Sharon Core

Place: New York City

Born: 1965

Biography:

Sharon Core is an American artist and photographer born in 1965 in New York City, United States. She gained recognition with her Thiebauds series (2003-4) in which she created photographic interpretations of American painter Wayne Thiebaud's renderings of food. Two of her works in the Thiebauds series, Candy Counter 1969 (2004) and Confections (2005) were acquired by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2005. Core is known for her still life photography, which often features food and consumer products. Her work has been exhibited at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.