ADAM
SHAW
2547 Broad Avenue
Memphis, TN 38112
(901) 828-3389
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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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| 2010
Illustrations for Graphic Novel- "David", Michael Thompson, employer
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| 2009
Portrait for Film Production, "Loss of a Teardrop Diamond", Constellation Entertainment
Illustrations for Graphic Novel- "David", Michael Thompson, employer
Reality Blurs Illustrations for "Iron Dynasty", a role playing game
Publishing of "Harpe", a graphic novel
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| 2008
MAW Productions- "Jetta/Shi-Arrow of Destiny", backcover illustration
Artist- "Harpe", a graphic novel
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| 2007
Paramount Pictures Storyboard Artist "Warbride", Director, Craig Brewer
Artist- "Harpe", a graphic novel
"Kings of the Delta" CD cover design and launch party advertising
Private Portraits
Set design for independent movie production
Set design-Scott Blake Design company
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| 2006
Paramount Pictures Storyboard Artist "Black Snake Moan", Director, Craig Brewer
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| 2005
Reality Blurs Illustrations for "Rune Punk", a role playing game
Reality Blurs Illustrations for "The Red Temple", a role playing game
Reality Blurs Illustrations for "Star Fall Jungle", a role playing game
Chad Kinkle Productions Movie Poster "The Wilders"
Chad Kinkle Productions Illustrations for graphic novel "Augur of Ill"
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| 2004-2005
Image Comics Artist for "Bloodstream", a graphic novel in four (4) parts
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| 2004
"Full Dark" Artist for online comic in two (2) parts
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| 2000-2004
"Dead in Memphis" Artist and Publisher for comic in four (4) volumes
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| 2002
Drawing Instructor, Memphis Hebrew Academy
Illustrator for magazines includes placements in June 2001 cover; July 2001 cover; March
2002 "Web-Hosting" magazine
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| 2001-2002
Part-time Painting Faculty, Memphis College of Art
Advance Placement Drawing Instructor, Memphis College of Art
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| 2001
Guest Artist, Slave Labor Graphics publication, "The Waiting Place", Nos. 8, 10, 11, 12
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| 1996-2002
Freelance Illustration, West Rogers Advertising, Memphis, Tennessee
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EXHIBITIONS
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2009
- "A Class of Hicks", Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
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2008
- Delta Exhibition 50th Annual, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
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2007
- Drawings, Drawings, Drawings, Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama
- Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama
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2006
- 138 foot Mural History of Cotton International Cotton Museum Opening Spring 2006,
Memphis, Tennessee
- Opening Show, Dean Drew Galley, Brevard, North Carolina
- "Erotica", David Mah Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
- Best in Show, Consequential-The Luck of the Draw, Memphis, Tennessee
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2005
- Holiday Show, David Mah Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
- Holiday Show, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain Brook, Alabama
- St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, Pavilion Permanent Exhibition Portraits of founders and St. Jude
- Mid-South Cartoonist Association "The Process Revealed"
- Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama
- "Something of Our Common Feeling", Delta Axis at Marshall Arts, Memphis, Tennessee
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2004
- One Man Show, David Mah Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
- PowerHouse Inaugural Art Opening, Memphis, Tennessee
- "Classical Mythology", One Man Show, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain Brook, Alabama
- Forrest Scott Gallery, MetLife Building Lobby, New York, New York
- "American Realism", Group Show, Plus One Gallery, London, England
- "Light and Water", One Man Show, Family Tree Gallery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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2003
- Holiday Show, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain Brook, Alabama
- "Flesh Tones and Water Ripples", One Man Show, Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
- "Up with Art II", Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
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2002
- "Up with Art", Alpha Art Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
- One Man Exhibition, Hawthorn Gallery, Mountain Brook, Alabama
- Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama
- Divan Studios, La Jolla, California
- "Men, The Male Nude in Contemporary Art", Hawthorn Gallery, Alabama
- "Its a Human World", Delta Axis at Marshall Arts, Memphis, Tennessee
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2001
- "Studies in Light and Water", One Man Exhibition, Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
- New American Painting, Exhibition in Print, Number 34
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2000
- 43rd Annual Delta Art Exhibition, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Opening Exhibition, Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
- Group Show, Vertigo Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
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1999
- Arts in the Park, Memphis, Tennessee
- 25th Prints, Drawings, and Photography Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center
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1998
- Remote View Gallery 111, Memphis, Tennessee
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1997
- "The Human Figure II", Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
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1996
- "The Human Figure", Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
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1995
- Black and White Center for the Arts, Willoughby, Ohio
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| 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 |
| PRIZES AND AWARDS |
- 2005 - Mid-South Science Fiction Writers Award
- 2003 - Selected "Most Promising Young American Artist" by a group of European gallery
owners
- 1995 - 1st Agnes Gund Memorial Scholarship: $4,500 for travel
- 1991 - Presidents merit Scholarship: $45,000 Cleveland Institute of Art
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| COLLECTIONS |
- Alabama Power & Light, Inc.
- Private Collections in Los Angeles, California; Palm Springs, California; Portland, Oregon;
Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; London
- Humphreys Dunlap & Welford Law Firm
- FedEx Corporation
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| COMMUNITY SERVICE |
- Treasurer, Historic Binghamton Neighborhood Association
- Member, Mid-South Cartoonists
- Member and Volunteer, Memphis Track and Runners Club
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