Shan's Curriculum Vitae

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Self Titled, City Arts Center-Round Rock, Texas, November 2025

Self Titled, Circuit of the Americas exhibition sponsored by Petrol Lounge & Super Lap Battle, April 12–13, 2025

Self Titled, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Postponed until 2026)

Self Titled, Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook/Porsche Experience, Birmingham, Alabama (Postponed until 2026)

Make-A-Wish/F1/Will Buxton Bash, October 2024, Austin, Texas

Self Titled, Porsche Experience, October 2024, Austin, Texas

Self Titled, Porsche Central Texas, July 2024, Austin, Texas

Self Titled, Hublot, Self Titled Exhibition, June 28, 2024, Austin, Texas

"Move It!" Grand Bohemian Casa Monica Gallery, St. Augustin, FL, February 29-March 3, 2024

Self Titled, Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook Gallery, Birmingham, AL, July 13-16, 2023

"Rollin'", by Shan Fannin, Solo Exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, March 10-April 14, 2021

“Chrome to Canvas”, Link and Pin Gallery, September 1-October 1, 2017, Austin, TX
Self Titled, Amelia Island Concourse d'Elegance, Fernandina Beach, FL March 11-13, 2016

AWARDS

2025 - Honorable Mention - International Best Art Awards, 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster & Mercedes AMG 300 SEL (aka “Red Pig”)
2024 - Bronze Winner, Camelback Gallery, My Best of 2024 International Exhibition- F2004 "I always thought records were meant to be broken"
2024 - Finalist - Camelback Gallery, Realism 2024 International Exhibition - Volkswagen Samba/Kombi Bus - Sealing Wax Red
2024 - Silver Winner - Camelback ARTIST INVITATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 10 - 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
2024 - Finalist -2024 - Silver Winner - Camelback ARTIST INVITATIONAL 10 International- 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
2024 - Nomination - State of Texas 2D Artist of the Year
2024 - Nomination - Allyship Award, Women Automotive International Network
2024 - Runner-Up Winner Teravarna 8th International Artist Grant
2024 - Gold Winner AND Bronze Winner, Camelback Gallery, Artist Invitational 9 International Juried VISUAL ARTS Exhibition
2024 - Award of Excellence, Top Art Awards Spring 2024 International, "Viper Pit"
2024 - Finalist, Camelback Gallery Artist Invitational 8, “Barn Find” (Ford F100)
2023 - Bronze Winner AND Finalist, Camelback Gallery Realism 2023 Traditional Painting & Drawing International Juried Art Exhibition (Bronze Award: "After Hours" (1990 Ferrari F40), Finalist: "Viper Pit" (2 Dodge Vipers)
2023 - Bronze Winner, Camelback Gallery My Best of 2022 International Exhibition, 1966 Alfa Romeo TZ2
2022 - Winner Next Original by Kessler Collection - New Year’s Eve Times Square Billboard and Resort Hotel Representation
2022 - Finalist, Boynes International Artist Awards, 7th edition, Italian Alps Residency
2022 - Winner - Ultimate Artist Collection (1 of 10 national artists): Brumos - An American Racing Icon One-of-a-Kind Slip Cover painting for Brumos Porsche Historical Archive
2022 - Winner - Artrepreneur On the Road Online Exhibition
2022 - Best in Show Camelback Gallery International Acrylic Arts Exhibition, 1958 DeHavilland DHC-2 Canada Beaver
2022 - Best in Show, Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Awards , 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster
2021 - Honorable Mention - Hilton Head 27th Biennale , Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. 1961 Honda 50 Motorcycle
2021 - Best in Show - International Guild of Realism Spring Salon, 1930 Indian Scout Motorcycle
2020 Finalist, Art Renewal Center - 1971 Mercedes AMG 300 SEL (aka Red Pig)

2020 - Best Composition - National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society "Best of America" exhibition, 1961 Honda 50
2020 - Honorable Mention - Monochrome Awards (Photojournalism Amateur) for "My Love, My Life"
2020 - Finalist - Art Renewal Center Annual Salon, 1971 Mercedes AMG (aka Red Pig)
2017 - Finalist - International Shortlist – Artslant Georgia Fee Paris Residency – May 2017
2016 - Best in Show - BIG Show, Texas Statewide large art exhibition, Texas State University Gallery, 1963 Mercury Monterey

GUEST JUROR

2025 - Texas Auto Writers Association Bill Neale National Fine Art Award for High School Students
2023 - Porsche vs. Ferrari Shoot Out, Austin, TX
2023 - National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society Best of America - Small Exhibition
2022 - Porsche vs. Ferrari Shoot Out, Austin, TX

2026

Poetic Response, International Exhibition 33 Contemporary Gallery, Lake Worth Beach, FL (Dying Chauffeur), 7/1-8/31/2025
Wheels, Watches, & Whiskey (collaboration with Gentleman Racer & McLaren), Sept 20, 2025, Bryan, TX

2025

Hilton Head 29th National Juried Exhibition ("After Hours"-1990 Ferrari F40), 5/13-6/13/25
Brumos Museum “An American Icon-Ultimate Artist’s Collection (#2 of 10, by Shan Fannin) Charity Auction, March
Spark of Wonder Exhibition, Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX, 4 pieces included in exhibition, Jan 24-Mar 21, 2025
2025 CAL International Exhibition, Madeley Gallery from 3/4-3/30/25, “Anticipation” (Shelby Cobra)

2024

BEST OF AMERICA exhibition, National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, Oct-Nov
Camelback Gallery, Artist Invitational 9 International Juried Visual Arts Exhibition (Gold Winner AND Bronze Winner)
Good Art Co. Oktoberfest (featuring German vehicle art by Shan Fannin)
Lunar Codex Moon Project (5 paintings included)

2023

ArtHop-Texas Statewide Competition, October (3 paintings chosen)
Nominated 2023-2024 Texas State Artist 2-D by Texas Commission on the Arts
Brumos Collection - Ultimate Artist’s Edition of Brumos: An American Racing Icon
Kessler Collection - Next Original (6 national galleries)

2022

International Guild of Realism 2022 Fall Salon Online Juried Exhibition (T6 Texan Airplane)
5"x5" Exhibition XI - Abend Gallery, July-August (5pcs included)
Melange' - Abend Gallery, July-August (6pcs included)
American Women Artists Spring Exhibition (1971 Mercedes AMG 300 SEL - aka Red Pig)
Western Gallery - New Western Talent
Camelback Gallery International Acrylic Arts Exhibition, 1958 DeHavilland DHC-2 Canada Beaver, BEST IN SHOW
People’s Gallery, Texas Statewide Competition, City Hall, Austin, TX (White Fiat Cinquecento)
American Artists Professional League - Spring Exhibition, 1956 Ford Thunderbird Dagmar
Lunar Codex - 5 Paintings to the MOON
International Guild of Realism 16th Annual Exhibition - McBride Gallery (Hispano & Testarossa)
Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art-Salon des Refuses, Apr 1-July 2, 1969 Jaguar XKE
Los Angeles Art Fair - represented by Abend Gallery, Jan 19-23
Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Award - BEST IN SHOW, 1932 Ford Hi-Boy Roadster
Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, Tennessee, 3/5/2022-5/29/2022, 1971 Corvette 454 Stingray Wheel

2021

Abend Gallery 31st Annual Winter miniatures exhibition - December
American Artists Professional League 93rd Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY (Anticipation - Shelby Cobra)
Curves! 33 Contemporary Gallery, September, (1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia)
TAG120Art Gallery - "Birdsong" exhibition (Taylor, TX), all female artists 9/1-10/31/21
International Guild of Realism Fall Online Salon Exhibition, 10/20-12/10, (1944 T6 Texan Airplane)
Southwest Artists / Mena Art Gallery 2021 Art of the Heartland (1916 Harley Davidson 8 Valve F Head Racer) Sept 1-Oct 31, 2021
Americana, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago (2017 Harley Davidson)
Hilton Head Biennale, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 5/4-5/26/21 (Honda 50)
American Artist's Professional League Grand National Exhibition, 4/1-8/30/21 (online due to Covid 19) (WAMX 3535 Train)
Freewheeling + Women in Automotive Art Exhibition/Concours, Bascom Bunzl Gallery, 5/11-8/21, Highlands, North Carolina
Art Renewal Center - Finalist (Mercedes AMG SEL 300 - Red Pig)
International Guild of Realism Spring Salon -BEST OF SHOW-1930 (Indian Scout Motorcycle)

2020

National Oil & Acrylic Society Fall Online International Exhibition
High Five: Celebrating 5 Women Artists Old Bakery & Emporium Gallery, Austin, TX(Virtual Exhibition due to Pandemic)
Austin Studio Tour - Virtual Home Studio Tour (due to pandemic)
Abend Gallery Annual Miniatures Exhibition, Denver, Colorado
National Oil & Acrylic Society "Best of America", Cutter & Cutter Gallery, St. Augustine, FL, November 2020
International Guild of Realism, 15th Annual Exhibition, Principle Gallery, October 2020 (1959 Cadillac Coupe deVille)
Abend Gallery - Annual Miniature Exhibition, Denver, Colorado
National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society Spring International Spring Exhibition
People’s Gallery - Statewide Exhibition, Austin City Hall, March-December

2019

33 Contemporary Gallery-Silent Stories Exhibition, “Pack of Schwinns”, Chicago, IL
Old Bakery & Emporium Small Works Exhibition, December
Abend Gallery Holiday Miniatures Exhibition, November
Allied Artists of America “Best of America” Exhibition, Salmagundi Club in New York City, Aug-Sept
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society “Best of America” exhibition, Montegomery-Lee Fine Art Gallery in Park City, Utah
Abend Gallery 5”x5” exhibition
National Oil & Acrylic Painter’s Society Spring Online International Exhibition
People’s Gallery, Austin City Hall, Austin, TX, (statewide competition), January 2019-December 2019
Adorn Me Exhibition – PoetsArtists Magazine/Zhou B Art Center Gallery February-March
In Celebration of Women Artists Exhibition (International Women’s Month) – Skidmore Contemporary Gallery, March

2018

Nominated 2019-2020 Texas State Artist 2-D by Texas Commission on the Arts
Anything But The Figure Online Exhibition – PoetsArtists Magazine/Zhou B Art Center Gallery September-October
National Oil & Acrylic Painter’s Society “Best of America” at Eisele Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia, September14-October 13
Distinction Gallery “Flamin Bettys-Immortalized” Charity Exhibition, August-September
Zhou Art Center Gallery Showcase in partnership with Poets Artists Magazine/Artsy, Chicago, June-July
Allied Artists of America Annual Online Associates Exhibition
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society 2018 Spring International online exhibition-Award of Merit for 1971 Mercedes AMG 300
Viva Le Femme, L’Atelier Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, April 7-June 30, 2018
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society – “Best of America” Small Works Exhibition, April 30-May 26, 2018, Richland Fine Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
40th Annual Lubbock Arts Festival – Featured Artist, April 2018
Art for the People Gallery, Austin, TX, February 9 – April 28, 2018
Sirona Gallery, January-March 2018
Art Palm Beach International – Women Painting WTF They Want, sponsored by Sirona Gallery, January 17-21, 2018

2017

Castle Gallery Fine Art, Holiday Exhibition, Fort Wayne, Indiana – December 1, 2017 – January 6, 2018
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society – “Best of America” Exhibition, October 16-November 11, 2017, Castle Gallery
Texas Statewide Art Hop Competition/Exhibition, Georgetown Art Center Gallery, Sept–October 2017
Build Hope, Not Walls Fundraising Exhibition, 150 International Artists Donating Artwork to assist American Immigrants/Refugees, October 2017
FINALIST – Best Cover Finalist for Porsche Club of America Magazine, Horizons (Texas edition), Porsche 356
American Women Artists – National Juried Exhibition, “Under a Vast Sky”, Oct-December 2017, Tucson Desert Art Museum, Arizona.
BIG Show – Texas State University Statewide Exhibition, June-August 2017
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society – Spring International On-line Exhibit
HERstory – Manhanttan Arts International – AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER, Apr-Jun 2017,
25th Annual Hilton Head Biennale National Juried Exhibition, Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, May 2017
84th Annual Hudson Valley Art Association Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, Apr-May 2017
Art Slant 2nd 2017 Prize Showcase Winner

2016

National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society Fall 2016 International Online Exhibition, http://www.noaps.org/html/on-line_international.html
small works, BIG TALENT, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA December 2016
Texas Statewide Art Hop Competition/Exhibition, Georgetown Art Center Gallery, 816 S Main St, Georgetown, TX 78626 Oct-November 2016
National Association of Women Artists, “A Sight for Sore Eyes” National Online Exhibition, Oct 2016-Jan 2017
Texas State University – The BIG Show – 1st PLACE WINNER (1963 Mercury Monterey), Texas State University Gallery Round Rock Campus, July-August 2016
2016 Spring National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) INTERNATIONAL ON-LINE Exhibition
Riverbend Inspirational Gallery Exhibition, Creative Arts Society of Austin, Feb-May 2016
Bass Concert Hall, Creative Arts Society Member Exhibition, Jan-May 2016
Austin Bergstrom International Airport – Featured Artist, Austin, Texas, Jan-July 2016

2015

EAST Austin Studio Tour – The EAST Space Gallery, Austin, November 2015
Texas Statewide Art Hop Competition/Exhibition, Georgetown Art Center Gallery, October 2016
Road Trippin’ Exhibition, Georgetown Art Center Gallery, July-August 2015
Super Rad Art Collective – Taco Exhibition (Keeping Austin Weird)
Art Space Gallery – Round Rock, “From Insects to Elephants” Animal Exhibition (Charity event Austin Animal Shelter)
WEST Austin Studio Tour – 9 Spirited Women Artists, May 2015
Texas State University IMAGINE Exhibition, Texas State University Gallery Round Rock Campus, Feb-May 2015
Contemporary Austin Museum 5″x7″ Exhibition, Brazos Hall Gallery, February 26, 2015
Austin Fine Art Gallery “Go Figure” Exhibition, Feb-March 2015
Art Space of Austin “Love” Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Feb-March 2015
Riverbend Inspirational Gallery Exhibit, Jan-April 2015

2014

Amplify & Creative Arts Society Exhibition, Oct-Dec 2014
EAST Austin Studio Tour, November 2014
Texas Statewide Art Hop Competition/Exhibition, October 2014
Romani Gallery, Open Artist’s Exhibit, August 2014
Old Bakery & Emporium Gallery – Best of Austin Artists @ Work, Aug-Sept 2014
Romani Gallery, “It Ain’t Nothin’ Without a Woman’s Art” Exhibition (Austin Women Artists), July-Aug 2014
Unite Austin Fundraiser & Art Exhibition, June 2014
Texas State University BIG SHOW, Texas State University, June-Aug 2014
Art Space Gallery – Round Rock, Pen/Ink/Pencil Exhibit, June 2014
Art Nova Gallery Acoustic Canvas Exhibition, June 2014
Pine Street Station Gallery All Aboard Exhibition, June 2014
WEST Austin Studio Tour, May 2014
Art Space Gallery – Round Rock, Abstracts & Sculpture Exhibit, May 2014
38th Annual ACC Student Art Exhibition, Dougherty Arts Center Gallery, Apr-May 2014
Capturing Our Dynamics, Black History Celebration Exhibit – 1st Place Winner (“Comfortably Brooding”) , Kramer Gallery, March 2014
Art Majors Figurative Exhibition, Kramer Gallery, Feb-Apr 2014

2013

EAST Austin Studio Tour, Pine Street Gallery, Nov 2013
Art Majors Exhibition, Kramer Gallery, Nov-Dec 2013

ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS

Member of American Women Artists (Associate Member with Distinction)
Member of National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (Signature Member)
Member of Allied Artists of America

EDUCATION

Austin Community College Art Courses 2012-2013: Design 1, Watercolor 1, Life Drawing 1-3, Drawing 1, Painting 1-2

Charity Organizations Shan works with: Make-A-Wish, Spina Bifida Jacksonville, Center for Child Protection, Living Grace Canine Ranch