Sharon Butler
@sharonbutler.bsky.social
LIC, Queens, NYC / Painter / Publisher of Two Coats of Paint @twocoatsofpaint.com / www.sharonlbutler.com/links
The full moon newsletter dropped yesterday—> open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...
Newsletter, July 29, 2026
A conversation on Martha's Vineyard, a mini-residency in New Berlin, new projects for a year-end exhibition, Axis Gallery in Sacramento, last chance for "Twenty x Sixteen" at Morgan Lehman, and more
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Cleaned up the studio today 💥 Open Studio on Wednesday, July 22,5-7pm with Two Coats Resident @corrineyonce.bsky.social
Sunday's Weather Rating: 6/10 Whatever, the Knicks won!! High temperatures reach near 90, and while it's warm at times we still have manageable dew points for most of the day. Clouds and showers move in this evening, but for now the vibes are good!!
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Newsletter, June 1, 2026
Early Edition: Cora Cohen panel discussion; Two Coats Open Studio Jun 3; Twenty by Sixteen at Morgan Lehman; Zombie Formalism 12 years later; Last call for Abstract by Definition; more
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It’s in the Constitution: if the Knicks win the NBA finals, Zohran becomes president.
Historic publication. Pleased to have my work included 🙏 !
The Evergreen Review@evergreenreview.bsky.social · 4mo ago“As some men do, he opens with a question that’s really a wedge. ‘I saw your work in “--” a while back. Do you write protest poems?’ . . .” —“Fourteen-line note to self as we enter a darkling time” and more poems by Erin Redfern. Art by @sharonbutler.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/fourtee...
Went to see “New Humans: Memories of the Future” at the new museum and have been depressed all afternoon.
I’ll be at Art Cake today 2-6pm. Stop by, see the show, and say hello! “Abstract by Definition: Art Index”
Field trip to Magazzino today for the Boetti press preview 🎉
Ye old website has been updated with some new images, and info about ongoing and upcoming activities. www.sharonlbutler.com
SHARON L. BUTLER
Sharon Butler / painting, writing, drawing
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The books have arrived 😀Get your copy of The Sorrows of Young Werther on April 25 at Art Cake open.substack.com/pub/sharonbu...
Please explain to me why people say they feel "humbled" when they win awards. Isn't more like they feel proud, empowered, relieved, happy, validated, grateful...?
Quit beating yourself up about being rejected every year -->
Two Coats of Paint@twocoatsofpaint.com · 4mo ago"The strong relationship between the status of an applicant’s institutional affiliation and their chances of winning one of these prestigious fellowships is clear. Such outcomes can result in self-reinforcing cycles..." www.publicbooks.org/who-gets-gug...
Well I guess that’s it. After nearly 20 years, Two Coats of Paint has officially used up all our storage space on our server. I knew this day would come.
Finally NYAA sees the light! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/n...
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Doomscrolling 3-D IRL: The 2026 Whitney Biennial
Contributed by Sharon Butler / The Whitney Biennial 2026 has a knack for knocking the human project, wistfully and ruefully examining the past, and planting dread about the future. Curators Marcela…
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