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ian shearer

EDUCATION

 

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

2010, San Francisco, CA
BFA graphic design and illustration

 

EXHIBITIONS

ALONE IN A CROWD

2023, Seattle, WA

solo exhibition, Slide Gallery

PRAYERS FOR RAIN

2023, Ellensburg, WA

solo exhibition, Gallery One

SHUNPIKE UPTOWN STOREFRONTS

2023, Seattle, WA

solo exhibition, Cornish Playhouse

WHERE IS HERE?

2023, Seattle, WA

solo exhibition, Berkano Gallery

SHORELAKE ARTS GALLERY

2023, Lake Forest Park, WA

shared exhibit with Caryn Vainio 

 

ABLE ARTISTS GALLERY

2021, Tallahassee, FL

featured artist in print gallery

 

SOMETHING IN THE WIND

2021, Twisp, WA

juried show, Confluence Gallery 

 

CENTENNIAL CENTER GALLERY

2021, Kent, WA

shared exhibit with Tsehaye Haddish  

 

VERDANT

2021, Denton, TX

juried show, Envision Arts and Unt Colab Gallery 

 

2021 FALL JURIED EXHIBIT

2021,  Lynden, WA

juried show, Jansen Art Center

 

PRIDE+

2021, San Diego, CA

juried show, The Studio Door Gallery

 

BACKROADS

2021, Pittsburgh, PA

juried show, Vestige Concept Gallery

 

ART OF POSSIBILITIES

2021, Minneapolis, MN

juried show, winner 1st place in acrylics and oils 

 

STAND

2021,  Chicago, IL

juried show, Art Fluent

 

KENT SUMMER ART EXHIBIT

2020,  Kent, WA

juried show, Centennial Center Gallery

 

NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE

2020, Lynnwood, WA

juried show, Lynnwood Convention Center     

ADDISON GALLERY

2020, Seattle, WA

solo show   

SKID ROAD POP UP GALLERY AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

2019, Seattle, WA

group show     

 

LAVENDER RIGHT PROJECT ARTIST SHOWCASE

2019, Seattle, WA

group show    

 

NORTHWEST STORIES/NORTHWEST LIFE

2019, Lynnwood, WA

juried show, Lynnwood Convention Center 

 

SATURN BUILDING

2019, Seattle, WA

solo show 

EMERGING ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 

2019, Seattle, WA

juried show, Gallery 110           

SUMMER 2019 EXHIBITION

2019, Seattle, WA

juried show, South Seattle College Art Gallery 

 

KENT SUMMER ART EXHIBIT

2019, Kent, WA

juried show, Centennial Center Gallery

 

PRESS

 

SUBJECTIV.

2022, Portland, OR

contributing artist spring 2022 issue 

 

​KENT REPORTER

2021,  Kent, WA

Two New Murals Decorate Downtown Kent Businesses Exterior Walls, July 13, 2021  

ARTWALK MAGAZINE

2021, Huntington Beach, CA

artwork featured in issue 02   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

KENT SUMMER ART EXHIBIT

2022, Kent, WA

juror for 2022 show

 

COLLECTIONS

CITY OF KENT

2019,  Kent, WA

City of Kent’s portable art collection

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

 

KENT DOWNTOWN ROTATING MURAL PROJECT

2021, Kent, WA

1 of 2 mural sites awarded by the City of Kent & the Kent Art Council                                                                                                   

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accolades

accolades

"Ian Shearer's Scintillating Fortitude"

June 19, 2023   

"How Seattle-Area Arts Organizations Are Trying to Be More Accessible"

May 18, 2023   

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