Sharon Frances

Sharon Frances is a social justice linocut artist, zine maker and indie author/illustrator. BA in English and Women’s Studies, MA in Art Education, and PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. Public school teacher in California and Texas. Teacher educator at California State University Fullerton. Co-founder of Well Beings Studio, a cancer support project. Author of Ash & Feather; Little Green Monster: Cancer Magic!, Scoops of Joy, Shifting with the Tides: Yoga Poems for Families, and Wet Wings: Poetry through Breast Cancer.

Education:
BA, English and Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley
MA, Art Education, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
PhD, Education, Arizona State University

Professional Experience:
Social justice linocut artist
Zine maker
Indie author/illustrator.
Teacher educator, California State University Fullerton Director, Well Beings Studio
Public school teacher: ELL and arts integration K-8
Community expressive arts facilitator

Artistic Disciplines:
6 years arts integration K-8
11 years teacher education, arts integration preK-8
3 years community expressive arts facilitation with families impacted by cancer

Disability type: Physical disability, Emotional Disability

Email: sharonjoyfrances@gmail.com
Website: www.sharonjoyfrances.com
Instagram: @sharonfrancesme

Gallery: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YxCGRVfGe0d8XOS9ZdY_DzZtHEmxU0VX