About
ABOUT
Shawna Koontz is a Seattle-based painter originally from Portland, OR. Shawna earned a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) in Boston. She is most known for her Pacific Northwest inspired paintings that are a response to her fear, reverence, and nostalgia for the landscape. Her work is collected privately and publicly, including the W Hotel and the City of Bellevue in Washington.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2012
BFA, Painting, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Shawna Koontz x Damn the Weather, Damn the Weather, Seattle, WA
2023
Shawna Koontz x Damn the Weather, Damn the Weather, Seattle, WA
Snow Glow Up, Caffe Ladro at the 2+U, Seattle, WA
2022
40th Annual National Juried Exhibition, A Sense of Place, Juried by Erin Dunn, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Telfair Museum; Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
Shawna Koontz, Coopers Optique, Seattle, WA
12th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Juried by Emily Zimmerman of Jacob Lawrence Gallery; Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
2021
Limited Edition Print Exhibition; Shiku Sushi, Seattle, WA
Wandering, Wondering; PxP Contemporary, Virtual
2017
Second Floor Gallery; The W Hotel, Boston, MA
2016
A Group Thing; Thomas Young Gallery, Boston, MA
On Display; The Gallery, The W Hotel, Boston, MA
Second Floor Gallery; The W Hotel, Boston, MA
2012
All School Show; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2011
Done; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2010
Caked On, Flaked On, and Shaked On; The Savant Project, Boston, MA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
City of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
W Hotel, Boston, MA