Curriculum Vitae

Jesse Shaw
shawjesse@gmail.com
www.americanprintmaker.com

Education

2009
MFA in Printmaking, Rhode Island School of Design

2007
BFA, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

Current Representation

Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Compound Gallery, Emeryville, CA

Professional Experience

Durham Press
Assistant Fine Art Printmaker, June 2014–November 2018

Job responsibilities: Assisting in the publishing of fine art prints, assisting artists in the development of new work, print shop upkeep, various fabrication in sculpture works, and quality control.

Teaching Experience

Texas A&M International University
Director of the Visual Arts Program, Summer 2023–Present
Assistant Professor, Fall 2018–Present

Courses Taught:
Printmaking: Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced
Drawing I
Practicum Seminar in the Arts

Founder of the Tarantula Press Fine Art Print Publishing Program, sponsored by the Act on IDEAs student undergraduate research program at TAMIU.

Artists published: Sue Coe and Eric Avery (collaborative print), Ingrid Schindal, Martin Mazorra, Joseph Velazquez, Jesse Shaw and Jennifer Basile (collaborative print), Mauro Martinez, Megan Harrison, Gabo Martinez, and Mark Burkhardt.

Kutztown University
Instructor of Art, Fall 2017–Spring 2018

Courses Taught:
Drawing I
Works on Paper
Independent Study

Austin Peay State University
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 2012–Spring 2014
Adjunct Professor, Fall 2009–Spring 2012

Foundation and Printmaking Courses:
Drawing I, II (Figure Drawing), and III (Creative Drawing)
Printmaking I: Relief and Intaglio
Special Topics: Lithograph
Special Topics: Intaglio
Art Appreciation
Two-Dimensional Design
Independent Study
Senior Thesis II

Selected Shows

2026
Print Riot Laredo, Print Fair, Casa Daphne, Laredo, TX
Confluence, Faculty Art Show, TAMIU, Laredo, TX
Paper Trails Print Fair, The Rockbox, San Antonio, TX (juried)
It Came From the Bayou 13, Houston, TX (invitational)
Various performances as George Washington Jr., including: “The 2026 Menudo Bowl Rumble” and “The 2026 WBCA Washington Birthday Celebration Parade”
“The Final Huzzah,” Casa Daphne, Laredo, TX
Reconstructed, a Sustainable Fashion Show, Casa Ortiz, Laredo, TX

2025
“Impetus: Contemporary Iterations in Laredo Right Now,” Martha Fenstermaker Gallery, Laredo College, Laredo, TX
Various performances as George Washington Jr., including: “The 2025 Menudo Bowl Rumble,” “George Washington Middle School Body Slam the STAAR,” “The Showcase IV,” “THUMBLE RUMBLE,” “Dream Big Fight Hard Live Proud,” and “The Five Star Halloween Special”
“The Redemption of Washington,” Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX

2024
2024 MAPC Biennial Conference Portfolio Exhibition, “Heliocentric,” Organizer: Lisa Wicka, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
“American Epic,” Pompano Beach Cultural Center, Pompano Beach, FL
Small Press Fair 24, Dania Beach, FL
“It Came from the Bayou,” Houston, TX
Various performances as George Washington Jr., including: “The Showcase III,” “Highway to Hal’s,” “No Holds Bar’d,” “The Showdown III,” “Star Spangled Slam, Uvalde,” “The Wrath of Washington,” and “For the Love of Lucha,” Laredo, TX

2023
Small Press Fair 23, Dania Beach, FL
UFOs over Lubbock 2023, Lubbock, TX
Paper Trail 2023, The Rock Box, San Antonio, TX
“Fatherless,” group exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
“It Came from the Bayou,” Mid Main Gallery and Saint Arnold Brewery, Houston, TX

2022
“Naughty and Nice,” Lone Star Studios, San Antonio, TX
SPF 2022, Mad Studios, Dania Beach, FL
“No Planet B,” Kruizenga Art Museum, Holland, MI
UFOs Over Lubbock 2022, CASP, Lubbock, TX
“State Proof: Regional Printmaking Faculty Showcase,” TAMUCC, Corpus Christi, TX
Print Riot V, National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem, PA
Paper Trail 2022, The Rock Box, San Antonio, TX
“It Came from the Bayou,” Mid Main Gallery and Saint Arnold Brewery, Houston, TX
“American Epic: A Selection of Seven Prints,” Redbud Gallery, Houston, TX
“Paper,” Contemporary Art Museum of Plainview, Plainview, TX

2021
Paper Trail Art Fair 2021, The Rock Box, San Antonio, TX
Print Riot IV, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton, PA
Print Riot Guttenberg, Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, NJ
UFOs Over Lubbock, CASP, Lubbock, TX
“Think Fast,” TAMIU Faculty Exhibition, TAMIU, Laredo, TX
“Open to the Public: Works by the Laredo Mobile Letterpress,” Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX

2020
“Staying Relevant,” Keystone College, Factoryville, PA (forthcoming)
Print Riot IV Print Fair, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton, PA (forthcoming)
“American Epic,” solo exhibition, Martha Fenstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery, Laredo College, Laredo, TX

2019
“Uncertainty,” Laredo Center of the Arts, Laredo, TX
UFO’s over Lubbock, Charles Adams Studio Project, Lubbock, TX
Paper Trail Art Fair, BRICK at Blue Star, San Antonio, TX
Print Riot III Print Fair, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton, PA
Print Austin Print Expo, Blue Genie Big Top, Austin, TX
“American Epic,” solo exhibition, HACC, Harrisburg, PA

2018
“American Epic,” Penn College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
“Kutztown Impressions,” Schmidt Gallery, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
“(Un)necessary Duplicates,” portfolio exhibition, MAPC 2018, Laramie, WY
2018 E/AB Fair, represented by Cannonball Press, New York, NY
“Phantasmagoria III,” Laredo Center of the Arts, Laredo, TX
Print Riot II Print Fair, Easton, PA

2017
“Prints from the American Epic Series,” solo exhibition, ISProjects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Print Riot,” print fair, curator and participant, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton, PA

2016
Satellite Art Show 2016, Miami, FL
“Wooden Walls,” Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
“99 Problems, but a Print Ain’t One,” The Southern Gallery, Charleston, NC
“American Epic,” solo exhibition, Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, TN
Art on Paper Art Fair, New York, NY
“American Epic,” solo exhibition, Brick and Mortar Gallery, PA
“We Are Infinite,” Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ

2015
Selections from American Epic, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Fall-Winter Group Show, Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton, PA
35th Anniversary Show, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN

2014
“Under the Radar,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
“Whodunit?” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN

2013
“The Epic Story of America,” solo exhibition, The Gatewood Gallery, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
“New Prints/New Narratives Summer 2013,” selected by Andrew Raftery, International Print Center of New York, New York, NY
Summer Selections 2013, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN

2012
“Without Borders,” group exhibition, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
“Your Planet Has Not Seen its Golden Age: Jesse Shaw and Erin Zona,” Du Mois Gallery and SGCI Navigating Currents, New Orleans, LA
“Fabled Fixations,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
“2012 LA Art Show,” LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
“Small Packages,” Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
“American Epic,” solo exhibition, The Woodward Library, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

Guest Artist and Speaker

2026
Distinguished Mentor, Daphne AiR26, Daphne Art Foundation, Laredo, TX

2022
Small Press Fair 2022, Mad Studios, Dania Beach, FL

2020
Small Press Fair SPF-FTL (Virtual), Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Laredo College, Laredo, TX

2019
Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

2018
Penn College of Technology, Williamsport, PA

2016
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Watkins College of Art, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nashville, TN
Easton Pecha Kucha Vol. 5, Easton, PA
The Arts Community of Easton, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

2014
University of Anchorage Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Juror for the 29th Annual No Big Heads National Exhibition, Guest Speaker, and Print Workshop

2013
University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC

2010
Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro, KY

Residencies

2017
ISProjects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Grants

2020
National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Engagement in American Communities, Laredo Mobile Letterpress

Public Collections

University Health SaludArte Program, Palo Alto Hospital, San Antonio, TX
AP/RC at The Museum of Texas Tech University
Kruizenga Art Museum, Hope College, Holland, MI

Publications and Articles

2025
“Laredo vs. America (Feat. George Washington Jr.): Jesse Shaw’s Satirical Wrestling Match with Culture,” Noé Cuéllar, Glasstire Magazine, Aug. 19, 2025
“Smackdown on the Río: George Washington Jr. decries Country Club snubs for golf and Brunch,” Ryan Cantú, Tragaluz Magazine, Jan. 2025

2019
“Jesse Shaw’s ‘American Epic’ Linocut Prints,” Andy Smith, Hi-Fructose Magazine, Aug. 27, 2019

2018
“Art Review: ‘Kutztown Impressions’ is a Pleasure in Printmaking,” Ron Schira, Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, Nov. 17, 2018
“Printmaker Interprets American Story with Penn College Exhibition,” Jason Klose, Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, PA, Oct. 24, 2018

2016
“Selected New Editions,” Art in Print magazine, Sept.–Oct. 2016

2014
“Under the Radar,” Wendy Wilson, Nashville Arts Magazine, Feb. 2014

2013
“New Prints/New Narratives: Summer 2013, International Print Center of New York,” Curatorial Essay by Andrew Raftery, 2013

2012
“Borders Show Avoids Limits,” MiChelle Jones, The Tennessean, Jan. 29, 2012

2011
“Goldfinch, Lindsley, and Shaw at Du Mois,” Eric Bookhardt, Gambit Weekly, May 22, 2011

2010
SGC Graphic Impressions, Fall 2010, p. 13, “American Technology II”

2009
“RISD Graduate Show Embraces New Austerity,” Bill Van Siclen, Providence Journal, May 21, 2009