Shannon Cannings
Education:
BFA, Painting, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
MFA, Painting, Syracuse University, CVPA, Syracuse, NY
Exhibitions:
26 solo, two, and three person shows in 5 states
80+ juried and invitational shows in 16 states
Representation:
2013-Present: Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
2002-Present: Charles Adams Gallery, Lubbock, TX
2008-2025: Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Teaching:
26 years at Texas Tech: Associate Professor of Practice and Drawing Coordinator
2 years at Syracuse University: Adjunct, Drawing and Design
1 year at Cazenovia College: Adjunct, Drawing and Design
Awards and Publications:
2022 Included in "Loaded: Guns in Contemporary Art", by Suzanne Ramljak
2020 Included in "View From my Window", by Barbara Duriau
2019 “CASPfest”, CASP, Lubbock, TX, Juried by Christina Rees, Received 1st Place
2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 Hunting Prize Finalist, Houston, Texas
2014 Short-listed for an ArtPace San Antonio
2015 Summer Residency, San Antonio, TX
2007 New American Paintings, Book 72
Recent Exhibitions:
2025 "Distortions", Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX, Solo
2023 “Duplicity”, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX, Two-Person, with William Cannings
2022 “Target Audience”, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX, Solo
2022 "Sure Shot", Cris Worley Fine Arts, Dallas, TX, Solo