo exhibit at the Cameron Art Museum. Wozniak-Spencer continued her artistic work in the tradition of figurative art at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and earned her MFA in 2017.

She is active with “Friends in Need,” locally creating space to help those in need through art, including at a show at WDG, put on with the help of many CFCC faculty and fellow artists. The show raised 5,000 for Eden Village to help with permanent housing for the homeless.

Education

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Academy of Art University
• Master of Arts (MA), Ohio State University
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), University of Maryland

Portfolio

Visit Sharon’s portfolio.

Research/Teaching Expertise:

• Figurative Painting, Color Theory, and Curriculum Design.
• 2017 Internship awarded Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
• 2015-2018 Artist in Residency, Artist working with The Hope Center, Wilmington, NC
• 1994-1995 Art history teacher assistant fellowship, Ohio State University, OH
• 2022 Eden Village- created a community service project for CFCC cross-curricular Phi Theta Kappa, EWD, Health Field, and the Arts-ongoing project
• 2022 Group Facilitator for CFCC “College-Wide Summer Workshop” technology support for all fields
• 2022 Speaker for the French Film Festival on Josep- the story of the Spanish Civil War and France’s response to its refugee neighbors
• 2022 Speaker at NCCCS Fine Arts Conference- Spoke on Live, Blended, and Online Technology Support for all Arts Disciplines
• 2022 Grant writing proposal for Covid Relief Funds: CFCC AFA/ GRD Departments continued support through curriculum design materials for living, blended, and online. Working with Veterans Department, ACA support with articulation, AAU for articulation, additional support videos
• 2021 Grant Writing for Covid Relief Funds for CFCC AFA/GRD Departments to benefit students through support in curriculum design and materials for living, blended, and online. Creation of videos for all AFA/GRD student use through technology, created support page online, plaster casts resources
• 2021 Speaker at NCCCS Fine Arts Conference- Spoke on student success during covid and digital portfolios