MSU Extension Michigan ArtShare

SEWD (acronym is initials of the artist’s name Sharon E. Williams-Dean) is a 21st century self-taught artist. Her art brings a bright, vibrant versatility to the canvas. There is freedom, love and an adventurous mature that pushes this artist to greater heights and plateaus. Her strokes are sometimes aimless, demonstrating unevenness yet capturing a different conceptualization in many of her pieces especially her work in mixed media.

SEWD holds a Master’s Degree in Business Entrepreneurial Specialties earned at Davenport University and has been a Masters student at Wayne State University within the School of Education Leadership. She is also certified to teach children with learning disabilities. In addition she teaches Business Education and has taught at grade, middle and high school levels since 1999 in charter and Detroit Public Schools. She has worked in the corporate world with Chrysler Corporation and has a work history that dates back over 45 years. She has owned and operated her own business for over 25 years.

SEWD was introduced to art early on in life by her mother and while attending grade school and has never forgotten the healing and comforting effect that it can bring. She paints, creates jewelry, and enjoys work with clay and tapestry. She has recently taken art classes at Wayne State University. She has worked as a volunteer performing art therapy for cancer patients at St. Johns Hospital in Grosse Pointe, the homeless community at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS) and has held art lesion for the Better Detroit Youth Movement. She is a member of the National Conference of Artists, the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Last, she is a member of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church and affiliation with Impact Ministries, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Heavenly Missionary Baptist Church, and many more. She says that her greatest strength is her belief in God.