I think of my work as a process of weirding space in order to challenge our predominant modes of encounter. I am particularly interested in creating work that fosters a sense of active investigation, imagination, and discovery.

As an artist, I find it important to maintain a strong connection to the landscape in which I am working. Whenever possible, I use materials drawn from local sites. It is important to me to maintain a sensitivity to the impacts of the work on the natural environment and on the human beings passing through it. My work asks those who encounter it to slow down and pay attention. Co-opting, disrupting, destabilizing, opposing, holding forth, building small fires of meaning and protest in the cracks—this is what I want my work to achieve.

A l i x A n n e S H A W
Milwaukee WI. 53206

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2015. (Anticipated.)
Master of Fine Arts in Writing, New Artist Society Fellowship. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2014.
Master of Fine Arts in Poetry, High honors. George Mason University, 1999.
Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology, Summa cum Laude with distinction in both majors. Yale University, 1994.

CREATIVE WORK: VISUAL ARTS

Solo Exhibitions
Of Our Labor, Peoria IL, 2018.
Colony Collapse, Harrisonburg VA, 2017.
Scraping By, Chicago IL, 2016.
Not Your Bride, Chicago IL, 2016.
Interval. Mess Hall, Chicago IL, 2012.
Collar. 8-hour performance, Chicago IL, 2011.
Nest. Interactive Video / Poetry Installation, Chicago IL, 2011.
Inscapes. Installation, Providence RI,2011.
Changeable Witness / COZY. Performance, Providence RI, 2010.

Group Exhibitions
Iron Artists, Franconia Sculpture Park, 2018-2019.
Our Rivers, Our Lakes, Grosse Pointe MI, 2017.
Focus on Fiber, Sacramento CA, 2017.
Fire & Ice, Benton Harbor MI, 2015.
The Page Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2015.
Base Space, Chicago IL, 2014.
Master of Fine Arts Show, Sullivan Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2014.
Rooting: Regional Networks, Global Concerns, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.
Grin City Pop-Up Gallery, Grinnell IA, 2013.
SAIC Art & Technology Departmental Accreditation Show. April 2013.
Kriti Gallery, Varinasi, India. January 2013.
People vs. Space, Richard Grey Gallery, Chicago IL, July 6-20, 2012.
Luminal, Betty Rhymer Gallery, Chicago IL, December 9, 2011-January 3, 2012.
The Magic Child Repository, Providence RI, April 7-May 7, 2011.
Flow of Words/Surfacing Images, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge NH, October-December 2010.
R.I. Sight, Pawtucket Arts Festival Poets and Artists Collaboration, Pawtucket RI, September 12, 2010.
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT, May 2009.

Public Works
Guerrilla Shrines. Photographs of Guerrilla Installations in Delhi, Jaipur, and Varinasi at Kriti Gallery, Varinasi, India. January 2013.
Interval. LED Installation in Rogers Park, Chicago IL, September-December, 2012.
Findings. Permanent geocached installation at Lake Park, Milwaukee WI. http://findingspoem.blogspot.com. July 2012-Present.
Nomadic Garden. Medicinal garden planted in the back of Toyota Tacoma truck, 2011-Present.
Orange Lining. Lines of poetry included in Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project, Portland OR, August 2012-13.
HEARTH. Temporary stonework installation, approx. 20 x 20 feet, Blue River WI, 2007.

Permanent Collections
Dismantled Notebook. Artist’s Book. Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Stead. University of Iowa Digital Library. The Daily Palette Digital Collection. http://dailypalette.uiowa.edu/?artwork=3133
Press
The Daily Palette. University of Iowa. September 4, 5, & 6, 2013. http://research-intermedia.art.uiowa.edu/dp/index.php?artwork=3133.
LandEscape Art Review, April 2013. http://issuu.com/landescapeartpress/docs/landescape_art_review_-_april_2013/5.
‘All in the Name of Art.’ Times of India, January 20, 2013.
Cook, Greg. Review of Inscapes in The Providence Phoenix, April 1-7, 2011, p.19.