Welcome to Sharon Wade Art!
Who Am I?
I believe art is a powerful tool that speaks to the heart. My journey as an artist has been focused on exploring how to blend various elements into my work, which includes watercolor, soft pastel, and mixed media, finally settling on a love of soft pastel as my main medium of choice. As a follower of Jesus, my favorite quote comes from Refractions by Makoto Fujimura: “Create we must and respond to this dark hour.”
After 22 years in Asia, my husband and I have returned to Michigan, where I am now a full-time artist, using art to support ministry. My role is to help projects, missionaries, and ministries tell their stories through art. Currently, I serve as the Artist in Residence for CORD Ministries.
Before coming back to Michigan, I spent 12 years as the Art Department Head at Grace International School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where I taught pottery, drawing, painting, and AP Studio Art. Prior to living in Thailand, my family and I lived in India, which gave me a deep connection to Asia alongside my Michigan roots.
How Does My Art Support Ministry?
A key goal in selling my artwork is to support The Family Connection Foundation (FCF) in Thailand, which helps families and children at risk. One of FCF’s projects, Education Matters, provides financial support to children who would otherwise be unable to attend school due to poverty or family issues. It’s my dream to donate most of my profits to Education Matters.
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Awards and Recognition
Crooked Tree Art Gallery Guild Show Petoskey 2025
“Amplitude” 16×20 Pastel
“Frosty Sunrise” 16×16 Pastel
“Charlevoix Lighthouse Walkway” 9×13 Pastel
Crooked Tree Art Gallery Guild Show Traverse City 2024
“Submerged Memories” 12×12 Pastel
“The Beauty of Water” 9×12 Pastel
“Stage Door” 9 x 14 Pastel
Adrian Arts Center Show 2024
“Submerged Memories” 12×12 Pastel was one of 29 pieces selected to travel to Adrian Arts Center in a Gallery exchange with Crooked Tree Gallery Traverse City
Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Summer Gallery Show 2024
“The Wildness” 11×14 Pastel
People’s Choice Award
Michigan Meditations: A Two-Person Show in the Atrium 2024
Crooked Tree Arts Center Petoskey, Michigan
Artists Sharon Wade and Linda Klenczar
Art in the Loft Food for Thought Juried Art Show Fall 2024
“Mae Hia Market” 8×14 Pastel
Honorable Mention
2024 Great Lakes Pastel Society Juried Online National Exhibition 2024
”Intersections” 10×10 Pastel
Great Lakes Pastel Society Juried Small Works Show 2023
“Eddy Sounds” 4×4 Pastel
Art in the Loft Metals 2023 Juried Art Exhibit 2023
“Stage Door” 9×13 Pastel
Honorable Mention
Gaylord Arts Juried Fine Art 2D 2023
“Burst of Glory” 14×14 Pastel
Honorable Mention
Gaylord Art Tiny Wonders Show 2023
“If I Were A Place” 5×7 Pastel
First Place & People’s Choice Award
Gaylord Arts Winter Wonderland Exhibit 2023
“Solace” 5×7 Pastel
People’s Choice Award
Roots Brew Shop Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI 2022
One Person Show
Gaylord Arts Juried Fine Arts 2022
“The Chase” 3-D Coil Pot with Gecko
Honorable Mention
Art in the Loft The Five Senses Juried Show 2022
“A Fury of Color” 14×14 Pastel
Second Place
Great Lakes Pastel Society Juried Small Works Show 2023 
Great Lakes Pastel Society Juried Small Works Show 2023 
Solace 5×7 Pastel 
Gaylord Arts Winter Wonderland Exhibit 2023 
If I Were A Place 5×7 Pastel 
Gaylord Arts Tiny Wonders Show 2023 
Burst of Glory 14×14 Pastel 
Gaylord Arts Juried Fine Art 2D 2023 
Stage Door 9 x 14 Pastel 
Art in the Loft Metals 2023 
A Fury of Color 14×14 Pastel 
Art in the Loft The Five Senses Juried Show 2022 
Intersections 10×10 Pastel 
2024 Great Lakes Pastel Society Online National Exhibition 
One Person Show at Roots Brew Shop Gallery 
Submerged Memories 12×12 Pastel 
Crooked Tree Guild Member Show 2024 
The Wildness 10×13 Pastel 
Art in the Loft The Five Senses Juried Show 2022 
Mae Hia Market 8×14 Pastel 
The Chase 14” Handbuilt Coilpot 
The Chase 14” Handbuilt Coilpot