"If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." Edward Hopper
Sterling Shaw is a product of Philadelphia’s Public School System. He entered the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts in the year 2000 receiving his certificate in 2004 and was the beneficiary of a Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship. Sterling’s paintings are the result of a kind of internal self examination, with results expressed primarily through the figure. His work has been exhibited at The Painting Center New York, The Woodmere Art Museum, Smile Gallery Philadelphia, BlinkArt Gallery, Delaware Center For Contemporary Art, Rosenfeld Gallery, The Main Line Art Center, Seraphin Gallery and Artists House Gallery. He is currently working from a studio in West Philly.
NEW! 'Beard And Brush' interview with Matthew Farina
Anne R. Fabbri Review of 'In Search Of Missing Masters'
Joe Lozano's 'Joe's Art Of The Day'
A Drawing Project, updated daily
Selected Exhibitions:
SMALL WORKS Exhibition, PAFA Alumni Sales Gallery Nov.5-Jan.29
“Small Works Invitational” at The Painting Center, New York, December 2010
Alumni Gallery Inaugural Exhibition at The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts, November 2010
“Philadelphia Painters” at The Painting Center, New York, July-August 2010
Smile Gallery Group Show, June 2010
"In Search of Missing Masters: The Lewis Tanner Moore
Collection Of African American Art" Woodmere Art Museum 2008
"Communication" Solo Show, BlinkArt Gallery, September 2008
Delaware Center For Contemporary Art "Philadelphia Collects"
Works On Paper, June-September 2008
Rosenfeld Gallery New Talent Show, July 2007
BlinkArt Gallery, June 2007
Smile Gallery Philadelphia, May 2007
The Main Line Art Center Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition “Landscape Revisited” 2006
The American College Presents “Out of The Academy,” 2006
La Colectiva Noches De Arte, Oct. 2005
Artists House Gallery Emerging Artists Exhibition 2005
Arts League, Long Island, NY “Best Of The Best” 2004
Sterling Shaw is a product of Philadelphia’s Public School System. He entered the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts in the year 2000 receiving his certificate in 2004 and was the beneficiary of a Cresson Memorial Travel Scholarship. Sterling’s paintings are the result of a kind of internal self examination, with results expressed primarily through the figure. His work has been exhibited at The Painting Center New York, The Woodmere Art Museum, Smile Gallery Philadelphia, BlinkArt Gallery, Delaware Center For Contemporary Art, Rosenfeld Gallery, The Main Line Art Center, Seraphin Gallery and Artists House Gallery. He is currently working from a studio in West Philly.
NEW! 'Beard And Brush' interview with Matthew Farina
Anne R. Fabbri Review of 'In Search Of Missing Masters'
Joe Lozano's 'Joe's Art Of The Day'
A Drawing Project, updated daily
Selected Exhibitions:
SMALL WORKS Exhibition, PAFA Alumni Sales Gallery Nov.5-Jan.29
“Small Works Invitational” at The Painting Center, New York, December 2010
Alumni Gallery Inaugural Exhibition at The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts, November 2010
“Philadelphia Painters” at The Painting Center, New York, July-August 2010
Smile Gallery Group Show, June 2010
"In Search of Missing Masters: The Lewis Tanner Moore
Collection Of African American Art" Woodmere Art Museum 2008
"Communication" Solo Show, BlinkArt Gallery, September 2008
Delaware Center For Contemporary Art "Philadelphia Collects"
Works On Paper, June-September 2008
Rosenfeld Gallery New Talent Show, July 2007
BlinkArt Gallery, June 2007
Smile Gallery Philadelphia, May 2007
The Main Line Art Center Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition “Landscape Revisited” 2006
The American College Presents “Out of The Academy,” 2006
La Colectiva Noches De Arte, Oct. 2005
Artists House Gallery Emerging Artists Exhibition 2005
Arts League, Long Island, NY “Best Of The Best” 2004
