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Sharon Boysel (1939-2022) American, Mixed Media Shadow Box. Combination of wood, photograph and paint depicting a boy observing a tree hung with unusual objects and a seated man in the distance. Signature and title on back: "Catch as Catch Can." Overall: 20 1/2 X 23 1/4 in. Sight: 13 X 16 in. Depth: 3 in. #2761. Sharon Boysel was born into an artistic family in December 1939 who lived first in Venice, Florida and then Canton, Michigan. She received her B.S from the University of Michigan and a Master of Fine Arts degree from San Jose State University. She studied painting, photography, printmaking, collage, installation and multimedia, and also did post graduate work at the San Francisco Art Institute. She had exhibitions nationally and abroad in Germany and won many awards from the 1970s to the early 90s. She exhibited at the Allrich Gallery in San Francisco, and her work is in the permanent collection of San Jose State University. Her papers are held in the Smithsonian archives. She was also a collector of other artists’ works along with her husband, tech pioneer Lee Boysel. She passed away in Los Altos, California in November 2022.