User:Marileeit/Shawn O'Hagan

Shawn O'Hagan (23 May 1950), a visual artist who lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, was born in Toronto, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Guelph, a Bachelor of Education (specializing in art) from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Fine Art (specializing in painting) from the University of Waterloo.

In 1975, she moved to Western Newfoundland.

Shawn has worked with many processes and materials. For the past 15 years she  has concentrated mostly on textiles. Her new work combines textiles and painting. She has exhibited her work in solo and group shows mostly in the Atlantic Canada. Her work can be found in many collections including the Canada Council Art Bank.

"My recent work celebrates where and how I live – my personal history (both intellectual and spiritual) and my natural surroundings (my home, my garden, my cabin in the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland). I try to live carefully, touching what is around me. I am interested in the connections and overlap between my natural and domestic environments. The threads that run through my life. And about the energies that connect them all.

In my work I employ the labour intensive techniques of embroidery and appliqué either on painted terraskin paper (mounted on wood panel or stretched canvas), or on hand dyed vintage textiles or handmade felt."