Alan Shields

(American, 1944–2005)

the incestuous kids by alan shields

Alan Shields

The Incestuous Kids, 1973

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bull-pen by alan shields

Alan Shields

Bull-Pen, 1984

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dish #13 by alan shields

Alan Shields

Dish #13, ca. 1974

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jackie laugh by alan shields

Alan Shields

Jackie Laugh, 1974

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the international teddy bear, e9 by alan shields

Alan Shields

The International Teddy Bear, E9, 1973

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the international teddy bear, e10 by alan shields

Alan Shields

The International Teddy Bear, E10, 1973

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gas-up by alan shields

Alan Shields

Gas-up, 1984

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thin good brother (india) by alan shields

Alan Shields

Thin Good Brother (India), 1980

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Alan Shields

Thin Good Brother (India), 1980

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good brother by alan shields

Alan Shields

Good Brother, 1980

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Alan Shields

Good Brother, 1980

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odd-job by alan shields

Alan Shields

Odd-Job, 1984

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Biography

Timeline

1944
Born in Herington, USA
1963
Attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
1968 - 1969
Attended summer theatre workshops at University of Maine, Orono, USA
1968
Moved to New York, USA
1973
Recipient, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
2005
Died in Shelter Island, USA

Exhibitions

2013
Inventive Editions 1973-2001, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, USA (solo)
Alan Shields, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
2012
Alan Shields: Maze, Van Doren Waxter, New York, USA (solo)
2011
Old Legs, New Shadow, Eleven Rivington, New York, USA
Jennifer Bartlett, Mel Kendrick, Alan Shields, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, USA
2011 Bridgehampton Biennial, Martos Gallery, Bridgehampton, USA
Alan Shields: Something Goin' On & On, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
2010
Alan Shields: Canvas & Constructions 1973-2003, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, USA (solo)
2008
Alan Shields: The Gallery at Dieu Donné Papermill, New York, USA
2007
Alan Shields: Stirring up the Waters, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, USA (solo)
2002
25 Years of Paper Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA
1999
The Worm Re-Turns (to the Big City), Nicholas Davies Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
Alan Shields: A Survey, The Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA (solo)
1998
Alan Shields: Images in Paper, Center for Contemporary Graphic Art and Tyler Graphics Archive Collection, Fukushima, Japan (solo)
1991
Alan Shields: Works on Canvas and Paper, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, USA (solo)

Public Collections

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH
The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH