Shawna Gilmore

Born and raised in the Upper Midwest, Shawna draws deep from the winter-forged well of her over-active imagination. She tends to paint things that amuse or puzzle her. Her folk-style paintings explore many topics such as science, metaphors, nature, humor, patterns, paradoxes, fairytales and a wide variety of musings on domestic subjects. Shawna graduated in 2000 from the University of Minnesota - Duluth with a BFA in Studio Art, Emphasis on Drawing and Printmaking. She has exhibited both locally and nationally. Shawna lives with her verbally talented husband, their twins and a menagerie of critters in a lively neighborhood near lovely Lake Superior.

2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in General Studio Art - Emphasis in Drawing and Printmaking, University of Minnesota, Duluth

2019 People's Choice Award, Duluth Art Institute Member Show, Duluth, MN
2018 5-Foot Show Gallery 360, Mpls, MN
2018 Wintermission, Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI
2018 Artist Feature, Lizzards Gallery, Duluth, MN
2017 "Chameleon" Solo Exhibit, Gallery 360, Mpls, MN
2017 Open Door 13 Juried Group Exhibit, Rosalux Gallery, Mpls, MN
2017 "Woodlandia" Solo Exhibit, Lakeside Gallery, Duluth, MN
2017 "5 Foot Show" Gallery 360, Mpls, MN
2016-2017 Collection of Works Solo Exhibit, Glam Doll Donuts, NE Mpls, MN
2016 "A Curious World" Solo Exhibit, Lakeside Gallery, Duluth, MN
2016 "Mischief, Memory and Wonder" Solo Exhibit, Red Herring Lounge, Duluth, MN
2016 "Land of Wonder" Solo Exhibit, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2015 "Mischief and Other Tales" Solo Exhibit. UWS's Kruk Gallery, Superior, WI
2015 "(Self) Portrait of an Artist Group Show, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2007-2018 Duluth Art Institute’s Annual Member’s Show, Duluth, MN
2014 "Transfigurations" Solo Exhibit Red Mug Coffee House, Superior, WI
2012 Rav'n Annual Exhibition, Solon Springs, WI
2011 "Thirst - Works on Paper" Art of Hair on London Rd, Duluth, MN
2010 "Thirst - Works on Paper" Duluth Teachers Credit Union-Kenwood, Duluth, MN
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