Background
Sharits was born in Denver, Colorado, Colorado, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting at the University of Denver"s School of Art where he was a protégé of Stan Brakhage.
Sharits was born in Denver, Colorado, Colorado, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting at the University of Denver"s School of Art where he was a protégé of Stan Brakhage.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting, University Denver, 1964. Master of Fine Arts in visual design, Indiana University, 1966.
Instructor art Maryland. Institute Art, Baltimore, 1967-1970. Assistant professor.Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1970-1973.
Professor media State University New York, Buffalo, 1973-1993.
Life-long member Fluxus, 1965-1993. One-man exhibitions include Bykert Gallery, New York City, 1972, 74.
Galerie Ricke, Cologne, Federal Republic Germany, 1974, 77. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 1976.
Gallery A. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1977.
Galerie Waalkens, Finsterwolde, Netherlands, 1977. Droll/Kolbert Gallery, New York City, 1977, Art Gallery Ontario, Toronto, 1978. Nina Freudenheim Gallery, 1983-1984.
Retropective of films Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1977, Anthology FilmArchives, New York City, 1978.
Representative catalogues, also magazines. Grantee Am.Film Institute, 1968, Ford Foundation, 1970, 71, National Endowment Arts, 1974, Creative Artists Public Service, New York State, 1975, 78, New York State Council Arts-National Endowment Arts, 1976, Whitney Museum, 1984.
Died July 8, 1993.
Member Fluxus, 1965-1993.
Married Frances Trujillo Sharits, July 28, 1962 (divorced 1971). 1 child Christopher.