Paul Sharits lived and worked in Buffalo, New York (d. 1993). Recent solo exhibitions include Greene Naftali, New York (2015); Fridericianum, Kassel (2014); Greene Naftali, New York (2011); Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, New York (2008); and Anthology Film Archives, New York (1993).
His work is in the collections of The Art Institute of Chicago; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; The Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.