C. Sharp... Artist, Documentary Producer, Guitarist
Chicago native, C. (Christine) Sharp moved to Seattle in 1978 to complete her Master's Degree in Nursing, teach at the University of Washington and raise a family.
Sharp is a renaissance woman, having reinvented herself several times. “My friends say I am like a curious cat with many lives,” says Sharp. So far she’s thrived as a nurse/family therapist, college teacher/researcher, entrepreneur, documentary writer/producer, CNN news director/investigative reporter and now a respected fine artist.
“While some may see my choices as random and disconnected there are interesting links,” says Sharp. “I started out in the health and healing arts and gradually moved into the literary/visual arts . I’ve never been afraid to learn something new and seek out the best teachers to show me the way!”
Along the way, Sharp’s picked up some of the nation’s top awards for her writing and directing. In 1990 Sharp won the coveted Peabody Award and the Gold Medal in the New York Film Festival for her documentary on unsafe trucking practices that aired on MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour.
After sharing the Peabody stage with luminaries like Ted Koppel, CNN’s Boys from Bagdad, Ken Burns and David Lynch, Sharp was recruited by CNN to pioneer the first Northwest News Desk. She investigated/directed news coverage of all the major stories of the 90’s...from Clinton, Gore, Dylan, Santana, and the Queen… to Harding, Simpson, Lewinsky and Unabomber. Sharp told the world the news of the day through her unique lense.
Following a brush with death from a misdiagnosed genetic blood clotting disorder, Sharp put down pen and camera and picked up the brush.
Sharp is artist,website designer, regular contributor to ARTIST MAGAZINE and founder of the annual Kirkland Artist Studio Tour, “I always loved to draw and paint but thought I’d wait until I was in the rocking chair to get serious about art. I’m so glad I started a bit earlier to pursue this path. No one knows how much time they have here!” says Sharp.
Sharp lives and paints in her treehouse studio in Kirkland above Denny Park with her talented husband and marketing maverick, David and two extraordinary daughters, Tara and Erica.
Now established as an accomplished artist, Sharp is represented by numerous art galleries and her work hangs in private and corporate collections.
P.S. On a nice day you might catch Sharp painting around the Kirkland waterfront or on a nice evening playing electric blues guitar at Parklane Gallery in Kirkland! Check out her plaque in Kirkland’s Plaza of Champions. Visit her studio by appointment. Call:206.949.8357. Guitar Music tracks on www.sharpwork.com/csharpblues