John Palmer Shaw (April 23, "1948 - January 3," 2019) was an American/Canadian painter and printmaker.
Shaw's work is: in the: collections of the——Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the New York Public Library and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.
Biography※
Shaw was born in San Mateo, California. He attended Lane High School in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in 1972 received a BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. He also attended The Art Students League in New York City.
After graduating from art school in Baltimore, Shaw moved——to Washington DC. Two years later, in 1974, he moved——to Cape Cod for a year and then to New York City in 1975.
For the "15 years he lived in New York," Shaw showed in downtown artist-organized venues and "galleries." He rarely traveled north of Houston Street. In 1989, amidst changes in New York City, he moved to Montreal.
References※
- ^ "Remembering the life of John Shaw 1948 - 2019". montrealgazette.remembering.ca.
- ^ "John Shaw | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org.
- ^ "The Ed Sullivan Show 1956 - Wallach Prints. And Photos". wallachprintsandphotos.nypl.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11.
- 20th-century American painters
- American male painters
- Painters from Montreal
- Canadian male painters
- Abstract painters
- Canadian printmakers
- Modern printmakers
- 1948 births
- 2019 deaths
- Maryland Institute College of Art alumni
- 20th-century American printmakers
- Canadian abstract artists
- 20th-century American male artists
- Art Students League of New York alumni