Born in Walton on Thames, Surrey, England. The UK in 1942 as Sharon Goodsall, however, I paint and promote my work under the name ashar which is an ancient Hebrew word meaning to go straight, which I have interpreted to mean being true to yourself
Education in Fine Art
BTEC Diploma Foundation Studies (Art and Design) with merit. Yeovil College 2007
Foundation Degree in Arts (FdA) Fine Art University of Plymouth – Somerset College 2011
BA (Hons) in Fine Art Plymouth University - Somerset College 2012

Exhibitions 2022
Roaming the Quantocks. ACE Somerton Julyv2022 Solo
Myth and Moor. Artizan, Lucas Street Torquay. August 2022 Solo
Them there Hills. SAW Great Western House September – October 2022

Solo
Roaming the Quantocks. ACE Somerton Julyv2022
Myth and Moor. Artizan, Lucas Street Torquay. August 2022
Them there Hills. SAW Great Western House September – October 2022
Great Western House Langport September 2018 & 2020
Shakspeare Gallery, Taunton October 2017
Great Western House Langport October 2016
Orangery, Nynehead Court Wellington 6 July – 21 August 2016
Courthouse Gallery Somerton, February and March 2016
Sidcot – Out of Silence - 21 January - 21 February 2015
Shakspeare Gallery, Taunton February 2016
Maison d'art, Queaux, Poitiers France - September 2015
Tacchi-Morris Taunton - out of silence - July 2015
Great Western House Langport September 2014
Shakspeare Galleries Langport and Taunton January 2014
The Langford Fivehead June – December 2013

Group Curated
Shakspeare Gallery throughout 2022
The Wey Gallery, Godalming Autumn 2022
Paragon Gallery, Cheltenham Summer 2022
Silson Contemporary, Harrogate Winter Exhibition October until January 2022
Artwave Summer Exhibition August – September 2021
Silson Contemporary, Harrogate Winter Exhibition running until April 2020.
Artwave West Spring Exhibition May – June 2020
Flight at The Musgrove Gallery from October until May 2019
Hadfield Fine Art July – August and November December to date
Artwave West Summer Exhibition June – July
Artwave West - Sophie Capron Exhibition, Support Artist ashar August - September
Colour and Steel at East Lambrook Manor for July 2018
CICCIC Taunton Back and beyond 2018
SAW Arts Festival 2017 - venue 12 in Chesterblade 23/9 - 8/10/2017
Centre Space Bristol ‘Directions’ February 2016
Redbrick Gallery, Glastonbury - 5 - 16 October 2015
Exeter Contemporary Arts Hub - all of November 2014
The Old Court House Gallery - Transformation 20 September - 5 October 2014
The Brewhouse Taunton June 2014
The Forge Gallery, Worthing April - Date 2014
The Forge Gallery, Worthing 16 September 2013
Grant Bradley Gallery Bristol November 2013
Take Five CICCIC Taunton July 2013
BA Graduate Show Brewhouse Taunton 2012
Foundation Degree Show Collar Factory Taunton 2011


Juried Exhibitions
Royal West of England Academy 169th Open 2022. Two pieces hung.
Artizan Summer Torquay. Expo 2022
Black Swan Open 2022
Fringe Bath Arts 2021 two pieces hung
Artizan Winter Exhibition 2021-2
Chaiya Art Awards 2020 Oxo Gallery the South Bank London. 14-23 May 2021
Royal West of England Academy 168th Open 2020. Three pieces hung.
Bath Society of Artists 145th Open 2020. Two pieces virtually hung.
Broadway Festival of arts 2020. Three pieces virtually hung.
SWA open 2019
RWA 167th Open 2019
FaB Bath 2019 Open
BSA Bath 144th open 2019
Greenhill Arts open 2019
RWA 166TH Open 2018
The Atkinson 28th Summer Show 2018
Fringe arts Bath 2018
Broadway Arts Festival 2018
Chaiya Art Awards 2018 Oxo Tower Gallery, London, Finalist
RWA Bristol 165th Open 2017
RA Summer Show 2017 - 'let go' was hung and sold.
The Atkinson 27th Summer Show 2017
FaB Bath 2017 Open
RWA 164th Open Bristol 2016
Gallery 2a Wells - August 2016
The Atkinson 26th Summer Open 2016 Prize Winner
Fringe Arts Bath June 2016 Prize winner
Royal West of England Academy (RWA) 163rd open 2015
Black Swan Frome Open November 2015
Bath Society of artists 110th open June – July 2015
Fringe Arts Bath June 2015
Black Swan Frome Open December 2014 – January 2015
Fringe Arts Bath June 2014
REAL Somerset at a2 Gallery, Wells 2014
The Atkinson Summer Open 2014
Fringe Arts Bath June 2013
Black Swan Arts Open Competition June 2013
The Atkinson Summer Show July / August 2013
Black Swan Open, May 2013
Light Space “Seasons Exhibition” 2012
WAC Open in Wells 2012
303 at Bath and West Show Ground 2011
Atkinson Gallery, Millfield Summer Show 2011
Thelma Hulbert Gallery Open 2010

Since 2015 my work has been hung every year at the RWA open.
Finalist for the 2020 Chaiya Art Awards May 2021
One of nine Finalist in the Chaiya Art Awards 2018
Hung, and sold at the Royal Academy Summer show 2017
My work has gone before the RA selection panel every year since 2017
A Finalist in British Woman Artists 2017
Runner-up for Annex Acquisition Collection Award August 2017
Prizes from the Atkinson Open and Fringe Arts Bath 2016

I have work in Private Collections in the UK, America, Australia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Singapore and France, and Sweden, as well as a piece in The Millfield Collection.

Residencies.
2015; Maison d’art, Queaux, Poitiers, France – Children’s mark-making workshops
2015; Maison d’art, Queaux, Poitiers, France – Full time residency, September-October,
2019; Brisons Veor, Cape Cornwall - Residency with artist Jenny Graham