ADDIE SHEVLIN
ABOUT ADDIE SHEVLIN
Addie Shevlin
b. 1942
Addie Shevlin's abstract compositions reflect an intuitive engagement with her materials. She manipulates paint with brushes, brayers, fingers, and rags, letting her compositions emerge on the canvas in response to this highly physical process. She confesses to a love of calligraphy, and calligraphic marks often find their way onto her surfaces. Though Addie's palette is muted, layers of under-painted color infuse each stroke to create the impression of a profound but ambiguous space.
Addie was born into an artistic family in Illinois, and family vacations included plenty of time for museum tours and sketching. From 1961 to 1963, the young artist took classes at the celebrated Art Students League in New York, and she later sought instruction from Bay Area artists including Jay DeFeo, Charles Farr, and Ralph Borge. While pursuing her study of visual art, Addie also earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in English literature. Addie has shown in museums and galleries throughout California, and is currently based out of San Francisco.
EDUCATION
1990 MA, English Literature, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1971 BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1961-63 Art Students League, New York City, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 “More and Less,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2012 “Indeterminate Pathways,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2010 “Viewpoints,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2009 “Homes on Esprit Park,” Mobley-Bloomfield Staging, San Francisco, CA
2008 “Colorfields, Colored Skies,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 “When the Eye Begins To See,” Mepkin Abbey, Charleston, SC
2005 “All About Line,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Out of Darkness,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2002 “Creations,” Arden Wood, Inc., San Francisco, CA
2000 “Colors and Shapes,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 MadArt Auction, Triton Musem, Santa Clara, CA
2013 “Same, Same, But Different 2.0,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2013 “Statewide Competition and Exhibition,” Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2013 “A Lot of Good,” Hang Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 San Francisco Fine Arts Fair, San Francisco, CA
2010 Red Dot, Miami, FL
2010 “Members' Show,” Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, CA
2010 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2010 Hospitality House Art Auction, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 “Futurism,” Brava Theatre, San Francisco, CA
2009 Art Span Auction Benefit, SomArts Bay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Chin's Sushi Bar & Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
2009 “Transformation Exhibition,” Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA
2008 SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale, San Francisco, CA
2008 Hospitality House Art Auction, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 Art Span Auction Benefit, Electric Works Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2007 “9 Years/9 Artists,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2007 SFMOMA Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale, San Francisco, CA
2007 Hospitality House Art Auction, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Art Span Auction Benefit, California Modern Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 The Red Poppy Art House Gallery Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
2007 “Levels of Abstraction,” Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2006 “Re-Show: 2 decades of SOMA artists (1960-1980),” SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Members' Show, Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, CA
2004 “Members Only,” Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2004 “Hearts in SF,” Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco, CA
2004 “Recent Work,” Big Pagoda Company, San Francisco, CA
2004 Members' Show, Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, CA
2003 Hospitality House Art Auction, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 SFMOMA, Modern Art Council Auction, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 “Art for AIDS,” Visual Aid Annual Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Members' Show, Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, CA
2002 “Hands-On,” Big Pagoda Company, San Francisco, CA
2002 “Art for AIDS,” Visual Aid Annual Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 Hospitality House Art Auction, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Art for AIDS,” Visual Aid Annual Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 SFMOMA Modern Art Council Auction, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 “Portraits in Blue,” Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA
2000 Members' Show, Metropolitan Club, San Francisco, CA
1998 “Figurative Show,” California Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (Juror: Deborah Oropallo)
1998 “Amsterdam Art Exhibition and Competition,” Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA (Juror: Squeak Carnwath)
1998 “Founders' Day Alumni Exhibition,” California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA (Juried Show)
1998 “Abstraction,” Crocker-Kingsley Museum, Sacramento, CA (Juror: Sam Hernandez)
1998 Members' Show, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA (Juried Show)
1998 “Studio Studies,” Campus Gallery, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA (Juried Show)
1998 “Small Works,” Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA (Juror: Carole Beadle)
1998 “Three Artists' Show,” Campus Gallery, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA (Juried Show)
1997 St. John's Art Festival, St. John's Lutheran Church, Sacramento, CA (Juror: Dr Gerald Slattum)
1996 Recent Work, Oliver Art Center, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA (Juror: Deborah Willis, Smithsonian Institution)
AWARDS
2010 Views, Juror for San Francisco Women's Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Nominee for Eureka Fellowship Program for Visual Arts, Fleishhacker Foundation,
San Francisco, CA
1998 Award of Excellence, Amsterdam Art Exhibition and Competition, Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA (Juror: Squeak Carnwath)
PUBLICATIONS
California Home & Design Magazine, 2008
California Home & Design Magazine, 2005
Dwell Magazine, 2005
Hold Everything catalogue, 1999
