BORN 1968, New Iberia, LA, USA
SOLO & 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (to 2000)
2008
The Sacred Space of Shawne Major, Opelousas Museum of Art, Opelousas, LA, Feb-Apr
2007
Recent Fiber Works by Shawne Major & Christine Tedesco, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, Jan-Mar
2006
Apogee, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, May-Jun
Intrinsic Value: Works by Shawne Major, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, Apr-May
2005
Coffee Milk, Fine Arts Gallery, UNO-Lakefront, New Orleans, LA, Jan-Feb
2004
Portal to Portal, Architects & Artists Space, Lafayette, LA, Nov
2003
Hegemony Pajamas, Galerie Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, Apr-May
Bricolage/Montage: Shawne Major/Linda Frese, NOCCA Riverfront, New Orleans, LA, Feb-Mar
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (to 2000)
2008
Prospect 1. New Orleans Biennial, New Orleans, LA, Nov-Jan, Curator: Dan Cameron
40 Days & 40 Nights, Louisiana State Archive, Baton Rouge, LA, Jul-Sep, Curator: Donn Young
Southern Open, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA, May-Jul, Curator: Peter Frank
Innovation/Tradition, NEA/Southern Arts Federation traveling exhibition beginning at Atlanta History Center, Mar-Dec, Curator: Teresa Hollingsworth
Art at the Shop, Ephemeral Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, Mar, Curator: Kathryn Hunter
2007
Moment Factory, Digital Collaboration Project, Perkins Rowe, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov
National Association of Women Artists: New Members Exhibition, NAWA Gallery, New York, NY, Mar
Selections, Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY Jan-Feb
2006
Grendel Miami (during Art Basel week), Jack the Pelican Presents, Miami, FL, Dec
Louisiana Gallery Artists Group Exhibition, Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, Dec
Contact/ Gulf Coast Exhibit, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY, Oct-Nov
Sustained Winds: Before-During-After, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA, Jan-Mar, Curator: Rose Courville
Exit 101, Abercrombie Gallery, Lake Charles, LA, Jan-Feb, Curator: Heather Ryan Kelly
2005
Legacy: Recent Acquisitions, Paul & Lulu Hilliard Museum, Lafayette, LA, Dec-Apr
Recent Acquisitions: Paintings & Sculpture, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, Aug-Nov
Spirit of Place: Art of Acadiana, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, May-Sep, Curator: David Houston
Art With a Southern Drawl, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL, Apr, Curator: Charles M. Clark
Nouveaux Artistes d’Acadiana, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA, Jan-Mar
2004
The Governor’s Mansion 2005 Art Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA, Nov 04-Apr 06
Spirit of Place: Art of Acadiana, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA, Oct-Jan 05, Curator: David Houston
Threaded Notions, Galerie Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, Apr-May, Curator: Brian K. Guidry
2003
Domestic Rituals, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY, Jul-Sep
FestForAll Visual Arts Invitational, Old State Capital, Baton Rouge, LA, May
Fresh Spaces-Fresh Faces, Architects & Artists Space, Lafayette, LA, Jan-Feb, Curator: Troy Dugas
2002
Many Happy Returns, Artists Alliance, Lafayette, LA, Jul-Aug, Curator: Brian K. Guidry
Herstory, ManhattanArts.com (online exhibition), May-Jul
Paper Remix, Dieu Donne Papermill, NYC, Jan-Feb, Curator: Edwin T. Ramoran
2001
Artists Talk on Art, Curator's Choice, Denise Bibro Fine Art, NYC, Sep-Oct
Abstraction 2001, New Century Artists, NYC, Jun, Curator: Howardana Pindel
Über Quilts, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY, Mar-Apr, Curator: Karina Aguilera Skvirsky
Window on Jamaica, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica, NY, Feb-Apr, Curator: Karina Aguilera Skvirsky
3rd Inaugural Exhibit, Millennium Arts Center, Washington, DC, Jan-Feb
2000
Cross Currents, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS, Aug-Sep, Curator: Louise Ross
In the Hands of an Artist, Wilmer Jennings Gallery, NYC, Jul-Aug
Celebrating Yaddo Artists, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Jun-Jul, Curator: Yuko Nii
St. Mark’s 2000, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, NYC, Mar-Apr, Curator: Leslie Jones
SELECTED GRANTS & AWARDS
2008
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant
Creative Capital/Louisiana Division of the Arts Professional Development Workshop, Baton Rouge, LA
2006
Artist Fellowship, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
2003
Mini-Grant, Louisiana State Division of Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
1997
Artist in Residence, Sculpture Space, Utica, NY
1996
Workspace Fellowship, Dieu Donne Papermill, NYC
1995
Artist in Residence, Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
1992
Artist in Residence, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Hilliard Museum of Art — Lafayette, LA
Ogden Museum of Southern Art — New Orleans, LA
Frederick Weisman Foundation — Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
MFA, Sculpture, 1995, Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
BFA, Painting, 1991, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
REPRESENTATION
Heriard-Cimino Gallery, 440 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA, heriard-cimino.com
Joan Grona Gallery, 112 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX, joangronagallery.com
