Willoughby Sharp (1936 to 2008) was an internationally known artist, independent curator, independent publisher, gallerist, teacher, author, and telecom activist. Sharp curated the historically significant 1969 Earth Art exhibition at the Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York which was the first museum exhibition devoted to the genre. Earth Art included the work of Robert Smithson, Michael Heizer, Walter De Maria, Dennis Oppenheim, and Jan Dibbets among other artists. Sharp also co-founded the progressive art journal Avelanche (in publication from 1970 to 1976).
