Tanzanian-American-Canadian artist.
Shanna Strauss
Nationality Canadian Alma mater California College of the Arts Known for Visual art
Shanna Strauss is a mixed media visual artist based in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. Strauss is Tanzanian-American-Canadian and has exhibited work in Tanzania , Canada, Senegal , and the United States .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Education
Strauss completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the California College of Arts , San Francisco, CA . In 2014, she completed a Master's degree in Social Work at McGill University , Montreal , Quebec , with a focus on International and Community Development.[ 4]
Career
Exhibitions
Strauss’ work has been exhibited at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts , Montreal , Quebec ,;[ 5] San Francisco, CA ;[ 6] Los Angeles, CA ; Kala Art Institute , Berkeley, CA ;[ 7] University of San Francisco , San Francisco, CA ;[ 8] Calgary , Alberta , Canada.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Her work is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts , Montreal, Quebec.[ 12] [ 13]
Strauss collaborated with artist Jessica Sabogal on the mural "Protect Our Trans Daughters" in Sacramento, California, honoring Chyna Gibson who was murdered in New Orleans.[ 14] Transgender Day of Visibility . [ 15]
Awards
Strauss was awarded a Kala Fellowship and Media Residency for 2020-2021 from the Kala Art Institute , Berkeley, California .[ 7]
In 2021, Strauss was a resident artist at Crosstown Arts, Memphis, Tennessee .[ 3]
Publications
Her work has been featured in Canadian Art ,[ 16] CBC Arts , Montreal Gazette [ 17] Sacramento News & Review [ 18] M – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Magazine .
References
^ "Bio" . shannastrauss . Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ Henderson, Jill. "Shanna Strauss" . Esker Foundation | Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ a b "Shanna Strauss | Crosstown Arts" . Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ "Shanna Strauss" . Art Public Montréal . Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ "From Africa to the Americas: Face-to-face Picasso, Past and Present already seen by 100,000 people" . www.mbam.qc.ca . Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ Rosario, Dara Katrina Del. "The Black Woman is God: Divine Revolution" . SOMArts . Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ a b Institute, Kala Art. "Sea of Fertility - Looking At The Invisible" . Kala Art Institute . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ cbudamagunta (2020-01-29). "Thacher Gallery - Emboldened Embodied - Catalog" . University of San Francisco . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ Henderson, Jill. "RELATIONS: Diaspora and Painting" . Esker Foundation | Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ "PHI Foundation Proposes Poetic Study of Diasporic Identities" . Artskop3437 . 2020-07-15. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ Robinson, Lissa (2021-08-09). "Diaspora and Painting" . Galleries West . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ "Memory Keepers" . www.mbam.qc.ca . Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ "Reopening of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace and the Stephan Crétier and Stéphany Maillery Wing for the Arts of One World" . www.mbam.qc.ca . Retrieved 2024-03-07 .^ Nobles-Block, Samantha (May 31, 2020). "In celebration of women". San Francisco Chronicle . ^ "SN&R • Arts&Culture • Arts & Culture • An altar for Chyna Doll Dupree • May 17, 2018" . Sacramento News & Review . 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2024-03-07 .^ Frater, Sally. "Making Throughlines" . Canadian Art . Retrieved 2022-07-11 . ^ "Painting the diaspora: Phi Foundation exhibit celebrates diversity" . montrealgazette . Retrieved 2022-07-11 .^ "SN&R • Arts&Culture • Arts & Culture • An altar for Chyna Doll Dupree • May 17, 2018" . Sacramento News & Review . 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2022-07-11 .
