Sharon Koelblinger
Biography
Sharon Koelblinger works in photography and sculpture to bring awareness to our own perceptual limitations. Through presenting photographs in sculptural formats, she aims to disrupt traditional presentation methods and propose new ways of viewing images.
Solo exhibitions include Vox Populi Gallery (Philadelphia), The Common Ground Gallery at VisArts (Rockville, MD) and Black Oak House (Philadelphia). Recent group exhibitions include Riffe Gallery (Columbus), The Delaware Contemporary (Wilmington), Torpedo Factory Art Center (Alexandria), Cade Center Gallery (Annapolis) and The Sculpture Center (Cleveland) among others. She has participated in residencies at I-Park in Connecticut, Kimmel Harding Nelson in Nebraska, ACRE in Wisconsin. She was awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award grant in 2021 and 2023. Koelblinger holds an MFA in Photography from the Tyler School of Art and a BFA in Sculpture from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.