​Sharon Haffey's artwork is a reflection of her passion for color and finding beauty in the ordinary. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, she currently calls Amelia Island, Florida home.  In between, she has traveled extensively and lived in thirteen  states, developing an appreciation for the scenery unique to each different environment.

Painting and creating have always been integral components in her life  and resulted in formal studies at the Ohio State University and coursework at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta. In addition she spent two seasons as Artist in Residence at the Nantucket School of Art and Design exploring more energizing landscape techniques utilizing acrylics and oils.  As a member of the Island Art Association in Fernandina Beach, she exhibits in their 2nd Street gallery and teaches color workshops at  the Art Education Center. She was honored as the 2016-17 Artist of the Year there.  She can often be found working in her studio upstairs at the Blue Door Gallery at 205 Centre Street.

Her paintings, colorful, bold, and playful, are designed, not to depict a realistic imagine, but a sense of place. Emotion evoked through simplicity and intensity...

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