Building No. 16, oil on panel, 40 x 60 inches, 2009. Sharon Feder's lifelong commitment to visual art evolved from her formal roots in drawing and painting to ceramics, set design, and murals. Throughout her life she has maintained a cohesive thread with her studio painting. Approaching painting as both an emotional communication with the observer and as technical challenge, Feder breaks rules and tests assumptions while exploring the connection between shadow, reflection, and substance.