Artist Statement:
Most people are not familiar with the word encaustic. It's an ancient process of painting with a hot melted mixture of beeswax and damar resin. I also incorporate the use of oil paints, pan pastels, photography, and some drawings into my work.
The process requires both patience and spontaneity. It's a rare marriage of being in control and completely losing control in the process. It's labor intensive with many steps. But the outcome is a dreamy, ethereal image with texture and appeal unlike any other art form. You truly have to see encaustic works to really appreciate all they have to offer. Photos rarely do them justice.
In my art, I often explore the spiritual connection between trees and the divine feminine.
Trees, with their deep roots and reaching branches, symbolize the strength, nurturing qualities, and wisdom often associated with the feminine. Through my paintings, I seek to capture the power of nature and its relationship to the sacred feminine.
Inspired by myths, legends, and the natural world, my work is a visual exploration of the symbolic significance of trees as they relate to spirituality and the Divine Feminine.
Exhibitions:
2024
Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
Welcome Spring, New Vision Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
Certain Women, Provo, Utah
Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah
Freedom Festival Art Show, Provo, Utah
Vision of the Arts, Utah
Sacred Canopies: Women, Trees, and the Divine Connection, Solo Show, Writ and Vision Gallery, Provo, Utah
2023
Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
300 Plates, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Welcome Spring, New Vision Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
Zions Bank Spring Art Show, Provo, Utah
JKR Gallery Business Card Show, Provo, Utah
Little Myths, Provo, Utah
New Vision Art Gallery Holiday Show, Orem, Utah
$100 Show, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah
2022 - Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
Size Doesn’t Matter, Glave Kocen Art Consulting, Richmond, VA
300 Plates, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Bright Hope, New Vision Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
Art in the Park, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sunrise/Sunset Solo Show, EFGallery, Sacramento, CA
Autumn Apperitions, JKGallery, Provo, Utah
A Womens Art Expo, The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
All The Good, New Vision Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
$1000 show, JKGallery, Provo, Utah
$100 Show, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah
2021 - Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
Handscapes, JKGallery, Provo, Utah
Shared Light, New Vision Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
Utah Art Market, Salt Lake City, Utah
City of Trees Solo Show, EFGallery, Sacramento, CA
Born of Fire: the art of encaustic, Alpine Art Gallery, SLC, Utah
Gathering Light, New Vision Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
Winter Jubilee, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, Utah
Honoring Utah Artists, Alpine Art Gallery, SLC, Utah
$100 Show, Springville Art Museum, Springville, Utah
2020 - Sears Dixie Invitational, Saint George, Utah
300 Plates, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Art and Soup, Salt Lake Convention Center, SLC, Utah
JKR Gallery “Business Card” show, Provo, Utah
Silver Linings, HavenLight Art Gallery, Orem, Utah
2020 Presidents Show, SLC, Utah
96th Annual Salon, Springville Museum, Springville, Utah
Hope Renewed, New Vision Art, Orem, Utah
2020 Itty-Bitty Art Show, Saint George, Utah
Utah Art Market Holiday Show, Murray, Utah
2019 - Sears Dixie Invitational, Saint George, Utah
Labor and Love, The Attic Gallery at Academy Square, Provo, Utah
300 Plates, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Art and Soup, Salt Lake Convention Center, SLC, Utah
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah
Certain Women, Anthony’s Antiques and Fine Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Small Treasures, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
34th Annual Spiritual and Religious Show, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah (Honorable Mention)
Vision of the Arts Show, Relic Gallery, Holladay, Utah
Springville Art Museum $100 show, Springville, Utah
Perfect 6 Show, HavenLight Gallery, Orem, Utah
2018 - Sears Dixie Invitational, Saint George, Utah
Springville Museum of Art 94th Spring Salon, Springville, Utah
300 Plates, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Art of Our Century Exhibit, Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, Utah
Vision of the Arts Show, Altus Fine Art, American Fork, Utah
Springville 33rd Annual Spiritual and Religious Show, Springville Utah
Art Access Gallery, “Small Treasures” Show, Salt Lake City, Utah
Inspirational Art Association Christmas Show, Salt Lake City, Utah
AmBank Invitational Art Show, Provo, Utah
Springville Art Museum $100 show, Springville, Utah
Deseret Book “Meet the Artist”, Salt Lake City, Utah
2017 – The Crow Show, The Studio Door, San Diego, California
The Valentine Show, Utah Art Market, Salt Lake
Utah Vision of the Arts Show, Repartee Gallery, Orem, Utah
Vision of the Arts Show, Repartee Gallery, Fort Union, Utah
Springville Museum of Art Spring Salon, Springville, Utah
32nd annual Spiritual and Religious Show, Springville Museum of Art, Utah
Art2Go, Art Access Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Art Market Fall Show, Sugarhouse, Utah
Inspirational Art Association Christmas Show, Salt Lake City, Utah
Springville Art Museum $100 show, Springville, Utah
Salt and Honey Holiday Market, Salt Lake City, Utah
2016- Vision of the Arts Show, Heirloom & Co. Gallery, Provo, Utah
Vision of the Arts Show, Illume Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Vision of the Arts Show, Writ and Vision Gallery, Provo, Utah
Utah County Photography Show, Utah (honorable mention)
Table to Table fundraiser for Venezuela, Provo, Utah
Salt and Honey Market, Salt Lake City, Utah
Articles/Interviews:
Meet Shari Lyon:https://voyageutah.com/interview/meet-shari-lyon-of-american-fork/
Meet Shari Lyon-Encaustic Artist: https://shoutoutarizona.com/meet-shari-lyon-encaustic-artist/
Zion Art Society podcast 2019, https://www.zionartsociety.org/podcast/2019/10/7/shari-lyon
Exponent II Magazine, Winter 2017
Springville Museum of Art’s Spring Salon looking good at 93, Deseret News, April 27, 2017
Canvas Rebel: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-shari-lyon/
15Bytes: https://artistsofutah.org/15Bytes/index.php/shari-lyon-a-few-of-her-favorite-things/
Artful: https://www.byutv.org/c8f04fda-9f2d-4c98-b7a2-97ea5d077bcd/artful-david-troncoso-shari-lyon
Boston Voyager: http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-shari-lyon/
American Art Collector: January 2023
Voyage Phoenix: https://voyagephoenix.com/interview/check-out-shari-lyons-story/
Collections:
Private Collections: Toronto, Canada; Across the US, Croatia
International Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM
Awards:
2019 -
Sears Dixie Invitational, Saint George, Utah, 2nd place mixed media
34th Annual Spiritual and Religious Show, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, Honorable Mention
2018 -
Sears Dixie Invitational, Saint George, Utah, 2nd place mixed media
2016 -
Utah County Photography Show, Provo, Utah, Honorable Mention
International Encaustic Association 2017 conference scholarship recipient
Shows I have curated:
“People Are My Favorite” for The Portrait Society of America 2022
“Utah Plein Air Artists: Expanding Horizons” for Utah Arts and Museums Division 2020-2023
“12x12” for HavenLight Art Gallery 2018
Education:
Paul Batch - Bela Fidel – Clare O’Neill – Pam Nichols – Shari Replogle – Nancy Crawford –Alicia Tormey - Bridget Meinhold
Represented by:
Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, Ca.
New Vision Art, Orem, Utah
Art Studio 101, Phoenix, Arizona
The Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Cole Gallery, Edmonds, Washington
Courtyard Gallery, New Buffalo, Michigan
Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah