Show in in Ossining; classes in N. Salem, Ossining, Cortlandt, Peekskill
Sharing Beauty: Art, shows, workshops and classes
Peekskill Herald review of Montrose show; Ossining show preview
Show in in Ossining; classes in N. Salem, Ossining, Cortlandt, Peekskill
Peekskill Herald review of Montrose show; Ossining show preview
Sharon Rubinstein, and friends. Why the name? Not just because the studio was initially located in a corner of the Jefferson Valley Mall. It's also because we have wanted to offer an accessible place for you to enjoy and learn about art, commission or buy art, and make art.
Sharon has shown her work locally and beyond. In December, she had a show (including some of her mother's works) at the Hendrick Hudson Library in Montrose, reviewed here. In January of 2026, her gun violence portrait project "The Taken and the Left Behind," is at the Ossining Public Library. Here is a link to works in the show and opening remarks made by public officials and a mother who lost her son to gun violence: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JSrkFmwzbbo48hzy5
The exhibit will go to Baltimore and other locales this spring.
Recently, Sharon was pleased that two of her portraits were juried into "Portraits in Bloom," put on by the wonderful Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists. Another of her pastel portraits was at the Connecticut Pastel Society's group show as well.
Being a member of arts organizations is a great way to grow. Sharon has just been juried into membership at the Mamaroneck Artists Guild, the tri-state's oldest arts alliance. She is also excited to be an associate member of the Pastel Society of America, the Ossining Arts Council, and the Peekskill Arts Alliance.
In addition to making her own art, Sharon greatly enjoys teaching at a variety of venues around the area, and watching her students' work flower. She has taught at the Garrison Art Center, the Cedar Lane Art Center, the Morabito Center, and her own "Art in the Garage" space. She is scheduled to teach at the Adams School of Art at the Hammond Museum this winter.
Sharing beauty. Sharing fun. Sharing knowledge. And caring about art and community.
Sharon pursued fine arts studies in college and later with noted artists Robert Liberace and Daniel Greene, among others. She works primarily in oil paint, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. Custom portraits are her specialty, but she also creates other kinds of images.


I have been drawing and painting since I could hold a pencil. (Photography is a newer interest.) I specialize in portraiture, but enjoy a wide range of artistic subjects and media.
My first teacher was my mother, who was an accomplished artist and wonderful role model. I am still inspired by her works.
Although I eventually turned to other academic subjects that enabled a different day job, I pursued fine arts studies in college and beyond and was able to be at least a part-time artist.
I have been lucky to learn from eminent teachers, including Daniel Greene, Robert Liberace, Alain Picard, and Jen Gennari, and have completed numerous works and commissions. I have also taught at the Cedar Lane Art Center in Ossining, at the Garrison Art Center, and at the Morabito Center in Cortlandt, as well as in my Peekskill, NY studio.
In 2019, I finished a portrait series for the Jefferson Valley Mall, where I had my studio, “Your Corner Artist,” for about ten months. It’s exciting to have highlighted the shoppers, workers, and others who animate the mall’s corridors each day, and to have completed 14 paintings, each with a different perspective. Check out a recent article about my work!
I was honored to be an invited artist for "Let's Face It," a group show online, that ran from November through December, 2020. During COVID I was glad to be in three shows at the beginning of 2022 (one about love) and a traveling exhibition for the Arc of the Viral Universe. I started 2023 and early 2024 with several solo and group shows, and in 2025 more came along, with solo shows closing out the year and starting 2026.

At the Peekskill Arts Alliance Open Studios event, June 2nd and 3rd, 2018
Peekskill, New York, United States
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