Sharon Grimes

Sharon Grimes is a contemporary abstract artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, whose work is defined by vibrant color, layered textures, and a strong sense of emotional energy. Self-taught, she developed her artistic language through direct experience, shaped by extensive time spent visiting galleries and museums while living abroad early in her life.

Her paintings emerge through an intuitive process that balances movement and stillness, density and openness. Working with oil, oil and cold wax, acrylic, and encaustic techniques, Grimes builds surfaces that feel tactile and immersive, inviting the viewer into a contemplative and often meditative space. Color plays a central role in her work, not as decoration, but as a vehicle for atmosphere, memory, and inner states.

Based in Santa Fe, her practice is influenced by both the spiritual qualities of abstraction and the natural rhythms of the landscape around her. Her work is collected internationally and has been described as ethereal, dreamlike, and emotionally resonant—offering viewers a sense of calm, balance, and quiet intensity.