Sharon Beasley

The Society’s records

Everything the Society’s own records say of Sharon Beasley: the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won. Where the records are silent, so is this part of the page.

Also recorded as Sharon Beasly, Sharon Beesley

Standing

Society Member 1997

Branch

Hamilton

A founding member of the Textures Craftworks co-operative, Hamilton, in the summer of 1983. She made a square for the CSCL Leather Quilt. She was a Craftsman and Salon prizewinner in 1992 and 1993, and a Weston Trophy contributor in both years. She showed two pieces in the Society's exhibition at the Etobicoke Art Gallery, 4-29 September 1992. The Society’s hand-lettered sketch pages also render her name “Beesley”.

From Fall 1998, page 2; History of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, 1956–2002: the Guild’s own typescript, set out in full on the Hamilton branch history page, page 9; and Etobicoke Art Gallery exhibition 1992: catalogue, page 12.

Awards

• Craftsman Ribbon 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
• Salon Ribbon 1991, 1993, 1994
• Weston Trophy Winning Piece 1993

Where this comes from

• Summer 1991
• Summer 1992
• Summer 1993
• Spring/Summer 1994
• Fall 1998
• Etobicoke Art Gallery exhibition 1992: catalogue
• History of the Hamilton Leathercraft Guild, 1956–2002: the Guild’s own typescript, set out in full on the Hamilton branch history page
• Society membership list, 1997