Shawn Marshall

Shawn Marshall
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

STATEMENT

My artistic process is significantly shaped by the integration of my multidisciplinary background in architecture and sculpture. It informs not only the techniques I employ and the tools I use but also the consideration I give to structure, form, space, composition, and material.

In my work, I explore the connection between human presence and our environment. I am also concerned with consumption and waste and for this reason, I collect discarded and found materials such as paper, cardboard, wallpaper, magazines, lace, and scraps of material. In addition to my exploration of mixed media collage, I also create traditional collage, which allows me to experiment with composition and narrative in a different form. The two practices are interconnected, as both utilize the juxtaposition of disparate elements to forge new meanings and contexts.

BIO

Shawn Marshall is a Kentucky-based mixed-media artist with a background in architecture and design. She earned a Master of Architecture with a Minor in Fine Art from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky. She is also a visual arts educator who earned Master of Art in Teaching from Bellarmine University.

Marshall’s work has been published in Suboart Magazine, Art Seen Magazine, Contemporary Collage Magazine, Art Hive Magazine, and others. She recently completed a residency at the Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe, NM where she will have a solo show in April of 2025. She is a recipient of Artist Enrichment Grants from the Great Meadows Foundation in Kentucky, the latest of which is affording her travel to the 2024 Venice Biennale in October. Shawn Marshall’s work is included in private and public collections including the S.N.A.P. Collection in Louisville, corporate collections including Brown-Forman Corporation, PNC Bank, Commonwealth Bank, and the University of Kentucky, and many private collections in the U.S. and abroad. Shawn Marshall is represented by Viridian Artists, New York, NY, and New Editions Gallery in Lexington, KY.

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