Shawn Powell

Shawn Powell has presented solo exhibitions at 106 Green, Brooklyn, NY; Chapter NY, New York, NY; Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, OH; Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA; and at The Journal Gallery, New York, NY.  His work has been included in group exhibitions and presentations at venues such as the Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA; NADA Miami, and NADA New York.  Powell has been featured in print or online in Vanity Fair, Brooklyn Magazine, Hyperallergic, Artmaze Mag, Juxtapoz Magazine, New American Paintings, as well as in Secret of the Friendly Woods with the Wassaic Project.  He has been the recipient of two Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award grants and has participated in artist residencies in Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy and Düsseldorf, Germany.  His work is included in the Akron Art Museum permanent collection, Fidelity Art Collection, and the Cleveland Clinic Collection.  Powell received his BFA in Painting and Art History from the Kansas City Art Institute, an MFA in Painting from Hunter College, and he currently lives and works in Kent, Ohio.