Shawne Major
Shawne Major
Workspace Program Resident 1996
Shawne Major takes a narrative approach to create her visual story. Using mixed media in her Into the Rabbit Hole and The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe to explore a pale melancholia expressed through lost innocence and neglect. Brightly colored ornaments and toys are wrapped in translucent abaca paper made into an encapsulating, blocky armchair and a stale jewelry box. Memories are vulnerable and may not endure—Major is interested in the forces that shape our understanding of ‘reality’.
About the Artist
Shawne Major (b. 1968, New Iberia, Louisiana) received a BFA in Painting from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and a MFA in Sculpture from Rutgers University. She has been an Artist in Residence at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Yaddo, Sculpture Space, Omi, the Joan Mitchell Centerm and the Hermitage Artist Retreat, to name a few. She has also received two Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency Fellowships, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Career Frant, and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant, among many others.
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