SHARON ROY FINCH AUSTIN, TEXAS
About the artist
Sharon
Roy Finch.
Illustrator, portrait artist & decorative painter
I'm a New York-born, RISD-trained artist who has spent the better part of four decades making things by hand and loving every minute of it. My work has taken me from the studios of Rome to the halls of Washington, DC to a studio in Austin, Texas — and the through-line in all of it has been a deep belief that handmade things carry something reproduced things simply cannot.
Every commission I take on is a collaboration. I bring the craft; you bring the vision of what your space needs. Together, we make something singular.
Recognition & exhibitions
Public art
THE STUDIO TODAY
Today, Finch works from her Austin studio on a practice that is as varied as her curiosity: custom portraiture of people, pets, and beloved homes; large and small original paintings for collectors, hotels, and corporations; hand-painted barn stars for universities across Texas and beyond; and bespoke commissions for private residences where close collaboration with clients produces something that will live in their space for a long time.
She takes on a limited number of commissions each year — not to be exclusive, but because the kind of attention she brings to each project requires space and time. If you're thinking about a commission, the best thing to do is reach out early.
She also offers occasional workshops from her studio, teaching the techniques and sensibilities she has developed over four decades — because she believes that the more people make things by hand, the better the world is.
