Shawn Barber, Ana Bagayan, and Catalina Estrada will show in Part 2 of La Luz de Jesus 25, a retrospective celebrating the gallery’s 25th anniversary.  La Luz de Jesus is a highly influential Los Angeles gallery specializing in lowbrow, post-pop, and pop surrealism art.

La Luz de Jesus 25
November 4 – 27, 2011
Opening Reception: November 4 & 5, 8-11 PM

Shawn Barber’s portrait of Billy Shire was featured in the October 4, 2011 issue of the Huffington Post‘s Artweek.LA, an online magazine focusing on the LA art scene.  The article covers the 25th anniversary of Los Angeles gallery La Luz de Jesus.  Magnet artists Shawn Barber and Ana Bagayan are two of the 260 artists chosen to show in the retrospective survey spanning “three generations of today’s most important artists.”

To read more, visit: Artweek.LA – The Little Gallery That Did

Shawn Barber and Ana Bagayan will appear this Thursday (August 11) at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles for a special book signing event called SKETCH THEATER Volume 1.  They will join notable La Luz alumni such as Ron English, Gris Grimly, Brandi Milne, Chet Zar, Greg “Craoloa” Simkins, Michael Hussar, Luke Chueh, Steven Daily, Tara McPherson, Nate Frizzell, Travis Louie, and Jon Schnepp.  This event will celebrate the intersection of commercial illustration and gallery exhibition.

Thursday, August 11 – 6PM to 9PM
La Luz de Jesus Gallery – 4633 Hollywood Boulevard., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Shawn Barber will be exhibiting Tattooed Portraits: Chronicle at Joshua Liner Gallery in New York, NY. This is Shawn’s first solo show in New York and he will be exhibiting 20 new paintings and 8 works on paper. The show runs until Saturday, May 22nd, 2010. Click here to see a preview of the work.

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 24th, 2010 6-9pm
Joshua Liner Gallery 548 West 28th St., 3rd Floor, New York

Shawn Barber has a solo show, Tattooed Portraits: Snapshots, at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, CA. The show features the latest work in the Tattooed Portrait series, which he started back in 2005 as a way of documenting the men and women that define contemporary American tattoo art. Since then, Shawn’s dedication and enthusiasm for the art form has opened doors for him, allowing him to learn the craft himself from some of the greatest tattoo artists in the world. Today, Shawn’s life is consumed with tattooing, the art of tattoo and documentation of tattooing through painting. The show opens on Saturday, August 15th and runs until Tuesday, September 8th, 2009.

Opening reception: Saturday, August 15th, 2009 7-11pm

The Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin St., San Francisco, CA

Shawn Barber was interviewed for Altpick.com’s Artist Spotlight. In the interview he discusses his early beginnings as an art student, his relationship with Magnet, what inspires him and his plans for the future, which include an upcoming move to Los Angeles where he plans to open a private studio and tattoo shop where he’ll teach painting workshops. Keep posted for new developments in this exciting new phase of Shawn’s career!

Shawn Barber will be exhibiting work in The Detournements of Wynn Miller at Exhibit Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. Shepard Fairey, Mark Gonazales, Chloe Trujilllo and Axis are also participating in the show, among others. Opening night will feature a live ‘detournement’ painting of a 2009 Scion XD van by artist, Mario Luevanos, and sets by guest dj’s, Shepard Fairey and Keith Morris of Black Flag and The Circle Jerks. As as added bonus, limited edition Obey Giant prints signed by Shepard Fairey, Wynn Miller and Tony Alva will be available. The show runs from Saturday, June 13th to Saturday, July 11th, 2009.

Opening reception: Saturday, June 13th, 2009 7-11pm

Exhibit Gallery 1086 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles CA

Shawn Barber will be exhibiting work in the group show, Draw, at The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, CA. The show, which was curated by Curse Mackey and Erik Foss, features graphite drawings from over 300 artists from around the world. Draw debuted in October 2006 at New York City’s Fuse Gallery, and has since traveled to Austin’s SXSW and London’s Stolen Space Gallery. Moby, Ron English, Neck Face, Camille Rose Garcia, Ed Templeton, Mark Gonzales, WK Interact, Barry McGee, Doze Green and Tara McPherson are among the participating artists.

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11th, 2009 7-11pm

The Shooting Gallery 839 Larkin St., San Francisco CA

Shawn Barber is featured in issue 08 of Chile’s JOiA magazine. The magazine features an interview with Shawn, as well as a selection of work from his Tattooed Portrait series. Gregory Crewdson, HelloVon and Jeff Soto are also featured in this issue, available now. 

Shawn Barber is participating in Reverie, an international art and design workshop presented by ConceptArt.org and Massive Black. This multi-day training event is designed by top professionals and educators in the fields of video games, toys, comic books, film, illustration, and fine art with the purpose of improving skills and sharing ideas. The workshop opens with a party on Saturday, March 28th and runs until Tuesday, March 31st, 2009.