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Education 

2011    Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting Major, Art History Minor. OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Awards/Recognition
2012    Untapped Emerging Artist, The Artist Project Toronto 

2011    Donna MacLean Award for Life and Portrait Study
2010    Av Isaacs Award for Contemporary Drawing and Painting

Solo Exhibitions

2021    Once Upon a Fever Dream, Cry Baby Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.

2017    Tropicana Wasteland, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario.  

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023    Modus Operandi, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario. 

2023    7th Anniversary Show, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario. 

2022    Le Monde Naturel, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario. 

2022    Grand Opening Art Exhibition, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario. 

2021    Cry Baby Gallery x Stackt Market, Stackt Market. Toronto, Ontario.

2021    Group Show, Cry Baby Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.

2019    Holiday Show, Illegallery. Toronto, Ontario.     

2018    Children of God Annual Gathering, Costume House. Toronto, Ontario.

2018    Spectra, Helikon Gallery. Denver, Colorado. 

2018    CAKE, Darren Christopher Projects. Toronto, Ontario.

2017    Pop Up, Clouds Art + Coffee. Koenjikita, Tokyo. 

2017    ARTATTACK, Annual Art Auction, Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, Ontario.

2017    Anniversary Show, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario.    

2016    Summer '16, Project Gallery. Toronto, Ontario

2016    Grl Paradise, Shua Space. Jersey City, New Jersey.

2016    Fake Geek Girls Like Us, Annex Art Centre. Toronto, Ontario.

2016    Throwback Thursday, Northern Contemporary. Toronto, Ontario.

2016    Summer Pals, Camp Gallery. Montreal, Quebec.

2016    Camp is a Tender Feeling, Camp Gallery. Montreal, Quebec.

2016    Future 33, Younger Than Beyonce Gallery. Toronto, Ontario.

2013    Contemporary Countenance; Modern Portraiture, Creatures Creating. Toronto, Ontario.
2013    Humans: 6 Skews on the Figure, Canadian Fine Arts. Toronto, Ontario.
2013    Ethereal Beings; an alternative perception, Creatures Creating. Toronto, Ontario.
2013    Summer Colour, Canadian Fine Arts. Toronto, Ontario.
2012    Emerging Artists Exhibition, Gallery 1313,
2012    The Next Generation, Canadian Fine Arts. Toronto, Ontario.

2012    Lady Parts, Creatures Creating. Toronto, Ontario.

2012    Paint Rocks, Drawing and Painting Fundraiser, OCAD University. Toronto, Ontario.

2012    The Artists Project Toronto, Queen Elizabeth Building. Toronto, Ontario.

2011    Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Mississauga, Ontario.

2011    20 Something Else, Creatures Creating. Toronto, Ontario.
2011    stART, Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery. Halifax, Nova Scotia.

2010    It’s A Wrap, XPACE Cultural Centre. Toronto, Ontario.

2010    Smut, 98 Baldwin. Toronto, Ontario.

 

Press

2022     Instagram Changed, but the Artists Using it Didn't, CBC Arts.

2021     Shanna Van Maurik, GALPAL Productions.

2021     Watch how Shanna Van Maurik maps out her magical oil paintings, CBC Arts. 

2017     Cotton Candy Fever Dream, Art File Magazine.

2017     Studio visit with Shanna Van Maurik, Art Maze mag.

2017     Catch-up With Shanna Van Maurik, Hayley's World.  

2016     Artist of the Month, Clutch PR.

2016     Live Fast Mag, Art Crush: Shanna Van Maurik.

2016     Lexiquette, Shanna Van Maurik: Talking with Paint.
2012     Modern Toronto, Shanna Van Maurik - New Work 2012, May 31st. 
2012     iChannel, The Artist Project, Video Interview.
2012     Live With Culture, Artist project Taps Emerging Talent.
2012     The Globe and Mail, February 18th Issue.   

2011     Chronicle Herald, Studio 21 Exhibits Art from Students Across Canada, April 1st issue.


Publications

2019     Studio In The Sky, In Her Studio.

2018     August 2018 Issue, Pikchur Magazine. 

2017     Love It, Iromono Market. Tokyo, Japan.

2017     Girls, Honey Mi Honey. Tokyo, Japan.

2017     Summer 2017 Issue, Art Maze Mag, United Kingdom. 
2011     stART Exhibition Catalogue, Outstanding Student Work from Universities Across Canada.
              Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2011     Sketch, The Magazine of OCAD University, Fall issue.
2011     Experiencing Perspectives Exhibition Catalogue, Mercedes Benz Financial Services.
2011     OCAD Drawing and Painting Fourth Year Catalogue.

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