EDUCATION

2020 Masters of Fine Art (Painting), University of California, Santa Barbara

2012                Masters of Teaching, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI

2010                BA magna cum laude in Art (Painting Concentration), Elon University, Elon, NC

2014                Honolulu Museum School of Art, Honolulu, HI (Drawing & Painting Classes)

2012                University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI, (Painting Marathon Course)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018— Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

2012-17             8th Grade Special Education English Teacher, Mililani Middle School, HI

2010–12           7th Grade Special Education English Teacher, Wahiawa Middle School, HI

2012–14           Art Club Teacher, Mililani Middle School, Mililani, HI

AWARDS & GRANTS

2017–18           Year-Long Research Sabbatical, Department of Education, Mililani, HI

2017                 Hawaii Education Association Grant, Honolulu, HI

2015–17           Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation Grant, Mililani HI

2010–12           Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, Honolulu, HI

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019 “Eye to I: Self-Portraits Today,” UCSB Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2018 “Grandmother: The Woman I Never Knew,” UCSB Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2018 Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, CA

2018 “Vision 20/20,” UCSB Glassbox Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2014–16            Annual Haleiwa Arts Festival, Haleiwa, HI

2015                  Punahou Art Show, Honolulu, HI

2013                  Japanese Chamber of Commerce Annual Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu, HI

2010                  Hot Air?, Elon University, Elon, NC   

BIBLIOGRAPY

Sharpe, Marshall.  “PRINTS! The Joan and Stuart Levin Collection, AD&A Museum, UCSB.”  Lum Art Zine, 2018.  https://www.lumartzine.com/articles/2018/12/10/prints-the-joan-and-stuart-levin-collection

Sharpe, Marshall.  “Landscapes of China, Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney, AD&A Museum, UCSB.”  Lum Art Zine, 2018.  https://www.lumartzine.com/articles/landscapes-of-china-arnold-chang-and-michael-cherney-ad-a-museum-ucsb

PBS Hawaii.  “Teacher-Painter.”  Episode 716.  Directed by Angela Tagayuna.  Written by Krysta Reese, Alyssa Cruz, Emily Huff & Paul Stanley.  Hiki No.  May 10th, 2016.  

 Herreria, Carla, “Artist Marshall Sharpe Brings the Lost Monarchs of Hawaii Back to Life.” Huffington Post, 2014. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/23/marshall-sharpe-hawaii_n_4656215.html