Shan's Curriculum Vitae

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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

“Chrome to Canvas” (A solo exhibition of vintage car, motorcycle, and airplanes)
Link and Pin Gallery
2235 E 6th St #102, Austin, TX
September 1-October 1, 2017
Amelia Island Concourse d'Elegance
Fernandina Beach, Florida
March 11-13, 2016

AWARDS

2022 - First Place, 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 of Show - International Guild of Realism Spring Salon, 1930 Indian Scout Motorcycle

Art Renewal Center - Finalist, 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 - International Shortlist Finalist – Artslant Georgia Fee Paris Residency – May 2017

2016 - Grand Prize Winner - BIG Show, Texas Statewide large art exhibition, Texas State University Gallery, 1963 Mercury Monterey

GROUP EXHIBITION PARTICIPATION

2022

Los Angeles Art Fair - represented by Abend Gallery, Jan 19-23

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 WINNER-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
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