Sharon Barr is a Toronto based painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 who attended York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

, the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

 and the Toronto School of Art. Her studies have focused on Visual Arts, Art History and English Literature. She also received her Bachelor of Education at the University of Toronto in 1986.

Work

Sharon Barr's paintings and completed work are in collections across the country. Barr's paintings have been featured on in numerous television and print media including Design Inc.

Design Inc.

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 and Sarah Richardson owns Barr's work in her private collection. Paintings have also been featured in Canadian Film Centre

Canadian Film Centre

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 productions, such as the film, In Shadow which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

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 in California. Barr has also directed and installed a wide variety of educational art installations for the York Region District School Board. The City of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto)

Mount Sinai Hospital is a hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Although it is physically linked by bridges and tunnels to two University Health Network hospitals , Mount Sinai is an independently operated facility...

and the Ministry of Ontario have many of Barr's paintings in their facilities and collections.