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