Shanna Strauss

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Shanna Strauss
NationalityCanadian
Alma materCalifornia College of the Arts
McGill University School of Social Work
Known forVisual art

Shanna Strauss is a mixed media visual artist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Strauss is Tanzanian-American-Canadian and has exhibited work in Tanzania, Canada, Senegal, and the United States.[1] Working predominantly on found wood, she combines photo-transfer, painting, wood burning, wood carving, beads, fabric, and other traditional Tanzanian materials. The techniques and mediums in her work are selected for their symbolic and cultural significance.[2] Strauss often collaborates with her life and artistic partner, visual artist Jessica Sabogal.[3]

Education

Strauss completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA. In 2014, she completed a Master's degree in Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, with a focus on International and Community Development.[4]

Career

Exhibitions

Strauss’ work has been exhibited at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec,;[5] SomArts, San Francisco, CA;[6] SPARC Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA;[7] the Thacher Gallery at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA;[8] and the Esker Foundation, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[9][10][11]

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec.[12][13]

Strauss collaborated with artist Jessica Sabogal on the mural "Protect Our Trans Daughters" in Sacramento, California, honoring Chyna Gibson who was murdered in New Orleans.[14] The grand opening was held on March 31, 2018, coinciding with Transgender Day of Visibility. [15]

Awards

Strauss was awarded a Kala Fellowship and Media Residency for 2020-2021 from the Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California.[7]

In 2021, Strauss was a resident artist at Crosstown Arts, Memphis, Tennessee.[3]

Publications

Her work has been featured in Canadian Art,[16] CBC Arts, Montreal Gazette,[17] Sacramento News & Review,[18] and M – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Magazine.

References

  1. ^ "Bio". shannastrauss. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  2. ^ Henderson, Jill. "Shanna Strauss". Esker Foundation | Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  3. ^ a b "Shanna Strauss | Crosstown Arts". Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. ^ "Shanna Strauss". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. ^ "From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-face Picasso, Past and Present already seen by 100,000 people". www.mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  6. ^ Rosario, Dara Katrina Del. "The Black Woman is God: Divine Revolution". SOMArts. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  7. ^ a b Institute, Kala Art. "Sea of Fertility - Looking At The Invisible". Kala Art Institute. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  8. ^ cbudamagunta (2020-01-29). "Thacher Gallery - Emboldened Embodied - Catalog". University of San Francisco. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. ^ Henderson, Jill. "RELATIONS: Diaspora and Painting". Esker Foundation | Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  10. ^ "PHI Foundation Proposes Poetic Study of Diasporic Identities". Artskop3437. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  11. ^ Robinson, Lissa (2021-08-09). "Diaspora and Painting". Galleries West. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. ^ "Memory Keepers". www.mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  13. ^ "Reopening of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace and the Stephan Crétier and Stéphany Maillery Wing for the Arts of One World". www.mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  14. ^ Nobles-Block, Samantha (May 31, 2020). "In celebration of women". San Francisco Chronicle.
  15. ^ "SN&R • Arts&Culture • Arts & Culture • An altar for Chyna Doll Dupree • May 17, 2018". Sacramento News & Review. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  16. ^ Frater, Sally. "Making Throughlines". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  17. ^ "Painting the diaspora: Phi Foundation exhibit celebrates diversity". montrealgazette. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  18. ^ "SN&R • Arts&Culture • Arts & Culture • An altar for Chyna Doll Dupree • May 17, 2018". Sacramento News & Review. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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