Devon Sharon

Hailing from Southern California, Devon has long grappled with the intricate dynamics of societal expectations and personal empowerment. While immersed in a major media capital as a young woman, she found herself navigating beyond social norms and embracing her inner voice regarding self-perception, body image and the public presentation of the female form. Through her expressive brushstrokes, Devon’s paintings serve as poignant moments of introspection, encapsulating the constant dialogue between empowerment and surrender. They remind us that in a world where women are often objectified and devalued, it is more important than ever to celebrate and empower the female voice.

Devon speaks about her passion for figure painting:
“There is something so intimate about painting another person. Each stroke of the brush represents a tactile part of the subject’s body. There’s a realization I have about that body’s structure, its markings and changes in color... the model is letting me see it and record it. Looking at an artist’s brushstrokes on a figure is like looking on that moment the artist saw it on the body. The painter is sharing a moment with the subject and the viewer at the same time. Or, the painter is sharing a moment with the ...

Growing up in Southern California, not too far from LA, Devon fostered a love of art as a young child. She had work published at age 11. She attended Orange County high school for the arts and was awarded by the state and accepted to a Cal Arts College summer program. It was here that she fell in love with paint and decided to major in drawing/painting earning her Bachelor’s Degree at California State University Long Beach.

After studying in Florence, she has lived and worked in Southern California, New York and now the mountains of Colorado.