shawnman.com • SHAWN MAN ROLAND

I come from a childhood full of encouragement of creativity and achievement, but one also of dischord. From my earliest days, I could more easily convey true and honest feelings, thoughts, opinions, and reflections of my life and the world through images than through words. Images leave much open to interpretation, but also reach for a fundamental connection and profound meaning. When a piece of art is complete, it stands on its own and has its own life. I really strive to create things of beauty that mean something to others, as well as to myself, even if that meaning is different for each person who shares them. I see my artwork as addressing issues of isolation, transcendence, and the emotional importance of color.

I like to incorporate whatever materials I discover that interest me and will get me closer to my vision of that piece, and have learned to use many mediums and tools, freeing me to follow my ideas. Predominately, I use acrylic and oil paints, plaster, wood, metal, resin, and any thing else that will work. My art reflects my fascination with color, texture, organic shapes and lines, as well as a desire to illustrate emotions and stories through figurative elements. There is a tension between my work being led by the materials, by the texture, shape and color and what comes out of it, or by images and more illustrative concerns. My most current work has become a melding of sculpture and painting, and is often very organic in form. It can be completely abstract, or figures can emerge out of a fog of color, line and texture.

2011 • LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 • The Gallery on Red Church St., London, England
2011 • Gallery Gora • Montreal, Qc, Canada
2010 • Nina Torres Fine Art • Miami, FL
2010 • Broadway Gallery • US Biennale Artist Exhibition, New York, NY
2007 • Biennale d'Arte di Firenze • Fortezza da Basso, Firenze, Italy
2003 • Octavias Haze Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 • Destination Foundation • Tails of the City, San Francisco, CA
2001 • Destination Foundation • Tails of the City, San Francisco, CA
2001 • Matisse Art Gallery • International Contemporary Art Exhibition,
Rome, Italy
2001 • SoMarts Gallery • Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2001 • Pino Pascali Gallery • Bari (Capuso), Italy
2001 • Junius Gallery • San Francisco, CA
2000 • Octavias Haze Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 • Yuerba Buena Sculpture Walk • Yuerba Buena Gardens,
San Francisco, CA
1998 • 99 • Gallery 739 • San Francisco, CA
1991 • 92 • Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery • Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

Education:
1993, BFA University of the Arts
1989, Carnegie Mellon University

Short List of Projects Below

Decorative Design, Murals, Sculpture and Restoration

1999 - Present
Self-Employed: Murals, Decorative Finishing, Sculpture and Painting Commissions

1995 - 1999
Artist and Management: Ahrens Studio: Murals, Decorative Finishing, Painting and
Sculpture
Reproduction Art for Evans and Brown: Oakland, CA
Project Sculptor: Dinamation, Irvine, CA

Decorative Finishing

Painted Finishes and Custom Applications for private homes and commercial spaces throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

*Also, have worked on projects in Pheonix, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, Cincinnati, OH,
Salt Lake City, UT, Lawrenceburg, IN, and Thong Nai Pan, Thailand

Murals

Kasia Amparano, San Rafael, CA
Bob and Marylin Smith, Glenn Ellen, CA
Chai Bar, Thong Nai Pan, Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
Mike Stone, San Rafael and Novato, CA
Alexander’s, Westin St. Frances Hotel; with, Roberta Ahrens, San Francisco, CA
Mitchell’s Ice Cream, San Francisco, CA
Juniper and Panama Sts. Exterior, Philadelphia, PA
Ferrari-Carano Winery; Healdsburg, CA. - VIA: Ahrens Studio, Inc.
Tuscany, Salt Lake City, UT
La Cornetta, San Francisco, CA - VIA Shelley Masters, Virgin of Guadalupe
Clown Alley, San Francisco, CA

Sculpture

Sculpture Commission, Gracie Allen, Maxwell Hotel;
386 Geary St., San Francisco, CA
The Farallon, Restaurant, San Francisco, CA; Via: Ahrens Studio, Inc.
*Responsible for Sculptural Bar Ceiling
Sculpture Commission, Dinamation Inc., Irvine, CA
14ft x 8ft x 7ft Sculpt of Hydra (seven headed dragon)-robotic
Sculpture Commission, Henry Jarrat, Las Vegas, NV
10ft x 7ft x 3ft Sculpt of Wild African Animal Grouping
Fry’s Electronics: Prop desiign and production. Artistic Finishes and Sculpting
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA: Alice and Wonderland Theme
Anaheim, Los Angeles, CA: Sci-Fi Theme;
San Jose, CA: Mayan Theme;
Sculpture commissions: On-going, creating custom sculpted tile arrangements