Born in Galway,Sharon studied Fine Art Printmaking at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia. She graduated in 2003 with a first class honours degree, receiving a Graphic Studio Dublin Graduate Award and has been a member ever since. She has been printing for the Graphic Studio Dublin Visiting Artist Programme since 2003 and served on the board of directors from 2006-2008. In 2008 she completed the Master Printer Programme at Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is currently working at the Royal College of Art, London as a lithography technician.