Shawn Skeir

Shawn Skeir's work is based on his long-standing relationship with graphic design, movement and colour theory. Shawn has been a part of the vibrant Toronto art scene for many years and has a wide following. His work is rooted in an emotional urban expressionist style that echoes the movements of light and colour. His recent work strives to create images that represent a unification of organic, analog and fluid movement with our post-digital sensibilities. In some of Shawn's work, strong influences of his Canadian East Coast and African heritage can be seen. Shawn is a consummate painter, inspired and guided by the unexpected results the paint medium can create.

1989 -1991 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS
1993 - 1994 George Brown College, Toronto, ON, Furniture Design
1996 - 1997 Digital Media Studio's Certificate Program, Electronic Publishing

COMMISSIONS & ACQUISITIONS:
2020 “Forever Yonge”, (a hoarding mural printed on steel designed by Skeir; the hoarding mural
measures approx. 273 feet long and stands 8 feet tall), recommended by PATCH Project
Toronto and commissioned by Lanterra Developments for their TeaHouse Condo development
located in Toronto, Canada
2019 “East Harbour Entrance Mural”, (a hoarding mural hand-painted on MDF by Skeir; the
hoarding mural measured 64 feet long by 8 feet tall), recommended by PATCH Project Toronto
and commissioned First Gulf for their East Harbour development project, Toronto, Canada
2018 “Sea Wall”, (a hoarding mural printed on vinyl designed by Skeir; the hoarding mural
measures approx. 130 feet long and stands 8 feet tall), recommended by PATCH Project Toronto
and commissioned by Carterra for their development 65 King East located in Toronto, Canada
2017 “Lake to Sky (DNA Landscape No.19)”, (a painting 141.75 x 54.75 inches), recommended by
ONI-ONE and commissioned by Bentall Kennedy for the lobby of their development TWO St.
Thomas in Yorkville, Toronto, Canada
2017 “Welcome Home”, (a hoarding mural printed on crezon designed by Skeir; the hoarding mural
measures 129.5 feet long by 8 feet tall), commissioned by Dan...