Shawn Theodore
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Born | 1970 Germany | ||
Nationality | German | ||
Citizenship | Germany | ||
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Website | http://www.shawntheodore.com |
Shawn Theodore (born in 1970 in Germany) is a Philadelphia contemporary artist, writer and photographer. Theodore came into public view after photographing a portrait of poet Amanda Gorman in 2018.[1]
Theodore's works have been exhibited at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Mennello Museum of American Art, The Barnes Foundation, Steven Kasher Gallery, AIPAD, The Bakalar & Paine Gallery, Snap! Orlando, PRIZM Art Fair[2], Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, and the University of the Arts among others. [3]
His work focuses on a variety of genres within the context of Blackness.[4] In 2020 an illustration by Theodore was used in the February 2020 issue of The Atlantic.[5] In 2019 Theodore was published in the New York Times for an article he wrote titled, "What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019," which also included his photography and original artwork.[6] In 2016 Theodore shot a cover for Smithsonian Magazine, a special edition issue titled, "Black In America". [7],The Atlantic[8] [9]
Additional Media
- Interview: Shawn Theodore, Yale University, Museumofinvisibleart.com, Nov 6, 2019
- Shawn Theodore Uses His Camera To Preserve Fading Black Neighborhoods, Yay LA Mag, 2019
- A Photographic Re-imaging of Black Past and Black Future With Shawn Theodore, MUSEE Magazine, Feb 2018
- Shawn Theodore's Captivating Work Is An Exploration of the African American Experience, Ignant.com, March 6, 2019
References
- ↑ An Expansive, Celestial Series of Photographs by Shawn Theodore Is Cast in Shades of Blues,ThisIsColossal.com, March 3, 2021
- ↑ PRIZM Art Fair 2020, ContemporaryAnd.com
- ↑ An Expansive, Celestial Series of Photographs by Shawn Theodore Is Cast in Shades of Blues,ThisIsColossal.com, March 3, 2021
- ↑ Interview: Shawn Theodore, Yale University, Museumofinvisibleart.com, Nov 6, 2019
- ↑ When Museums Have Ugly Pasts, The Atlantic, February 2020
- ↑ What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019, www.nytimes.com, May 23, 2019
- ↑ Black In America, Smithsonian Magazine, Cover Credited page 112, September 2016
- ↑ Paris Texas LA: Shawn Theodore, Flaunt.com, January 2021
- ↑ Philadelphia Artist Shawn Theodore Conveys The Essence Of Black Excellence In His Latest Exhibit, Blavity.com, March 2017
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