Education:
University of Oregon, School of Fine Arts, Eugene, OR
University of Oregon, School of Architecture, Eugene, OR
Central Oregon Community College, Fine Arts, Bend, OR
Tulane University, Architecture and Drawing, Aegina, Greece
Upcoming Exhibitions:
March 2011--Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
Fall 2011--Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
Solo Exhibitions:
2010 “Shawna Moore,” Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009 “Mosaic,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“Prayer Flags,“ Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, Jackson, WY
2008 “Orison,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“New Paintings,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
“New Paintings,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
“Sutra,” Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, Jackson, WY
2007 “You’re Getting Warmer,“ Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2006 “Landmarks,” Jackson Street Gallery, Jackson, WY
2005 “Streams of Consciousness,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2004 “Shawna Moore, Encaustics,” PAVE’ Fine Art, Bend, OR
2003 “Bosque,” John Paul Designs, Bend, OR
2002 “Shawna Moore, Paintings,” Portal Gallery, Los Alamos, NM
Group Exhibitions:
2011 “Art4Shelter,”Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Wall of Miniatures,” Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
“On The Wing,” Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
“Art and Soul,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2010 “Shawna Moore and Rebecca Crowell,” Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Telluride, CO
“Shawna Moore and Rebecca Crowell,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“Bee Conscious,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
“Porcelain with David Smith,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Wax Works,” The Emerson Center for Art and Culture, Bozeman, MT
“Elements of Abstraction,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
“Contemporary 38,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2009 “Salon,” Bend Independent Contemporary Artists (BICA), Bend, OR
“3 Painters,” Bend Independent Contemporary Artists (BICA), Bend, OR
“Montana Triennial, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
“Works from the Heart-Contemporary Art,” Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane, WA
2008 “Global,” Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Summer Works,” Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
“Northwest Encaustic Invitational,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
“Whodunit?” Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY
“Works from the Heart-Contemporary Art,” Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane, WA
“We Are One-Contemporary Art 36,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2007 “Monothon,” Crow‘s Shadow Institute, Umatilla Reservation, Pendelton, OR
“The Writing’s on the Wall,” Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
“Women and Wax,” The Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“The Elements of Architecture,” Montana Stone Gallery, Kalispell, MT
“Feng-Shui Art,” Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, Jackson, WY
“Surface & Beyond,” Ruth Morpeth Gallery, Hopewell, NJ
“Encaustic II,” Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
“Annual Juried Show,” Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
“Full Circle-Contemporary Art 35,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2006 “The Red Show,” Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
“Summer Group Show,” Kebanu Gallery, Bend, OR
“The 46th Chromosome,” Jackson Street Gallery, Jackson, WY
“Shawna Moore and Kate Hunt,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Annual Juried Show,” Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
“Whodunit?” Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson, Wy
“Pacific Northwest Art Annual,” University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
“Contemporary Art 34,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
“Black & White Show,” Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY
2005 “100 Faces of Whitefish,” O'Shaughnessy Arts Center, Whitefish, MT
“Trickle: New Acrylic Paintings,” Avenida Gallery, Bend, Oregon
2004 “The Election Show,” Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Summer Show,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“3rd Annual National Drawing Exhibition,” Wiford and Vogt, Santa Fe, NM
“The Big Show,” Avenida Gallery, Bend, OR
2003 “The December Show,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Natural Abstractions,” Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR
“Contemporary Art 2003,” Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
2002 “December Invitational,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Featured 5 x 2, 10 Featured Artists,” Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
“Anything that Flies,” Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
“Collect,” Plan B Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 “101 Small Changes,” Avenida Gallery, Bend, OR
2000 “The Figure,” Pinkney Gallery, Bend, OR
1998 “Art Redux,” Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR
“Art from the Heart,” Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR
1989/1998/2000/2001 “Juried Student Show,” COCC Gallery, Bend, OR
1994 “Winter Solstice Show,” News Gallery, Bend, OR
1993 “Summer Solstice Show,” News Gallery, Bend, OR
1987 “Dystopia,” Gallery 141, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1985 “Free for All,” New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR
Awards:
2010 “Strategic Development Grant,” Montana Arts Council and the NEA
2006 “Professional Development Grant,” Montana Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts
2004 “Opportunity Grant,” Montana Arts Council and NEA, Whitefish, MT
“Juried National Drawing Exhibition,” Santa Fe, NM
2003 “Juror’s Award,” Contemporary Art 2003, Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
2001 “First Place,” 3D Design, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
“Merit Award,” 3D Design, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
1998 “Merit Award,” Painting, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
1989 “Golden Paintbrush,” Painting, Central Oregon Community College, Bend
1989-1998 “Talent Grants,” Full Tuition, Central Oregon Community College, Bend
1987 “Achievement Award,” American Institute of Architects, Eugene ,OR
Collections:
Nicolas Tabbal MD, New York, NY
Suzanne Schlosberg, Bend, OR
Phil Jackson Residence, Lakeside, MT
Smyley-Robinson Attorneys, Whitefish, MT
James Patrick Siegal, New York, NY
Gary Papers Architect, San Diego, CA
Douglas Keys Architect, Los Angeles, CA
The Wave, Permanent Collection, Whitefish, MT
R & F Handmade Paints, National Encaustic Slide Library, Kingston, NY
Central Oregon Community College Library, 1% for Art Purchase, Bend, OR
Central Oregon Community College, President’s Purchase Award, Bend, OR
Bluehour Restaurant, Bruce Carey, Portland, OR
Richard Archer, New Castle Upon Tyne, England
Tsolakis Architects, Volos, Greece
Professional Experience:
2010 --“Arts in April,” Whitefish Public Schools, Whitefish, MT
2009 --“Whitefish Salon,” Montana Women’s Art Collective, Founder (continuing)
--“Visiting Artist,” Whitefish High School, Art Department
2008 --Juror, “Reflections,” National Student Art Competition
2007 --Curator, “Women and Wax,“ National Invitational Encaustic Show, MT
--Art as Business Series, Artist Panel, Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
--McCool Education Endowment, Founder and Board Member, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR (2003-2007)
--Encaustic Workshops throughout Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, New York, Idaho and Oregon. Professional Dev. Grant through Montana Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. (2004-2011)
2005 --Children's Art Workshops in conjunction with Whitefish Head Start, Whitefish, MT
2004 --“Dia de Los Ninos,” National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
2003 --Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Encaustic Workshops, Los Alamos, NM
--University of New Mexico, Substitute instructor, Los Alamos, NM
2002 --Harwood Art Center, Encaustic Workshops, Albuquerque, NM
Publications:
Whitefish Review, Whitefish, MT, Spring 2011
Briar Cliff Review, Souix City, Iowa, 2011
Montana’s Cultural Treasures, 2010-2011
Encaustic Art Book, Lissa Rankin, 2010
Cascade A&E, “3 Painters, BICA Gallery,” 11/09
Shawna Moore, “Encaustic Paintings,” Madeline Shinn Boyle12/08
Missoulian, “Waxing Eloquent at the Missoula Art Museum,” 7/08
The Montana Arts and Culture Magazine, “Encaustic Invitational,” 6/08
Missoula Independent, “Waxing Artistic,” 6/08
Missoula Art Museum, “New Exhibitions--Encaustic Invitational,” 4/08
Jackson Hole New and Guide, “Contemporary Encaustic Artist Waxes Poetic,” 3/08
Planet Jackson Hole, “Encaustic Celebration,” 3/08
East Oregonian, “Printmakers at Crow’s Shadow,” 11/07
The Daily Inter Lake, “Waxing Artistic,” 8/07
Missoula Independent, “Waxy Buildup,”
Flathead Beacon, “A Unique Texture in Whitefish,” 8/07
Intertainer,, “ Poetic Waxing,” 8/07
Montana Arts and Culture, “Women and Wax,“ 8/07
Flathead Beacon,” A Unique Texture in Whitefish,” 8/07
Daily Interlake Intertainer, “Poetic Waxing,” 8/07
Whitefish Pilot, “Encaustic Show,” 7/07
Santa Fe Reporter, “Climate Change,“ 5/07
Montana Arts and Culture, “Shawna Moore Encaustic Artist,” 4/07
Sun Valley Mountain Express, “Art In Common,” 1/07
Cascade A&E, “Kebanu Features Multi-talented Artists,” 8/06
Whitefish Pilot, “Portrait of an Artist: Shawna Moore,” 3/06
Jackson Hole News and Guide, “Paintings Bewitch with Color,” 2/06
Planet Jackson Hole, “Shawna Moore at Jackson Street Gallery,” 2/06
The Source, “A New Lens,” 2/06
Cascade Arts and Entertainment, “Avenida Spring Show,” 3/05
Whitefish Pilot, “The Election Show,” 11/04
The New Mexican, “The Art of Yoga,” 8/04
The Source, “Painting Big,” 3/04
Santa Fe Magazine, “National Drawing Exhibition,” 3/04
The Source, “Burning in the Layers,” 7/03
Kaleidoscope, “Shawna Moore’s Southwest Inspired Abstracts,” 8/02
Kaleidoscope, “Contemporary Art 2003,” 6/02