Statement
Shawn Saharko's work is based in portraiture with a subtle surreal aesthetic, pushing realism and a loose, painterly approach. Shawn is inspired by the mediums he uses, primarily oil paint and likes to produce colorful expressive compositions using the figure. His attraction to the portrait and the figure is simply what energizes him to keep painting.
Shawn Saharko's work is based in portraiture with a subtle surreal aesthetic, pushing realism and a loose, painterly approach. Shawn is inspired by the mediums he uses, primarily oil paint and likes to produce colorful expressive compositions using the figure. His attraction to the portrait and the figure is simply what energizes him to keep painting.
Shawn Saharko (b. 1987, NJ)
(908) 644.6116 / saharkosp@gmail.com
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2011
Selected Exhibitions
2014 Color: National Juried Art Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Collation, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Lauren Hinkson)
2014 Less Is More, The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, MD (Curated by Dominic Lacono)
2014 Delete/ Repeat, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2013 InLight 2013, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2013 The Portrait Show, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
2013 Clocked Out, GCCR Gallery, Richmond VA
2012 Lemon Jell-O, Fountainhead, Richmond VA
2011 Individualism, The Camel, Richmond VA
2011 Interaction 38, VCU Fine Arts, Richmond VA
2010 BFA Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond VA
Curatorial Projects
2014 Delete/ Repeat, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2013 The Portrait Show, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
2013 Community / Building, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
2013 Clocked Out, GCCR Gallery, Richmond VA
2013 Color, GCCR Gallery, Richmond VA
2011 Individualism, The Camel, Richmond VA
Awards and Grants
2010, Peach Tree Scholarship
2011, VCU Undergrad Research Grant
2013, InLight 2013
(908) 644.6116 / saharkosp@gmail.com
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2011
Selected Exhibitions
2014 Color: National Juried Art Show, Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Collation, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Lauren Hinkson)
2014 Less Is More, The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, MD (Curated by Dominic Lacono)
2014 Delete/ Repeat, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2013 InLight 2013, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2013 The Portrait Show, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
2013 Clocked Out, GCCR Gallery, Richmond VA
2012 Lemon Jell-O, Fountainhead, Richmond VA
2011 Individualism, The Camel, Richmond VA
2011 Interaction 38, VCU Fine Arts, Richmond VA
2010 BFA Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond VA
Curatorial Projects
2014 Delete/ Repeat, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
2013 The Portrait Show, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
2013 Community / Building, Gallery 5, Richmond VA
2013 Clocked Out, GCCR Gallery, Richmond VA
2013 Color, GCCR Gallery, Richmond VA
2011 Individualism, The Camel, Richmond VA
Awards and Grants
2010, Peach Tree Scholarship
2011, VCU Undergrad Research Grant
2013, InLight 2013
