Since his retirement from Hancock College, Shinn has become
internationally recognized both in Painting and Ceramics. He has had over
40 years of art experience beginning in the late 50s at the Academie
Julian and Sorbonne in Paris, France. Since then he received a Bachelors
Degree in Painting and a Masters Degree in Ceramics at UCLA. During his
career, Shinn has traveled extensively in the USA, Europe, Japan, and
Russia furthering his art experience and recognition. Shinn's
experimentation with a variety of ceramic techniques has not only produced
many award winning pieces, but is illustrated in a number of recent
Ceramic books. Work produced with a ceramic extruder has recently been
featured in Clay Times and Ceramics Monthly. He is now offering Ceramics
workshops in various techniques.


BIOGRAPHY

1932 Born, Santa Ana, California
1950-52 Ventura College
1953-58 United States Air Force, Jet fighter pilot
1958 Art Studies- AcadÈme Julian and Sorbonne, Paris, France

1959-present Travel Europe (periodic)

1959-62 UCLA, Bachelors Degree- Painting
1962-65 Teacher, Placer High School, Auburn, California
1965 Acceptance, National Watercolor Society
1965-67 UCLA, Masters Degree, Ceramics Design
1968 Tile Designer, Interpace, Los Angeles, California
1971 Travel Japan, (Hamada and others)
1976 Travel, Europe East Block and Russia
1967-88 Instructor, Allan Hancock College

1988-90 Gallery Director, Allan Hancock College
1990...... Studio Potter, Painter, and Sculpture
1990...... Workshops Conducted

1993 International Ceramic Exhibits: Faenza, Italy, and
Fletcher Challenge Award, New Zealand
2001 World Ceramic Expo 2001, Ichon, Korea


RECENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITS INCLUDE:

International Ceramics Biennale, Korea "Artistic Imaginings in
Clay",Wash.D.C.
International Ceramics Comp, Faenza, It. "Crossroads in Clay", Middletown, Ohio
Fletcher Challenge Award, New Zealand "Contours VI&VII", Sculp.
Nat.,Sonora*
Everson Ceramic National, Syracuse, N.Y."California Crafts", Sacramento, Calif.*
"Ceramics USA", Denton, Texas SOFA, Chicago, Illinois
"Feats of Clay", Lincoln, California** "Clay on the Wall", E. Wash. Univ.
"New Ceramics", New Haven, Conn. "Pottery X&XI", Cal Poly SLO, Calif.**
Sculpture in Clay, Portland, Maine* "Terra Firma
Ceramics",Spokane,WA
"Strictly Functional"New Cumberland PA** "Clay and Fiber", Santa Cruz, Calif.*
"All Fired Up"Ceramic Nat.,Boise. Idaho Houberbocken T/P
Annual,Chicago, Ill
San Angelo Ceramic Annual, Texas "On and Off the Wall", Erie, Penn.
*awards

CONTACT INFORMATION

3999 Loch Lomond
Santa Maria, CA 93455
805 937 1424
shinn@sbceo.org