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.

Shawn Barber will be exhibiting work in a solo show at Redletter 1 in Tampa, FL. The show opens on Saturday, March 21st and will feature recent and selected pieces from the past three years. Shawn will be doing a live painting demo on Sunday, March 22nd and will also be available for tattooing so if you’re in Tampa and you’re interested, please contact the gallery.

Opening reception: Saturday, March 21st, 2009 7:00-11:00pm

Redletter1, 1818 15th St., Tampa, FL

Art for a Pittsburgh Playhouse Repertory Company poster commissioned by Brunner in Pittsburgh has won two gold Addy’s which are local advertising awards. One award was in the category of ‘Advertising for the Arts: Poster’, and the other in ‘Elements of Advertising: Illustration’. The striking poster was commissioned for the Edward Albee play The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, an unusual story of a failing marriage in which the husband falls in love and has an affair with . . . yes, you guessed it – a goat.

Congratulations Maria and everyone at Brunner – good luck at the regionals!

Shawn Barber was interviewed by Fecal Face founder and editor, John Trippe. The interview includes questions from the site’s visitors, works-in-progress and videos of Shawn’s studio and home.

Fecal Face, which started in 2000, is a San Francisco-based art and culture website that attracts between 11 000 and 13 000 visitors daily.  The site features artist interviews, studio visits, blogs by prominent artists and personalities, an hourly updated news section and coverage of current art openings, including some of the more obscure attractions in San Francisco, L.A. and New York.

Read the interview!

Shawn Barber illustrated a gas tank for Harley Davidson’s Art of Rebellion show at Robert Berman Gallery. The show opens on Saturday, February 7th and runs until Saturday, February 21st, 2009. Other artists participating in the show include Bob Dob, Shepard Fairey, Tara McPherson and David Trulli, among others. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Art Matters. A special thanks goes out to Colin Young-Wolff for the photograph!

Robert Berman Gallery 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA