Sharon Kagan

Sharon Kagan is a multidisciplinary artist who utilizes knitting, photography, drawing and painting as the foundation of her personal lexicon. Kagan has a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA and a Master of Art in Sculpture from Otis Art Institute, where she trained with Betye Saar and Germano Celant.

Between undergraduate and graduate school she worked as a core member of The Dinner Party, Judy Chicago’s monumental feminist installation. This placed her at the center of cutting edge thought about feminism and creative practices. While being mentored by Judy, there were frequent dinners with writers, art critics, historians and artists--people like Arlene Raven, Maria Gimbutas and Lucy Lippard.

Kagan has actively exhibited in Los Angeles since 1993, including exhibitions at the Patricia Correia Gallery, the Pete & Susan Barrett Gallery at Santa Monica College, and Gallery 825 as well as in Basel, Switzerland, Miami, and New York. Since 2018, Kagan’s work has been part of a touring solo exhibition in museums throughout the United States. Kagan lives and works in Los Angeles.