Shannon Donovan

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Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lives: Kington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Education
2006: BA(Hons) Design (Ceramics), The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
1994: MA, History of Art, Williams College, Willamstown, Massachusetts, USA


Solo Exhibitions
2013: "Doily Diary," Clay College, Millville, NJ, USA
2011: "Motifs," Crane Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009: Abington Art Center, Abington, PA, USA


Group Exhibitions
Invitational
2011: "Motifs," Crane Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009: �The Ground Beneath Your Feet,� Fringe, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009: "Personal Boundaries," SAGE Projects, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009: "24/7 Access: Ten Associate Artists of the Philadelphia Clay Studio," Anne Reid Art Gallery, Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ, USA
2008: �All Fired Up,� MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA, USA
2007: Society of Scottish Artists Annual (SSA) Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland

Juried/Curated
2010: Finalist, 30th International Ceramics Competition, L'Alcora, Spain
2010: Jersey Shore Clay National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ; Mark Dean, juror
2010: New, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE; Roberta Fallon, juror
2010: Main-Lining Ceramics, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA; Glen R. Brown, juror
2010: Merging Paths in Clay, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA; Brooke Hine, curator
2009: �Functionless Form, Functional D�cor,� School 33, Baltimore, MD; Philippa Hughes, curator
2009: Biennial Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ, USA; Kurt Weiser, juror
2009: Associate Artists Group Show, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2009: Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR, USA
2009: Jersey Shore Clay National. m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, USA; Jeff Guido, juror
2008: The 17th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, USA
2007: International Juried Exhibition, Kolok Gallery, North Adams, MA, USA

Nonjuried
2007: Design Collective, Glasgow, Scotland
2006: �Living Room/Bedroom,� The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show, Glasgow, Scotland
2005: �Regeneration,� Grassroots, Glasgow, Scotland
2002: Annual Members� Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, USA


Bibliography
500 Ceramic Sculptures, Lark Books, 2009 (Glen Brown, juror)

Grants/Awards
2010: Honorable mention for "Shabby Chic," Jersey Shore Clay National
2007: The White Gallery Prize, for "Living Room" at the SSA Annual Exhibition


Projects
Temporary installations
2004: Lost Cities of the Forth and Clyde, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
2005: Poppies in Town and Country, Glasgow (with Andrew Eastwood)
2006: Wigs for trees in winter, Glasgow
Monuments to Fallen Leaves, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow (with Andrew Eastwood)
2007: Tree by the Kelvin, Glasgow, Scotland