about the artist
Shareon “Bhare” Blenman's assertive, folksy paintings enliven a self-narrative with turbulent emotions, accompanied by a cast of various characters. The self-taught artist immerses himself in writing, tackling what it means to live a full life as a young African American. Guided by curiosity to discover, highlight, and champion his Caribbean Ancestry, Bhare finds solace in his representation of a decorated heritage within his artistic subjects and iconography. The artist received his Culinary BA from Johnson & Wales University and afterwards exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto, and Philly, among other cities. His work resides in many private collections nationwide alongside commercial spaces, with his work commanding upwards of high five figures. Shareon stands at the forefront of Gen Z artists, influenced and guided by his pursuit to craft the perfect dish, no matter the medium. In 2026, Bhare will have completed his residency with Goodyear Arts, shifting his common narratives on its head, leaning into a critique of the human condition.
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Representation
2025 Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2024 Gallery 1888, Toronto, Canada
2023 Colonna Contemporary, Wayne, PA
2023 Lexicon Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2021-2022 Addison Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
Commissions
2023 “In my snakeskin boots, I’m traveling west to Texas”, 40 ft x 5ft, Artists Uprising X Spectrum Center, Addison, Texas
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Group Exhibition, The Gilden Unseen, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2025 Art Fair, The Atlanta Art Fair, with Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2025 Inflorescene, Baumgarten Studio, Charlotte, NC
2025 Featured Works, Gallery 1888, Toronto, Canada
2025 Group Exhibition, Old Friends and New, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2024 Group Exhibition, Echoes: A Future Memory, Gallery 1888, Toronto, Canada
2024 Solo Exhibition, drinking water could cure heavy feelings, L.A.N.D. Gallery of Contemporary Art, CLT, NC
2024 Group Exhibition, Tales of Seasons, Canvas 3.0, SuperRare, Manhattan, NY
2024 Group Exhibition, Digital Art Day Sale, Sotheby’s, Manhattan, NY
2024 Group Exhibition, Celebrating Black Artists, L.A.N.D. Gallery of Contemporary Art, Charlotte, NC
2024 Solo Exhibition, Building a Happier Home, Colonna Contemporary, Wayne, PA
2023 Group Exhibition, Digital Art Collectors Preview, Art Basel Miami, Black Dove, Miami, FL
2023 Group Exhibition, Dive Miami, Art Basel Miami, The Gates Hotel South Beach, Miami FL
2023 Group Exhibition, Dostoevskian Echoes, Tech Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
2023 Group Exhibition + Auction, Invisible Visible, Transformer DC, Washington, D.C.
2023 Group Exhibition, Big in Japan, Nox Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
2023 Group Exhibition, Traditional Painters, Ninfa Gallery, Milan, Italy
2023 Group Exhibition, Flowers, Flannel Collective, Online, Foundation Worlds
2023 Group Exhibition, Blaq Sheep, Superchief Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Luz)
2023 Pop-up Exhibitions, NFTNYC, Shillr Gallery, BurritoDAO, SuperRare, Manhattan, NY
2023 Group Exhibition, Garden of Earthly Delights, Lexicon Gallery, Charlotte, NC (curated by Cassandra Richardson)
2022 Group Exhibition, Genesis, Reviver, Online, Opensea, NFT
2022 ART + DMTS, Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C.
2022 Art Basel, Art Innovation Gallery, Billboard, Miami, FL
2022 Group Exhibition, Outer Limits, SouthEnd Arts Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2021 Envisioning, Transformer DC, Washington, D.C.
Education
2020 BFA in Hospitality, Major in Restaurant, Food and Beverage Management
Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC
Publications
“Kick Off the New Year With These Five Standout Artists..” Artnet News (Jan 2024)
“Spotlight: American-Barbadian Artist Bhare Plumbs Personal Experiences and Blockchain
Potentialities in a New Solo Show” Artnet News (Jan 2024)
“Building a Happier Home with Proof of Exhibition” Atomic Form (Jan 2024)
“Bhare’s Canvas: A Melange of Heritage and Modernism,” Redlion Gazette (Sept 2023)
“Immediate Press Release” Colonna Contemporary (Sept 2023)
“Season 2, Episode 29” Sit Down with Sniper Podcast (Spotify, 2023)