Denise Shaw's paintings have been exhibited internationally and throughout the United States including: The Museum of Arts and Design, The Park Avenue Armory, the Swiss Institute and Laguardia College/CUNY in New York City, as well as corporate and private collections. Her work has been auctioned at Sotheby's New York. She was recently honored at the White House for her design and painting of the White House Easter Egg representing New York State. Aside from her fine art production, she has created art installations for theme events at The Ronald MacDonald House in New York City, and she has participated in the public art forum, Cow Parade NYC 2000, in which her sculpture was featured on CNN. Her short film "The Three Muses" was screened on The Independent Film Channel. Ms. Shaw received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from School of Visual Arts, NYC and a Certificate in Film, Masters Program, from New York University, NYC.

BIOGRAPHY

Education

School of Visual Arts, New York City, Bachelor of Fine Arts New York University, New York City, Masters Program, Certificate in Film

Solo Exhibitions

2005 Recent paintings Park Avenue Armony, New York City. Sponsored by House & Garden Magazine.

2002 "Symbols of Transformations" LaGuardia College/CUNY, New York City.

2001 Paintings. Bikram Yoga New York City. Director: Jennifer Lobo

2000 "A Night in Africa". Ronald MacDonald House, New York City. Installation of painted sculptural masks, animals, design motifs. Client: ING Asset Management.

1998 Paintings and drawings. Yoga Connection Tribeca Gallery, New York City. Director: Sarah Margolis.

Group Exhibitions

2007 "Color and Light" Four limited edition prints. Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Center. New York City. Curator: Frank J. Boros

2005 2nd International Collage Exhibition Vilnius 2005. Organizer: Circle "Bokartas". Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas. Gallery "Kaire Desine", Vilnius, Lithuania. Two collages.

2004 "Postcards From the Edge" Brent Sikkena, New York City. visualAids Project.

2003 "Postcards From the Edge" Galerie Lelong, New York City. visualAids Project.

2003 "The Art of the Plate" Museum of Arts & Design, New York City. Corporate Sponsor: Dixie/Georgia-Pacific

2003 Egg Artist Exhibition. The White House, Washington, DC. Organized by The American Egg Board.

2002 "Postcards From the Edge" Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York City. visualAids Project.

2002 "My Copilot" part of "DOGNY" public art commission created by the American Kennel Club. Painted sculpture. Corporate sponsor: Insignia. Auctioned at Sotheby's.

2001 "Postcards From the Edge" Sarah Meltzer Gallery, New York City.

2000 "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Sculpture featured on CNN. Part of a public art exhibition: CowParade New York City. Site: Columbus Circle. CowParade Holding Corporation. Corporate Sponsor: Jane Forbes Clark

1997 Group "Book" Project. Swiss Institute, New York City

1995 "Time Capsule". Group exhibition. Curator: Robin Kahn. Paula Cooper Gallery. New York City.

1993 "A Grand Tour" Group exhibition. Guest Curator: Ingrid Schaffner. Funded in part, by Pro Helvetica, the Arts Council of Switzerland. Swiss Institute, New York City.

1991 "Choice". Group exhibition. Sponsored by the Women's Caucus of the Arts, A.I.R Gallery, New York City.

1991 "The Poems of Stanley Kunitz" Calligraphy exhibition, June Kelly Gallery, New York City.

1989 "The Goddess: Art Exhibition" Juried group show. New York Open Center, New York City.

1989 "American Herstory". Traveling juried group exhibition. Curator: Dr. Eleanor Tufts. Mary Vinson Memorial Library, Milledgeville, Georgia.

1989 "American Herstory". Traveling juried group exhibition. Curator: Dr. Eleanor Tufts. Metropolitan Dade Community College, Miami Florida.

1988 "American Herstory: Women and the Constitution". Curator: Dr. Eleanor Tufts. The Atlanta College of Art, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Georgia.

1986 "The Lady in the Harbor". Group exhibition, celebrating the 100 year-old birthday of the Statue of Liberty. Curator: Renee Phillips. Sponsored by Manhattan Arts, New York City.

1985 "Shelter 85" National Juried Exhibiton. Curator: Harry Rand, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC.

1984 International Art Competition for the 1984 Olympics. Certificate of Excellence in Watercolor. Juror: Dr. William G. Otton, Director Laguna Beach Museum of Art. Brand Library Art Galleries, Los Angeles, California.

Auctions

Cabrini Medical Center, Annual Art Auction 2002-2004. National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, NYC. Works on Paper, Paintings.
Ice Theater of New York, Benefit 2002-2004, New York City.Silent Auction. Works on Paper, Paintings.
Sotheby's, New York City. DOGNY. Painted sculpture.

Two Cretan Tablets 17.5" x 78" each, pumice stone and sumi ink on wood.

Collections

Clark Estates, New York City
ESG/Insignia, New York City
Defense Department, Washington, DC
GHI Health Insurance, New York City
Jack Lichtenstein & Associates, New York City
Phillip Morris
New Moves Dance Company, New York City
PC Ex, Inc., New York City
Pfizer Inc., New York City
Soho Health Arts, New York City
Telford Veterinary Hospital, Telford, PA
The White House, Washington DC
Yoga Connection Tribeca, New York City

Publications

American Artist , October 2003, featured article.
Bark Magazine, Fall 2002, featured article on painted sculpture/DOGNY
Citysearch, January 2003
CowParade New York, published by Workman Publishing
Cruise Industry News, Winter 2002/03. Artist Profile.
DOGNY America's Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs. Hardcover, full color, 144pp. Published by TFH Publications
First Frontier Collage Society Catalogue. 2006. 7th International Juried Exhibition.
Herald Tribune, April 2005. Article: "Advocating for Artists".
MEMO, October 2003, life-style magazine published in Japan, artist profile
Time Capsule, published by Creative Time
CE5. Published by Artist's Books Triennials, UAB "Daigai" 2005.

Lectures

"Art as therapy and therapy as an art" Guest artist. The Psychoanalytical Society, New York City. Creator and moderator: Dr. Joan Erdheim