Education:
2018 Advanced Certificate in Art Education, Brooklyn College, CUNY
2013 MFA, Studio Art, The City College of New York, CUNY
2010 BA, cum laude, Studio Art, State University of New York at Albany
2009 Semester Abroad, Universitat de Barcelona -coursework in Spanish Art History, Language and Culture
Select Exhibitions:
2017
Duality: Glimpses from the other side, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
4Heads' Portal Art Fair Soho, 435 Broome Street, New York, NY
Making Connections, The Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Making Connections II, Citi Deford Gallery, Long Island City, NY
ANIMALIA, Local Project Art Space, Queens, NY
Artists Stand Up!, Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
2016
Artists Co-op II, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Queens, NY
SWARM, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center, Dowell, MD
Pleat, Resident Arts, Columbia, MO
4Heads Benefit Auction, 104 Delancey Street, New York, NY
We Make It All To Have It All, La Bodega Gallery, Baltimore, MD
The Food Show, Local Project Art Space, Queens, NY
2015
Made In Queens, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
The Kitchen, Governors Island Art Fair, site-responsive installation, New York, NY
Urbane, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Small Works, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Public Art Initiative, Chenango Arts Council, Norwich, NY
Williamsburg Walks, outdoor installation, Northside Art Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Constrained, CityLife Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Working Artists, Academic Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Bi•fur•cated, Pleat Gallery, curated online exhibition
2014
Heaps, Site-responsive Installation, Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY
Rip Tide, Outdoor Sculpture Installation, Stowe, VT
National Juried Exhibition: Big Bad Wax, Mount Dora Center for the Arts, Mt Dora, FL
Art Biologic, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
Fountain Art Fair at The Murder Lounge, New York, NY
Downtown Denim, traveling exhibition with stops in: Monticello, NY; Jersey City, NJ; Boston, MA; Savannah, GA;
2013
Fruits, site-responsive, outdoor Installation, O+ Festival, Kingston, NY
City’s Six, One Art Space, New York, NY
Currents, Abstract, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Dark and Scary, Juried Group Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Have You Passed Through This Night?, The City College of New York, New York, NY
MFA Open Studios, The City College of New York, Compton Goethals Studios, New York, NY
HeightxWidthxDepth, Compton Goethals Gallery, The City College of New York, New York, NY
Women Make Art, Cohen Library Archives, The City College of New York, New York, NY
2012
On the Edge, Launch Pad Gallery, Portland, OR
In Between, The City College of New York, Compton Goethals Gallery, New York, NY
Rock & Roll Resort, Overlook Gallery, Monticello, NY
Portland Love Show: Love in the Cloud, Launch Pad Gallery, Portland, OR
MFA Open Studios, The City College of New York, Compton Goethals Studios, New York, NY
Sculpture Area Show, The City College of New York, Compton Goethals Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Ignite: Antagonist Art Movement, (reoccurring event) Niagara, New York, NY
3-Day Art Bash, The Artists Revolution Studios: Chelsea, New York, NY
MFA Open Studios, The City College of New York, New York, NY
Bushwick Open Studios, 238 Melrose Street #4, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Senior Art Exhibition, University at Albany, Fine Arts Building, Albany, NY
Works of Coercion, University at Albany, Fine Arts Building, Albany, NY
2009
Troy Night Out, Vacant Storefront Gallery at 27 3rd Street, Troy, NY
Residencies:
2017 Artist In Residence, 4Heads' Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY
2016 Artist In Residence, 4Heads' Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY
2015 Artist In Residence, Lacawac Sanctuary and Biological Field Station, Lake Arial, PA
2015 Artist In Residence, 4Heads' Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY
Teaching & Related Experience:
2016-present. Introductory Sculpture. Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY
2016-present. Artist Instructor. Studio In a School, New York, NY
2014 Intro to Ceramics. Teaching Assistant, class of Sylvia Netzer, The City College of New York
2013 Intro to Sculpture. Teaching Assistant, class of Colin Chase, The City College of New York
2012 Intro to Woodworking. Teaching Assistant, class of Colin Chase, The City College of New York
2010-11 Art Instructor. The Boys Club of New York. New York, NY
2008-10 Student Program Developer. Department of Residential Life, University at Albany
Special Projects & Experience:
2015 Curator: CONSTRAINED Group Exhibition, Jersey City, NJ
2014 Workshop Organizer & Instructor: Caps For Change creative workshop. Malawi, Africa
2013 Artist Lecture, One Art Space Gallery, New York, NY
2012-13 President of Graduate Art Society, The City College of New York, New York, NY
2008-09 NCBI Diversity & Sensitivity Training, Albany, NY
Permanent Collections:
University at Albany, Boor Sculpture Garden, Albany, NY
Grants, Scholarships & Professional Honors:
2017 Marge Magner Internship Stipend Award, Magner Career Center, Brooklyn College
2013 Grant Recipient: Dean's Office Arts & Humanities, The City College of New York
2012 Nominee for Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship
2010 Annual Sculpture Award, University at Albany Art Department
2010 Roanne Kulakoff Art Award, University at Albany Art Department
2009 Benjamin Gilman International Travel Scholarship
2006 Horatio Alger National Scholarship
Bibliography:
Jillian Steinhauer, "Passing Through Portal, an Unpretentious Art Fair in Soho", Hyperallergic, May 2, 2017
Meg Busacca, "Top 5 Installations to See at 4Heads Governors Island Art Fair", Design & Trend, Sep 4, 2015
Sarah Cascone, "Governors Island Art Fair Jump Starts the Season", Artnet News, Sep 3, 2015
Bethanie Collins, Interview: "Shannon McBride Studio Visit", Pleat Gallery Blog, Mar 11, 2015