Background
Leightty, Sharon Howerton was born on September 29, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Jerry Lee and Doris Laverne (Mallard) H.
Leightty, Sharon Howerton was born on September 29, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Jerry Lee and Doris Laverne (Mallard) H.
Bachelor with honors, University Louisville, 1989. Master of Fine Arts, Indiana University, 1993.
Art glass designer, public relations specialist Fenestra Art Glass Studio, Louisville, 1986-1988. Assistant department education University Louisville, 1989-1990. Graduate assistant fine arts Indiana University, 1990-1992, teaching assistant, 1992-1993.
Instructor Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, 1995-1996. Instructor fine arts University Louisville, since 1993, visiting assistant professor, 2000—2001. Studio artist, since 2001.
Juror scholastic art awards Jefferson County Schools, Louisville, 1996, 97.
Presentation consultant Jefferson County Office for Women, Louisville, 1997. Contributor art auction Louisville Visual Art Association, since 1990. Co-leader Louisville Women's Issues Group, 1990-1995.
Organizer workshop First Unitarian Church, Louisville, 1994. Member regional coordinator Foundations in Art Theory and Education (presenter conference 1996), Women's Caucus for Art, Women's Drawing Group, panel member women's history conference, Kentucky State University.
Married Michael Wayne Wooden, March 21, 1974 (divorced). Children: Kenton, Kelly. Married David Lindsay Leightty, June 22, 1991.
Stepchildren: April, Paul.