Shawn Powell: Triangle, Circle, Square

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 19th from 6–8pm

Abattoir is pleased to present Triangle, Circle, Square, Shawn Powell’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. This show continues Powell’s exploration of previous themes that question the artifice of painting—abstraction, representation, the subject as decoy. 

Shawn Powell has presented solo exhibitions in Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery, New York, NY; 106 Green, Brooklyn, NY; Chapter, New York, NY; Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA; and at Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, OH. His work has been featured online in Vanity Fair, Juxtapoz Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, Bedford and Bowery, Cleveland Scene, Art F City, Hyperallergic, and Forma as well as in the print publications the CAN Journal, ArtMaze Mag, New American Paintings, and Wassaic Projects’ Secret of the Friendly Woods.

Preview the exhibition here.  

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16th from 6–8pm

Abattoir is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Emily Olszewski at our Hingetown location, Abattoir at The Quarter. Olszewski’s paintings depict scenes of young women together in settings specific enough to seem familiar to residents of Northeast Ohio, while still providing a general backdrop for the artist’s tales of nighttime escapades. The works are unusual amalgamations of friends and acquaintances in the Akron area, all cavorting in scenes of drinking, parading, and sharing confidences. 

Emily Olszewski is a figurative painter based in Akron, Ohio, whose work draws from pop culture and themes of feminine communication and community. She earned her BFA in painting from The University of Akron in 2019, and her MFA from Kent State University in 2024. She has exhibited widely in the Akron and Cleveland, and recently participated in the SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York.

Preview the exhibition here.