Skip to main content

Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

American
Sharon Shapiro is a Virginia-based artist with a versatile painting practice. She views painting as a cunning vessel for the tension and insatiable longing that lurk beneath the surface. Working in diverse media and sizes, Shapiro portrays opposing forces in her figurative-based work: fantastic and natural, utopian and dystopian subject matter. Shapiro has shown throughout the United States, including one and two-person exhibitions at SPRING/BREAK Art Show, NYC; the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Arlington, VA; {Poem 88} Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Garvey Simon Projects, NYC; and the Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL. Her group exhibitions include the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Maine Center for Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME; the McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA; and the Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. She has been in residence at Ucross, Jentel, Ragdale, The Hambidge Center, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her practice has received grant support, including two awards from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and she was the recipient of the Atelier Focus Fellowship at AIR SFI in Georgia. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings, Whitewall, Art Spiel, Studio Visit, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Kolaj Magazine. Shapiro holds an MFA from the Maine College of Art and a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. She currently shows her work with Garvey|Simon in New York City.
to
1
1
7
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
9
6
3
9
7
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
9
9
7
2
9
508
316
283
230
9
Artist: Sharon Shapiro
Chasing Likes
Chasing Likes

Chasing Likes

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Track Meet
Track Meet

Track Meet

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soft Conjuring
Soft Conjuring

Soft Conjuring

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aftershock
Aftershock

Aftershock

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Cry Deeply
Cry Deeply

Cry Deeply

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Six Points of Contact
Six Points of Contact

Six Points of Contact

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Natural History
Natural History

Natural History

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Loyalty Test
Loyalty Test

Loyalty Test

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Slingshot Chakras
Slingshot Chakras

Slingshot Chakras

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sharon Shapiro says of her work… My art practice explores the tensions within contemporary female experience—the contrast between society’s expectations and the vibrant, often turbu...

Category

2010s Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Related Items
Large Horse Oil Painting. Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting 220 x 180 cm
Large Horse Oil Painting. Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting 220 x 180 cm

Large Horse Oil Painting. Contemporary Equestrian Oil Painting 220 x 180 cm

By Rubins J. Spaans

Located in ALP, ES

This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of two paintings by John Vanderbank, A young gentleman riding a schooled horse, 1729 / Man on horseback, 1728. A unique oil p...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Raw Linen, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil

Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa
Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa

Midday nap- 21st century painting of a girl in a red dress on a blue sofa

By Ksenya Istomina

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Ksenya Istomina 'Midday Nap' 60 x 80 cm ( Frame is included in price, size framed in a black frame form the pictures is: Oil on linen, framed Painted after life, the artist always ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Italian 18th Century Oval Religious Oil on Canvas Painting with Saint Dominic
Italian 18th Century Oval Religious Oil on Canvas Painting with Saint Dominic

Italian 18th Century Oval Religious Oil on Canvas Painting with Saint Dominic

By Francesco de Mura

Located in Firenze, IT

This beautiful Italian 18th Century old masters oil painting on oval canvas with giltwood frame is attributed to Solimena and features a religious scene. In this splendid oval-shaped painting are depicted Saint Dominic...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gerberas - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realistic Little Girl Portrait
Gerberas - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realistic Little Girl Portrait

Gerberas - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realistic Little Girl Portrait

By Kamil Lisek

Located in Salzburg, AT

KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obta...

Category

2010s Realist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Linen

"Dancer's Dream" Large Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
"Dancer's Dream" Large Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display

"Dancer's Dream" Large Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display

Located in Encino, CA

“Dancer's Dream,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of greens, browns, and whites project from the painting, immediately capturing the viewer's attention and highlighting the artist's keen ability to capture emotion and life - all in a brushstroke. White's talent for depicting light and shadow provides the foundation for him to deliver subjects and scenes to the viewer's eye. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for dancers, the ballet, portraits, and color-rich works of art. In the artist’s own words, “I don’t paint what is inside of me; I paint what I see outside of me. I’m an observer. If I see something and I feel an affinity for it, something just clicks in my head. I’ll make the decision right then and there to paint that particular subject during that particular moment. It’s a perfect moment. Once something has caught my eye and I’ve heard the “perfect” click, it’s like a photograph has been taken in my mind’s eye. I only have a few days of clarity with that image. I have to start the painting quickly or else it will be gone and I will lose that image forever.” Artist: ROBERT KENNETH WHITE...

Category

2010s Realist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards, Dutch Old Master
Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards, Dutch Old Master

Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards, Dutch Old Master

By Philips Wouwerman

Located in Greven, DE

Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards (?), Old Master Dutch Art, Travellers or Riders resting by a tent and gambling

Category

17th Century Baroque Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh
"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh

"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh

By Casey Baugh

Located in Culver City, CA

"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh Medium: oil and ash on linen ABOUT THE ARTIST: Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realism. Speciali...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Paul Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hanover - 1930 Berlin) Male Nude
Paul Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hanover - 1930 Berlin) Male Nude

Paul Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hanover - 1930 Berlin) Male Nude

Located in Greding, DE

Depiction of a male nude in diffuse architectural scenery. Signed lower right (Paul) Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hannover - 1930 Berlin). Oil on canvas, in gold-patinated frame. Image size:...

Category

20th Century Abstract Impressionist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Melody of Silence- 21st century Contemporary Interior painting with Young Woman
Melody of Silence- 21st century Contemporary Interior painting with Young Woman

Melody of Silence- 21st century Contemporary Interior painting with Young Woman

By Ksenya Istomina

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Ksenya Istomina 'Melody of Silence' 105 x 70 cm Oil on linen Painted after life, the artist always works with a real scenery. Her realistic but impressionistic paintings look amazin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh

"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh

By Casey Baugh

Located in Culver City, CA

"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh Medium: oil and ash on linen ABOUT THE PAINTING: I'm forever fascinated with the idea of what is passed to u...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Previously Available Items
Holiday Inn, surrealist mixed media work on paper, contemporary feminism
Holiday Inn, surrealist mixed media work on paper, contemporary feminism

Holiday Inn, surrealist mixed media work on paper, contemporary feminism

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New York, NY

Sharon Shapiro layers elements from traditional American value sets, the artistic canon of the female nude, and surrealism to create her visual narratives. Her depictions of young wo...

Category

2010s Feminist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Graphite

Cleave Pageant, feminist-surreal figurative oil and acrylic painting, 2020
Cleave Pageant, feminist-surreal figurative oil and acrylic painting, 2020

Cleave Pageant, feminist-surreal figurative oil and acrylic painting, 2020

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New York, NY

Sharon Shapiro's feminist painting, Cleave Pageant, depicts a dreamy melange of historical statues and a female swimmer floating in a swell of water. Shapiro's paintings and collages...

Category

2010s Feminist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Falling in Line, feminist multimedia figurative painting, 2020
Falling in Line, feminist multimedia figurative painting, 2020

Falling in Line, feminist multimedia figurative painting, 2020

By Sharon Shapiro

Located in New York, NY

Sharon Shapiro's mixed media painting, Falling in Line, depicts three women with placid smiles and dressed in color-guard costumes. Shapiro's paintings and collages explicate and unt...

Category

2010s Feminist Sharon Shapiro Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Sharon Shapiro figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Sharon Shapiro figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sharon Shapiro in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Sharon Shapiro figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 24 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Thomas Darsney, Jack Graves III, and Ruth Shively. Sharon Shapiro figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,600 and tops out at $5,400, while the average work can sell for $4,500.