About Shaun C. Whiteside

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Shaun C. Whiteside (BA 2007, MFA 2011) uses acrylic paint to create expressive non-representational works, with an emphasis on the metaphysical and emotional realm, rather than on optical reality. His recent works are largely monochromatic, alla prima compositions on raw canvas, evocative of, but not literally depicting, disintegrating architecture or landscapes.

Whiteside's work has been awarded First Place/Best in Show at numerous exhibitions, including...

Riverviews, 2021

“13th Annual Juried Art Show”

Academy Center for the Arts, 2019 

“2019 National Juried Art Exhibition”
 

Shenandoah Valley Art Center, 2017

“40 Under 40”
 

Bower Center for the Arts, 2016 

“2016 Annual National Juried Exhibition”
 

Lynchburg Art Club, 2015

“Water Ways”
 

Riverviews, 2015

“7th Annual Juried Art Show”

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, 2013 

"New Waves 2013"

Jacksonville Center for the Arts, 2013 

“2013 Juried Show”

Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 2010

"Biennial Exhibition"

Whiteside has had work published in several periodicals, including twice in the International Painting Annual (INPA), published by Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, OH.

 

He was also a recipient of a 2011-2012 VMFA Fellowship grant.
 

Whiteside has exhibited from California to New York, as well as in Japan, and his works are in public and private collections from Arizona to New Jersey.