Devan Shimoyama


Devan Shimoyama (born 1989 in Philadelphia)[1] is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA. He is an Assistant Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.[2] He received a BFA from The Pennsylvania State University in Drawing/Painting in 2011 and a MFA from Yale University School of Art in Painting/Printmaking in 2014.[1]

Devan Shimoyama
Born1989
Philadelphia, PA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State UniversityYale University
Known forPainting
Websitehttps://www.devanshimoyama.com/

Career

Devan Shimoyama's work focuses on race and sexuality. He often incorporates glitter and rhinestones into his paintings,[3] which consist of large-scale portraits of himself, friends and acquaintances, and figures from his imagination.[4] These characters are drawn from a wide range of sources, from men at barbershops to drag queens.[5] The materials point to drag culture and challenge traditional notions of masculinity and representations of wealth.[3]

Exhibitions

Shimoyama's paintings have been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions. He has had solo presentations at De Buck Gallery, New York, NY (2017); Samuel Freeman Gallery (2016, 2017); Stems Gallery (2017); Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY (2016); Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA (2015); and group presentations at Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL (2018);[6] LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York, NY (2018); Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (2017); Lehman College Gallery, Bronx, NY (2016); Upfor Gallery, Portland, OR (2016); The Fed Galleries at KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI (2016); BravinLee Programs, New York, NY (2016); Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO (2015); Alter Space, San Francisco, CA (2015); Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL (2015); Realities in Contemporary Video Art, Screening, Fondation des Etats Unis, Paris (2015); BravinLee Programs, New York, NY (2015); and Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, NY (2014)[7] and the Andy Warhol Museum.[8]

References
  1. "Devan Shimoyama - Artist | Self-portraiture". De Buck Gallery. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. "Devan Shimoyama". School of Art | Carnegie Mellon University. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  3. Johnson, Noah. "Artist Devan Shimoyama Takes on Race and Sexuality With Glitter and Rhinestones". GQ. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. Sargent, Antwaun (2019-05-04). "Devan Shimoyama's Vision of a Dazzling Black Future". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. University, Carnegie Mellon (9 October 2018). "Artist Embraces Alternative Perspectives on Race - News - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  6. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/devan-shimoyama-12239/
  7. https://www.artsy.net/artist/devan-shimoyama/cv
  8. Schwendener, Martha (2019-01-02). "Pittsburgh Report: Five Places for Healing Through Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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