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A Lifetime of Moxie ? November 2017

Last Updated on 08/27/26
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Program Details

Division: Museum
Museum Item Type: 73

Schedule

Start Date: 11/03/2017
End Date: 11/25/2017

Description

The family of Sharron Lobaugh (Nov 13, 1937 – Mar 13, 2017) with assistance from the City Museum, will be exhibiting some of Sharron?s art this November. Sharron Lobaugh was a wife, mother of four, artist, teacher, and mental health advocate. As an artist, Sharron was known for her watercolor landscapes of Juneau and Southeast Alaska. Since arriving in Juneau in 1962, Sharron painted, sold, and exhibited works, and was actively involved in the arts community. For several years, she was President of the Alaskan Arts and Crafts Inc. She chaired the 1967 Alaska Purchase Centennial Statewide Jury Exhibit, was appointed by Governor Hickel to the first Alaska State Council on the Arts, and was a founding member of the Friends of the Alaska State Museum.

The exhibit will open with a First Friday Reception on November 3, 2017, and run through November 25th.