Sondra Sherman

American painter and jewelry maker (born 1958)

Sondra Sherman

Born| 1958

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Alma mater| Temple University (BFA)
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (MFA)
Known for| Jewelry designer

Sondra Sherman (born 1958) is an American painter and jewelry maker. Sherman's work has been praised for its "deeply personal" expression of human emotion and of the subjects inspired by them.[1] Sherman's skills and reputation as a jeweler have earned her many awards, including a Tiffany Foundation Emerging Artists Award, various fellowships, and a Fulbright Scholarship.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
* 3 Collections
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

Sherman was born in 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] She majored in painting and jewelry at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia before moving to Germany in 1984.

In 1980, Sherman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, where she concentrated in jewelry and painting. In 1990, she received her Diplom (a Master of Fine Arts equivalent) from the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in Germany.[4]

## Career[edit]

Since 2006, Sherman has worked as an associate professor at San Diego State University, specializing in jewelry art and metalwork. She has also taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design, State University of New York at New Paltz, and Rhode Island College.

## Collections[edit]

Sherman's work is in the permanent collections of:[5]

* the Philadelphia Museum of Art
* the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
* the Metropolitan Museum of Art
* the Museum of Arts and Design
* the Los Angeles County Museum of Art[6]
* the Racine Art Museum
* the Renwick Gallery-National Museum of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution[7]
* the Rhode Island School of Design Museum
* the City Museum of Turnov, Czech Republic.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Judging a Book by Its Cover | Art Jewelry Forum". artjewelryforum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
2. ^ "Sondra Sherman | School of Art + Design". Retrieved 2019-03-10.
3. ^ Ramljak, Suzanne (2 May 2014). Unique by Design: Contemporary Jewelry in the Donna Schneier Collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 133–. ISBN 978-1-58839-554-2.
4. ^ 500 brooches : inspiring adornments for the body. Le Van, Marthe. (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. 2005. ISBN 1579906125. OCLC 55847487.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)
5. ^ ""Sondra Sherman: Found Subjects" exhibition runs at Hunterdon Art Museum". artdaily.com.
6. ^ "Sondra Sherman | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org.
7. ^ "Sondra Sherman". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-20.

## External links[edit]

* Sondra Sherman's official page
* Sondra Sherman's 2016 resume
* Sondra Sherman's portfolio
* San Diego State University Jewelry + Metalwork Program Facebook page
* Interview with Sondra Sherman conducted by Celine Browning for the Art Jewelry Forum, 2014