Shawn Smith (American, born )

Timeline

1972
Born, Dallas, TX.
1995
Bachelor of Fine Art, Printmaking Washington University
1995
John H. Millikin Travel Scholarship. Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1995
Artist-in Residency at Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France
1996
Clare Hart DeGolyer Grant. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
1997
Purchase Award. Americas 2000: Paper Works. Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND
1997
Artist-in-Residency Fellowship at the Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA
1998
Judge's Award. California Small Works. California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
1998
Third Place 3D. Bay Arts 1998. Arts Council of San Mateo County, Belmont, CA
2002
First Place. In Other Words. Second City Council, Long Beach, CA
2005
Master of Fine Art, Sculpture California College of the Arts
2008
Best Work of Art, nominee. Re-kindling. Austin Critic's Table Awards, Austin, TX
2008
Best Group Gallery Exhibition, nominee. Shawn Smith and Sarah Greene Reed. Austin Critic's Table Awards, Austin TX
2008
Best Museum Exhibition, nominee. New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch. Austin Critic's Table Awards, Austin TX
2010
Artist of the Year (3-D), finalist. Austin Visual Arts Association. Austin, TX
2010
Best Art Show (Houston). Lawndale Art Center Show. Houston Press, TX

Exhibitions

2012
40 Under 40. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
2012
Craighead-Green Gallery. Dallas, TX.
2011
The Peoples Gallery Exhibition. Austin City Hall, Austin, TX
2011
Shawn Smith + Jessica Drenk. Cain Schulte Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2010
Absence. Guerilla Arts, Dallas, TX (solo)
2010
Shawn Smith and Joseph Philips. d berman gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
2010
Pixel Pushers. Scion Installation, Los Angeles, CA
2010
SculptCAD Rapid Artists. Anaheim, CA & Dallas, TX
2010
You're Invited. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009
Drawn (Not Quartered). d berman gallery, Austin, TX
2009
2009 Smith, Mallman, & O'Farrell. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009
New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch. Diverse Works, Houston, TX
2009
Texas Twelve. Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
2009
Vicious Venue. Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX (solo)
2009
Shawn Smith and Sarah Greene Reed. d berman gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
2009
Stimulate. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009
Connie Connally, Pancho Luna, Shawn Smith. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009
New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch. The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
2008
New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch. Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
2008
30 Years: 30 Artists. Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
2008
All Inclusive. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008
Line/Form. d berman gallery, Austin, TX
2008
New Art in Austin: 20 to Watch. Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
2008
Ersatz Nature: Shawn Smith & Elaine Bradford. Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX (solo)
2007
Shawn Smith and Connie Connally. The MAC, Dallas, TX (solo)
2007
Into the Wild. 101 California Street, San Francisco, CA
2007
Nancy Boy. City College, San Francisco, CA
2007
CCA Centennial. Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
Oakland: East Side Story. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006
Recent Acquisitions. di Rosa Art and Nature Preserve, Napa, CA
2006
Nancy Boy. Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
2006
MFA Selections. di Rosa Art and Nature Preserve, Napa, CA
2006
In All Probability. Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2006
Virtual Intervention: Shawn Smith and David Hamill. 33 Grand, Oakland, CA (solo)
2005
Diorama Show. Mission 17 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005
Telling. Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2005
White Noise Wonder Woman. PLAySPACE, San Francisco, CA
2005
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition. California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2005
Nancy Boy. Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2004
Fictional Realities. Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2004
By Any Means UnNecessary. Mission 17 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004
Epic. Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2004
Fluid Exchange. Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2003
TFAA 2003: 5 x 7 x X. Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX
2003
San Francisco International Art Exposition. Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2002
New Art "02. Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
2002
In Other Words. Second City Council, Long Beach, CA
2002
TFAA 2002: 5 x 7 x X. Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX
2002
19th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002
Dreams Aflight. Oakland International Airport, Oakland, CA
2002
Shawn Smith and Gail Cadman Dawson. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo)
2002
16th Annual Art Exhibition. Emeryville Arts Inc, Emeryville, CA
2002
October International Competition. Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2001
New American Talent 16. Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX, tour
2001
Works of Leisure. Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2000
Shawn Smith and Aaron Karp. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo)
2000
Next Text. Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
2000
14th Annual Art Exhibition. Emeryville Arts Inc, Emeryville, CA
2000
Book as Art. Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX
2000
Paper Rock Scissors. San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999
Art Walk 1999. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999
Needle Art. Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
1999
Shawn Smith. Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX (solo)
1999
Bay Arts 1998. Arts Council of San Mateo County, Belmont, CA
1998
California Small Works. California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
1998
Kala Fellowship Show: Smith, Torres, Waterman. Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA
1997
Toys in Contemporary Art. d.p. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA
1997
Kala Artists Annual Show. Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA
1997
ANA 26. Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1997
Americas 2000: Paper Works. Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND
1995
Shawn Smith: Works on Paper. Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (solo)

Public Collections

Harkey Ranch, Christoval, TX
Doppel Fountain. SKS' Fibro-Gen Building. Monumental Stainless Steel Sculpture, SF, CA
The Austonian. Austin, TX
Boston Consulting Group, St. Anne Building . Dallas, TX
Katy Trail Animal Hospital. Dallas, TX
Thomas Properties, Frost Bank Tower. Austin, TX
Michael Brandon Salon. Dallas, TX
Microsoft, Las Colinas, TX
1989 Level V. Dallas, TX
New Mexico Arts: Art in Public Places, Santa Fe, NM
di Rosa Art and Nature Preserve, Napa, CA
English (US)

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