ADAM
SHAW
2547 Broad Avenue
Memphis, TN 38112
(901) 458-7038
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Born
January 16, 1973, Rochester, New York, USA
CREATIVE
STATEMENT
"And though We are not now that strength which in
old days Moved earth and heaven: that which we are, we
are: One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time
and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find,
and not to yield.”
— Ulysses Alfred Lord Tennyson.
In my work, I have always been drawn to mythology and tales of heroes, especially
heroes in their roles as servants and protectors of mankind. In my fine art,
I am very likely to depict my central character as a hero-someone searching for
something, or watching over someone else, while displaying some inherent weakness.
For my recent show, I have created thirty new pieces based specifically and pointedly
in Greek mythology. I believe that it is a natural extension of my striving and
seeking to present new, yet classic, figurative work.
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| EXHIBITIONS
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| 2005 |
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"Something
of Our Common Feeling", Delta Axis at Marshall Arts, Memphis,
TN |
| 2004 |
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"Classical
Mythology", Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain Brook, AL |
| 2004 |
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“American
Realism”, Plus One Gallery, London UK |
| 2004 |
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“The
Water and the Light”, MetLife Lobby, Park Avenue, New
York |
| 2003 |
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“Holiday
Show”, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain Brook, AL |
| 2003 |
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“Flesh
Tones and Water Ripples”, Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock,
AR |
| 2003 |
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“Figures
in Landscape”, Family Tree Gallery, Portsmouth, NH |
| 2002 |
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“Up
with Art”, Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock, AR |
| 2002 |
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One
Man Exhibition, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountian Brook, AL |
| 2002 |
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Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, AL |
| 2002 |
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Divan
Studios, La Jolla, CA |
| 2002 |
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"Men",
The Male Nude in Contemporary Art, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain
Brook, AL |
| 2002 |
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“It’s
a Human World”, Delta Axis at Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN |
| 2001 |
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“Studies
in Light and Water”, One Man Exhibition, Jay Etkin Gallery,
Memphis, TN |
| 2001 |
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New
American Painting, Exhibition in Print, Number 34 |
| 2000 |
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43rd
Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little
Rock, AR |
| 2000 |
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Opening
Exhibition, Jay Etkins Gallery, Memphis, TN |
| 1999 |
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Arts
in the Park, Memphis, TN |
| 1999 |
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25th
Prints, Drawings, and Photography Exhibition, Arkansas Arts
Center |
| 1998 |
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'Remote
View' Gallery 111, Memphis, TN |
| 1997 |
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'The
Human Figure II' Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland , OH |
| 1996 |
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'The
Human Figure' Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland ,OH |
| 1995 |
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'Black
and White' Center for the Arts, willoughby, OH |
| COLLECTIONS |
| Alabama Power & Light, Inc. |
| Private Collections in Los Angeles, California, Palm Springs,
California, Portland, Oregon, Boston, Massachussetts, New York |
| Humphreys, Dunlap & Welford Law Firm |
| FedEx |
| GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS |
| 2002 |
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Red Clay Survey, Biennial Award, Huntsville Museum of Art,
Alabama |
| 2001 |
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“New American
Painting” |
| 1995 |
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1st
Agnes Gund Memorial Scholarship: $ 4,500 for travel |
| 1991 |
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Presidents's
Merit Scholarship: $ 45,000 Cleveland Institute of Art |
| EDUCATION |
| 1995 |
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Bachelor
of Fine Arts in Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art |
| 1993 |
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Edinburgh
College of Art, Semester Exchange |
| PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
| 2004 |
Published “Blood Stream”;
graphic novel, Image Comics |
| 2002 |
Drawing Instructor, Memphis Hebrew Academy |
| 2002 |
Figurative Painting Instructor, Memphis College of Art |
| 2001-02 |
Advance Placement Drawing Instructor, Memphis College of
Art |
| 1996-02 |
Illustrator for
magazines-includes placements in June, 2001, cover, July,
2001, cover, March, 2002 “Web-Hosting” magazine |
| 1996-01 |
Guest Artist, Slave
Labor Graphics publication “The
Waiting Place”, Nos. 8, 10, 11, 12 |
| 1999-01 |
Self-publisher
of “Dead in Memphis”, volumes
1, 2, 3, and 4 |
| 1996 |
Freelance Illustration, West Rogers Advertising |
| 1995 |
Art Center, sales and instruction |
| 1998-92 |
Airbrush Artist/Designer, Tees to Please, Memphis, Tennessee |
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