John T. Sharp is a 10-time "Best in World" winner of the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition in Ocean City, MD. In 1996, John was presented the Master Wildlife Artist Award by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI. His work can be found in private, corporate and public collections including: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland, OH; MBNA Bank; The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI; The Genesee Country Museum in Mumford, NY; The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury, MD; Algonquin Gallery and Museum in Ontario, Canada; and Nature in Art, located in Gloucester, England.
1976 |
Vance Glassworks – Peninsula, OH. Two-person show with painter Diane Pierce |
77 - 86 |
The Ward Foundation Wildfowl Carving & Art Exhibition – Salisbury, MD. Annual group exhibition |
1979 |
The Garden Center of Greater Cleveland – Cleveland, OH. One-person show |
1981 |
Tatler Gallery – Hilton Head, SC. Two-person show with painter Art LaMay |
1981 |
The Connecticut Audubon Society – Fairfield, CN. Group exhibition |
1981 |
The Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA. Invitational Exhibition. Silver Medal Award |
82 – 85 |
The Easton Waterfowl Festival – Easton, MD. Annual group exhibition |
1982 |
The Maryland Historical Society – Baltimore, MD – American Decorative Bird Carving. Group exhibition |
1982 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art” annual exhibition |
1983 |
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History – Cleveland, OH. One-person show |
1984 |
The National Sculpture Society – New York, NY. Silver medal award. Annual exhibition |
1984 |
The Academy of Natural Sciences – Philadelphia, PA. Invitational exhibition. Certificate of Excellence |
1984 |
The North American Sculpture Exhibition – Denver, CO. The North American Sculpture Award |
1985 |
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History – Brewster, MA. Group exhibition |
1985 |
National Exhibition of Alaskan Wildlife – Anchorage, AK. Group exhibition |
1985 |
The North American Sculpture Exhibition – Denver, CO. Colorado Bankshares Award |
1986 |
National Exhibition of Alaskan Wildlife – Anchorage, AK. Group exhibition |
1987 |
Society for Wildlife Art of the Nations – London, England. Group exhibition |
1987 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Wildlife in Art.” Group exhibition |
1987 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. Second in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1988 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1989 |
The Cincinnati Museum of Natural History – Cincinnati, OH. Three-person show with painters Ray Sexton and Charles Harper |
1989 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. Second in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1989 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Wildlife: The Artist’s View.” Group exhibition |
1989 |
Grand Central Art Galleries - New York, NY. Two-person show with painter Thomas Aquinas Daly. |
1990 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. Second in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1990 |
The Cincinnati Museum of Natural History – Cincinnati, OH. “The Wooden Bird: An American Folk Art Tradition.” |
1990 |
Scheele Galleries, Inc. – Cleveland, OH. “Animals in Art.” Group exhibition |
1990 |
The Butler Institute of American Art – Youngstown, OH. Group exhibition |
1991 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1991 |
The Canton Art Institute - Canton, OH. Group exhibition |
1992 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1992 |
The Audrey Feinberg Gallery – Cleveland Hts., OH. Two-person show with painter David Rankin |
92/93 |
The World Bird Carving Exhibition – Japan. Group exhibition |
1993 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1993 |
Wendell Gilley Museum – Southwest Harbor, ME. Exhibition with Charles Greenough Chase |
1993 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
1994 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1994 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
1995 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. Second in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1995 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
1995 |
“Flight of the Cranes,” Artists for Nature Foundation – Trujillo, Spain. Two-week workshop on site |
1996 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1996 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
1996 |
The Hermitage Foundation Museum, Norfolk, VA. Two-person exhibition with Debrah Butler |
1997 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1998 |
The Genesee Country Museum – Mumford, NY. One-person exhibition |
1998 |
The Wildfowl Art Museum – Salisbury, MD. One-person exhibition |
1998 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
1998 |
Spanierman Gallery – New York, NY. “Natural Habitats: Contemporary Wildlife Artists of North America. Group exhibition |
1999 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. First in World – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
1999 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2000 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2001 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. Master Artist Award – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
2001 |
The Algonquin Gallery and Museum – Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. “Animal Art in the Park.” Group exhibition |
2002 |
The World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. Master Artist Award – Interpretive Life-size Sculpture |
2002 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2002 |
The McMicheal Canadian Art Collection – Klienburg, Ontario, Canada. “Call of the Wild.” Group exhibition |
2003 |
The World Championship Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. “Best in World” – Interpretive Sculpture |
2003 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2004 |
The World Championship Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. “Best in World” – Interpretive Sculpture |
2004 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2005 |
The World Championship Carving Competition – Ocean City, MD. “Best in World” – Interpretive Sculpture |
2005 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2005 |
The National Museum of Wildlife Art – Jackson, WY. “Wildlife Art for a New Century.” Group exhibition |
2006 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI. 'Birds in Art' Annual Exhibition |
2006 |
Gerald Peters Gallery, NY, NY. Three-man show with patiners James Prosek and Thomas Aquinas Daly. |
2007 |
Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD. One-man show. |
2007-16 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |
2016 |
Gerald Peters Gallery, Sant Fe, NM. Four-man show with Tony Angell, Ron Kingswood, & Jim Morgan |
2017 |
The L.Y. Woodson Art Museum – Wausau, WI. “Birds in Art.” Annual exhibition |