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

Shawn Barber contributed a portrait of AC/DC’s Angus Young to World on Fire, a gallery exhibition of portraits of Grammy-nominated artists. The show, curated by the Shooting Gallery, Kris Lewis and Will.i.am, will feature 24 original works with proceeds being donated to the The Pea Pod Foundation. 200 signed prints will also be available for sale during the duration of the exhibition. Participating artists include Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Gary Baseman, Lori Earley, Travis Louie and many more. The exhibition runs from February 2nd to 8th, from 10am to 6pm daily.

Opening reception: Monday, February 2nd, 2009 8pm-midnight
Sponsored by Gen-Arts, Juxtapoz Magazine and The Pea Pod Foundation

Pacific Electric Lofts, 610 S. Main St., Los Angeles CA

Adding to the joy of this day, Shawn Barber was commissioned to paint a portrait of our 44th president, Barack Obama by America’s oldest national newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. This beautifully rendered oil painting is featured at full page size on the cover of today’s Inauguration Day special section.

We are always proud of Shawn’s accomplishments and to have stood alongside him, and all our artists, while they have grown in their success and creativity. This particular commission is an honor we will remember fondly.

For those that would like a copy for posterity, act fast! The issue is sure to be a collector’s item and is already disappearing from newsstands worldwide.

Shawn Barber will have prints available at The Alternative Cafe’s For Those Who Showed Up Late in Seaside, CA. The show, curated by Outer Edge Studio, will feature signed, rare, sold-out and/or limited-edition posters and prints by Shawn, Banksy, David Choe and Shepard Fairey. The show runs from Friday, January 23rd to Monday, March 2nd, 2009.

Opening Reception: Friday, January 23rd, 2009 7-9pm

The Alternative Cafe 1230 Fremont Blvd., Seaside CA

Shawn Barber is showing work in the group show Family First at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco, CA. The show features artists that have shown work at the gallery over the past three years and includes Ian Francis, Henry Lewis, Albert Reyes, Cleon Peterson and Sylvia Ji, among many others. The show opens on Saturday, January 10th and runs until Saturday, February 7th, 2009.

White Walls Gallery 835 Larkin St., San Francisco CA

Shawn Barber will be premiering his first collection of erotic work in Anathema at Last Rites Gallery in New York City. The show will also feature the work of Vincent Castiglia and will be Shawn’s first New York book signing of Forever and Ever. The show opens on Saturday, December 13th and runs until Thursday, January 22nd, 2009.

Opening reception: Saturday, December 13th, 2008 7-11pm

Last Rites Gallery 511 West 33rd St., New York, NY

The Unsaid, oil on wood, 18 x 24 inches

Shawn Barber illustrated for the Pittsburgh Playhouse’s production of Edward Albee’s black comedy The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? The play opens on Friday, November 21st and runs until Saturday, December 14th, 2008. 

Pittsburgh Playhouse