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Shawn Powell Featured at Cleveland鈥檚 New Abattoir Gallery and in Vanity Fair Magazine

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Shawn Powell, Beach Umbrella, 2020. Acrylic on Canvas. 30"x66", painting of a red and white striped beach umbrella with a dark yellow background.
黑料网 Assistant Professor of Painting  is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland鈥檚 new . His paintings are being shown alongside fellow Ohio artist Lauren Yeager鈥檚 photography, sculpture and installations. The exhibition from July 25 through Sept. 5, 2020. The show will have two opening reception days: July 31 and Aug. 1, 2020. The opening days will be by reservation through Eventbrite and then the show will be open during gallery hours (Thursday-Saturday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m.) or by appointment.

The artists鈥 work focuses on overlooked quotidian objects in their work, each adopting a philosophical tangent consistent with their commentary and interests. A sly sense of humor is common ground found in both bodies of work. This is the gallery鈥檚 second exhibition after their inaugural exhibition featuring Kent State alumna Hildur 脕sgeirsd贸ttir J贸nsson and New York-based artist Kaveri Raina, which closes on July 25. The gallery, which , is the brainchild of Lisa Kurzner and Rose Burlingham, two veteran independent, Cleveland-based curators. 

One of Powell's paintings was featured in this August. 

Image: (Top)Shawn Powell, Beach Towel, Scarf, Tooth, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 66 inches. (right) Shawn Powell, Beach Umbrella, 2020.  Acrylic on Canvas. 30"x 66"

POSTED: Friday, August 28, 2020 11:28 AM
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