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BIO

Shona Macdonald (born 1969) is a visual artist and professor of art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a graduate of the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is best known for her works in drawing and painting.

EDUCATION

Shona Macdonald received her MFA in 1996 in Studio Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her BFA in 1992 from Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. She is currently Professor of Studio Art and Chair of the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was formerly Associate Professor at Illinois State University, where she taught from 1998 until 2006.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS


 * Brattleboro Museum and Art Centre, (2018)
 * Ahha Tulsa, OK, (2019)
 * Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL, (2015)
 * Gridspace, Brooklyn, NY, (2014)
 * Ebersmoore, Chicago, (2012)
 * Roswell Art Museum, Roswell, NM, (2011)
 * Engine Room, Wellington, New Zealand, (2010)
 * Proof Gallery, Boston, MA (2009)
 * Reeves Contemporary, NY, NY (2008)
 * Den Contemporary, LA, CA, (2007)
 * Skestos-Gabriele, Chicago IL, (2005)
 * Galerie Refugium, Berlin, Germany, (2002)
 * Fassbender Gallery, Chicago (1998 and 2000)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


 * Draw the Line, Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA (2019)
 * Paper Worlds, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC (2017)
 * Unearth, Painting Center, New York, NY
 * Histories and Memories, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN
 * Select, Garvey/Simon Art Access, New York, NY
 * Line, Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA
 * Painting and Seeing, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
 * Land Ho!, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, (Catalogue) (2015)
 * Perceptions of Promise:  Biotechnology, Society and Art, Glenbow Art Museum, Calgary,  Alberta, Canada (2011) Travelled to:
 * *McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada Feb – March 2012
 * *Chelsea Art Museum, NY, NY, Fall 2011
 * *University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Fall 2012-Spring 2013 (catalogue).
 * The Lustre of Silver, Evansville Museum & Art Gallery, Evansville, IN, (Catalogue) (2009)
 * The Uncertainty Principle: Drawing in the Golden Age of Worry, Northern Illinois             	University Art Museum, DeKalb, IL (2007)
 * The Lustre of Silver: Silverpoint Drawing, Telfair Art Museum, Savannah, GA (2006)
 * Surface Tensions, Spaces, Cleveland, OH (2000)
 * Brief Encounters, British Artists Abroad, (BAB), Platform, Melbourne, Australia
 * It Looks Easy: A Cross-Section of Painting in Chicago, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL (1999)
 * Mid-States Annual, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN (1996)
 * Pacesetters, Peterborough Art Gallery, Peterborough, England, UK (1992)

SELECTED AWARDS


 * Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation award, (2014)
 * Berkshire Taconic Individual Artist Grant, (2014)
 * University of Massachusetts Faculty Award, Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, (2012)
 * Pollock Krasner Foundation Award, (2009)
 * Illinois Arts Council, Finalist Award, (2005)
 * Louis Comfort Tiffany Council, NY, Nominee (2001)
 * CAAP Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL, (2000)
 * Jess Halpert Memorial Award, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, (1996)
 * Aberdeen Endowments Trust, Aberdeen Scotland, (1995)
 * Scottish International Educational Trust Scholarship, Scottish Arts Council, Scotland, (1992)
 * Hart Bursary Award, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, (1990)

SELECTED REVIEWS


 * Art in America 2006 - Solo Review
 * Art News 2003 - Solo Review
 * Chicago Tribune 2004 - Solo Show
 * Chicago Tribune 2005 - Solo Show
 * Chicago Reader 2004 - Solo Show
 * Chicago Sun Times 2005 - Solo Show
 * Flavorpill #1 2007 - Solo Show
 * Flavorpill #2 2005 - Solo Show
 * Number Ninety Three 2018 - Solo Project
 * FGA Spaces 2000 - Solo Show
 * The Life 2002 - Two Person Show
 * LA Times 2005 - Group Show
 * Amherst Bulletin 2015 - Group Show
 * Art Itd Nov/Dec 2015 - Group Show
 * Artscope Nov/Dec 2015 - Group Show
 * Worcester Telegram Oct 2015 - Group Show
 * Plain Dealer Dec 2000 - Group Show
 * Time Out Chicago Jan 2000 - Group Show
 * Chicago Artists Newsletter Nov 2000 - Group
 * New Art Examiner Dec/Jan 1999-2000 - Group Show
 * Chicago Sun Times #1999 - Group Show
 * New City 2000 - Group Show
 * Oberlin Review 2000 - Group Show
 * Sacramento Bee 2001 - Group Show
 * Emily Dickinson Review 2017 - Group Show
 * Nevada City Union 2001- Group Show

EXTERNAL LINKS

website: www.shonamacdonald.com