After more than 20 years in advertising, Sharon Harms remains passionate about her work. Part Creative Director, part Art Director and part Graphic Designer, Sharon has gained regional, national and international recognition for clients such as American Cancer Society, Girl Scouts, Graeter's Ice Cream, Tractor Supply Company, Michelob, Twix Candy Bars, Watkins College of Art & Design and the Tennessee Repertory Theatre.

Sharon's client experience includes the categories of consumer products, nonprofit organizations, the arts, healthcare, events, entertainment, food, education, publishing, business-to-business, telecommunications, banking and utilities. She has conceptualized, designed, written and produced a wide range of materials including advertising campaigns, websites, promotional materials, packaging, annual reports, corporate identities, brochures, television commercials, video productions and radio commercials.

Currently working as a freelance creative director art director and graphic designer, Sharon has also served as Creative Director and Partner of DH&Q/Tombras Advertising in Nashville. She has held Associate Creative Director positions with the Buntin Group and Endres & Wilson Advertising in Nashville, Lowe & Partners, Fahlgren Martin and Griswald Advertising in Cleveland; and DMB&B Advertising in St. Louis. Sharon served as Senior Art Director for Crispin Porter+Bogusky in Miami. She has worked as an adjunct instructor of graphic design for Watkin's College of Art&Design in Nashville.

Sharon was named Art Director of the Year in 1997, 2002 and 2003 by the Nashville Advertising Federation. She has been recognized by prestigious national and international competitions for creative innovation, including Communication Arts Advertising and Design Annuals, New York One Show, British Design and Art Directors Club, National Addys, Clios, New York Art Directors Club and International Print Annual. In local and regional competitions she has taken well over 100 awards for design and creativity over the years. Her work has also been featured editorially in Communication Arts Magazine, Lurzer's International Archive, Advertising Age and Ad Week.

Sharon lives in Asheville, North Carolina with her husband Bill and their two dogs and a cat. In her spare time, she likes to paint, write, shoot black and white film, entertain, garden, travel and scuba dive.

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