Anshul Sharma is a self-taught artist based in Toronto, working primarily with painting. They began their art practice in 2022, following a long-standing career in software engineering. Their work explores stillness, solitude, and the quiet emotional atmosphere of private spaces and public environments emptied of people.

Artist Statement

My work often centers around interiors and overlooked in-between spaces - empty kitchens, corners of transit stations, late-night routines - spaces that feel emotionally charged despite being quiet and still. I’m drawn to the slow, meditative quality of painting and how it allows these quiet moments to be held, examined, and transformed.

Education

Toronto School of Art

2022 - Present

Various adhoc classes, ranging from Figure and Portrait painting, to Autobiographical subjects, and Urban Landscapes.

2012 - 2014

University of Pennsylvania

Master’s of Science in Engineering, Computer Science.

Select Highlights

  • Elected Member, Society of Canadian Artists 2025.

  • Juried into National Oil and Acrylics Painter’s Society’s Spring 2025 exhibition.

  • Juried into Society of Canadian Artists’ Spring 2025 exhibition.

  • Juried into Royal Oil Painter’s Society Annual Exhibition, Fall 2024.

  • Juried into Manifest Gallery’s “Container“ show, Fall 2024.