Exhibitions
Nice To See You, To See You Nice. Exhibition of work by staff and alumni from The University of Chester. 24th January – 12th March. CASC Gallery, Chester.
Brought to Birth. Group exhibition. December 2019. 35 Chapel Walk Gallery, Sheffield.
Voyage. Group exhibition at Centre Space Gallery, Bristol. October 2019.
Green City. Pop-up postcard exhibition of artwork inspired by plants and flowers.
17th & 18th August. Kommune, Sheffield in August 2019.
Botanicals. Group exhibition featuring art work relating to a botanical theme.
Exchange Place Studios, Exchange Street, Sheffield. 6th – 27th July 2019.
Forgotten Spaces. Solo exhibition of Contemporary Art Cross-stitch work. The exhibition highlights the dungeons and prison cells of Europe on a chilling human scale, illustrating the cruelty of the middle ages. Access Space, Sheffield. 31st May – 28th June 2019.
And… Forgive Us Our Trespasses. Group show by the Oracles art collective, with work inspired by the seven deadly sins. Halifax Minster, Halifax. 6th – 12th May 2019
They Sail Across The Mirrored Sea. Group exhibition represented by SCI. Part of the Liverpool Independent Biennial. 9th – 22nd August 2018 St Johns Market, Liverpool. 1st September – 24th October 2018 George Henry Lees Building, Liverpool.
Measure. Group exhibition by Oracles art group . The exhibition explored the human soul. Sheffield Cathedral, Church St, Sheffield, S1 1HA. 11th – 19th November.
Failure to Connect Exhibition. Group exhibition. Harrington Mill Studios, Long Eaton, Nottingham. 28th & 29th October
Alternative Portraits. An open call exhibition of non-traditional portraiture devised and curated by Sharon Mossbeck and Michael Borkowsky. Access Space, Avec Building, Sidney Street, Sheffield. 8th September – 4th October 2017
Coded Exhibition, Platforms Project 2017. A group exhibition between 6 members of SCI art group, at Platforms Project 17 Independent Art Fair. Cultural Centre, Charilaou Trikoupi 121, Athens 11473, Athens, Greece. 20th – 25th May 2017.
The Court of Love. A group exhibition curated by Michael Borkowsky. Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. 9th-18th February 2017.
Woven. A group exhibition curated by TokyoJo as part of Sheffield’s Year of Making. City of Makers Gallery, Sheffield. 12th – 26th November 2016.
Curious Cabinets. Group exhibition devised and curated by Sharon Mossbeck, featuring 15 artists from around the UK, inspired by Cabinets of Curiosity. Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. 22nd October – 3rd November 2016.
FUSE. Group exhibition with Soup Collective International (SCI) featuring artists from Sheffield, Liverpool and London. The Holt, Sheffield. 8th -23rd October 2016.
Researchers Night: An Artistic Journey into the Physics of Light. A collaboration with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield. Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield. 30th September 2016
Festival of the Mind: An Artistic Journey into the Physics of Light. A collaboration with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield. Millennium Gallery, Sheffield. 17th – 25th September 2016
UNITY. Open call exhibition following the EU Referendum, devised and curated by Sharon Mossbeck & Michael Borkowsky, featuring work by 50 artists from around the UK. Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. 18th August – 25th August 2016.
The Beast Within. Group exhibition. Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. 30th April – 8th May 2016
The Thread of Life. Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills cross-stitch workshops, Cromford, Derbyshire. 2nd – 14th April 2016.
INRI Exhibition. Group exhibition. 35 Chapel Walk Gallery, Sheffield. 11th – 21st February 2016
Hearts. Solo exhibition. Access Space, Sheffield. 12th – 29th January 2016
The Thread of Life Interim Exhibition. Group exhibition of cross-stitch work which is part of my residency with Bank Street Arts, Sheffield. November 2015
Flux. Group exhibition. Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield. 19th June – 20th July 2015
From Sea to You. Postcard exhibition, part of the Curio.sea.ty project. Poca Gallery, Bizkaia, Portugal
PLAY!. Open call group exhibition. Access Space, Sheffield. October 2014
Sweet Tooth. Group exhibition. Funky Aardvark Gallery, Chester. September 2014
This is Not My Beautiful House: Part of the Liverpool Biennial. Tate Liverpool. August 2014
Colonized Revisited: Part of the Liverpool Biennial. Arena Gallery, Liverpool. July 2014
Sharon Mossbeck: Selected Works. Solo Exhibition. Gage Gallery, Sheffield. 4th – 16th April 2014
Knife and Folk Exhibition. A group show of work by Sheffield artists. November 2012
University of Chester Degree Show 2012.
Dwell: Collaborative, interactive exhibition based inside a caravan. The work consisted of gathered materials as a result of stalking a willing but unaware “victim”. 2011
Deus Ex Rememdium. University of Chester. 2010
Lectures
Post Graduation Career. A lecture to 3rd Year BA students. University of Chester. November 2016
Social Networking in Creative Practice. Part of Creative Futures week at Glyndwr University. March 2015
Social Networking in Creative Practice. A lecture to 3rd year BA students. University of Chester. October 2014
Workshops
Exchange Place Studios cross-stitch workshop, Sheffield. Part of Yorkshire Artspace’s Open Studios. Sat 19th and Sun 20th.
Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. Fri 18th – Sun 20th November 2016.
Workshops Sat 19th and Sun 20th.
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills cross-stitch workshops, Cromford, Derbyshire. 2nd & 3rd April 2016. FREE!
Bank Street Arts cross-stitch workshops, Sheffield. 25th February & 11th March 2015, from 6.30pm. FREE!
Leeds Art Gallery cross-stitch workshops, Leeds. 9th & 10th April 2015, all day drop-in sessions.
Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills cross-stitch workshops, Cromford, Derbyshire. Wednesday 15th April & Tuesday 4th August. Morning workshop from 10.30 am, afternoon workshop from 1.30 pm. FREE!
Silk Mill cross-stitch workshops, Derby Museums, Derby. Thursday 7th May & Thursday 18th June, from 6pm, FREE!
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art cross-stitch workshop, Sunderland. 20th August. Drop in workshop from 1-4pm
Media & Publications
Workbox Magazine, October 2016
Workbox Magazine, May 2015
Sheffield Star, November 2014
Sheffield Telegraph, November 2014
BBC Radio Sheffield, November 2014
Sheffield Telegraph, October 2014
Toast Magazine, 2014
Wireless Magazine 2013
AN Degree Shows Guide 2012
Nerve Magazine: Issue 20
Education
Fine Art & Photography BA (Hons). University of Chester, 2012.
Other
Devising and curating Fronteer Open 2019, An open call exhibition and Art Prize organised by Sharon Mossbeck & Michael Borkowsky, featuring the work of 80+ artists from around the UK. November – December 2019. 35 Chapel Walk Gallery, Sheffield.
Devising and curating Green City, Pop-up postcard exhibition of artwork inspired by plants and flowers. 17th & 18th August. Kommune, Sheffield in August 2019.
Devising and curating Botanicals, Group exhibition featuring art work relating to a botanical theme. Exchange Place Studios, Exchange Street, Sheffield. 6th – 27th July 2019.
Devising and curating The Fronteer Open 2018, An Open Call exhibition, with artists divided into 3 categories, with prizes available for each category, plus a People’s Choice Award, decided by public vote. A prize evening took place, and winners were announced, on Friday 30th November.
20th November – 2nd December 2018. 35 Chapel Walk Gallery, Sheffield.
Devising and Curating Curious Cabinets, A group exhibition featuring 15 artists from around the UK, inspired by Cabinets of Curiosity. Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. 22nd October – 3rd November 2016.
Collaboration with Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield. Part of Festival of the Mind. May – Sept 2016
Devising and Curating UNITY, along with Michael Borkowsky, an open call fine art exhibition in response to the EU Referendum. The exhibition feautres work by 50 artists from around the UK. Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield. 18th August – 25th August 2016.
Resident Artist at Bank Street Arts, Sheffield. Working on Thread of Life project and exhibition. October 2014-December 2015
Selection Panel Member for Yorkshire Artspace, interviewing studio applicants. October 2014, October 2015
Sonic Pattern and the Textility of Code 2 Symposium, talk about cross-stitch as contemporary art at Electric Works, Sheffield. Wednesday 17th June 2015. Part of Sheffield Design Week.
Resident Artist at Artspace, Leeds Art Gallery. April 2015
Talk at Hack Circus Christmas Party, Showroom Cinema, Sheffield. December 2014
Devising and curating PLAY!, along with Michael Borkowsky, an open call fine art exhibition based on computer games. The exhibition feautres work by 14 artists from around the UK. May – October 2014
Research assistant for the photographer Tom Wood, researching archival records and locating a back catalogue of work for exhibition. 2011
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