“Art is like a roller coaster. We can all take the ride. Art gives us our highs and lows without moving our feet.”
- Shane Dale Pennington
Education
- Studied under Artist Virgie Cornelius, founder of Llano Art Guild, 1971-1981
- Texas Tech University, B.B.A. MIS
Honors and Awards
- 2011 (Exhibiting December 3, 2011.) Selected by Dallas Arts District & TEDx to install a temporary video and sculpture installation at the Wyly Theatre
- 2010 Selected by the City of Dallas Cultural Affairs as a preapproved artist on their selection list for public art.
- 2010 Selected Artist for the Texas Sculpture Association Juried Art Show
- 2009 New Dallas Nine Award
- 2009 NYArts Magazine Top 500 Artists’ Websites
- 2009 Selected Artist for The Texas Sculpture Association Juried Art Show
Solo Exhibitions
- 2010 Annually, Shane Pennington Studio, Dallas, Texas
- 2004-2010 bi-annually, Parigi, Dallas, Texas
- 2008 Alana, Sydney, Australia
- 2008 Steel, Atlanta, Georgia
- 2004-2009 bi-annually, Steel, Dallas, Texas
- 2007 Mutt Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- 2006 Dwellings, Dallas, Texas
- 2005 KUL Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- 2003 Dralion, Dallas, Texas
- 2003 Manhattan, Dallas, Texas
- 2002 Metropolitan, Dallas, Texas
Group Exhibitions
- 2011 Aurora, Dallas Arts District, Dallas, Texas
- 2011 Dallas Contemporary Wish! Dallas, Texas
- 2010 Aurora, Old City Park, Dallas, Texas
- 2010 Texas Sculpture Association Juried Art Show
- 2010 HCG Summer Selections
- 2010 SculptCAD Rapid Artists, Anaheim, California and Dallas, Texas
- 2010 TractorBeam Gallery
- 2010 Dallas Contemporary Wish! Dallas, Texas
- 2010 Fresh Faces 2X2, Dallas, Texas
- 2009 Texas Sculpture Association Juried Art Show at HCG Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- 2009 D Art Slam at f.i.g., Dallas, Texas *Winner of New Dallas Nine Award*
- 2009 Off The Grid, Dallas Texas
- 2009 HCG Gallery, New Year New Art, Dallas Texas
- 2003-2009 Cedars Open Art Studios, Dallas, Texas
- 2008 HCG Gallery, 2 man show with Michael Ledoux, Dallas Texas
- 2008 North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts, Dallas, Texas
- 2004 ALLO at Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas
- 2004 Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, Texas
- 2004 Erykah Badu’s B.L.I.N.D, Dallas, Texas
- 2002 Pennington/Longhofer, Dallas, Texas
- 2002 Museum Works Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
Selected Recognition in Publications
- On Magazine, “Why Texas?”, The Texas Issue, 2010 (page 10)
- Joshua King, “Rise” The Rise of Artists in Dallas Cedars Arts community, January 2010(pages 44-45)
- Joan Arbery, “The New Dallas 9” Announcing the winners of the first-ever D Art Slam at f.i.g., D Magazine, August 2009 (page 66-71)
- Annual Guide to the Internet: The Top 500 Artist Websites in 2009”, Catalogue, Volume 13 Number 11/12 page 79, NYArts Magazine, International Edition, 2009
- The Radar Dallas Now, Dallas Modern Luxury, March 2007 (page 54)
- The Cedars: Art Takes Root in the Shade of Downtown, Interview, F!Dluxe, September 2005, (page 25)
- Starting With a Bang, Interview, Dallas Modern Luxury, June 2005, (page 20, 46, 48, &160)
- Culture/Shane Pennington, Interview, Frontdesk Magazine, May 2005, (pages 54-55)
- Art Attack, Here & Now, Interview, Where Magazine, March 2005 (page 9)
Selected Collections
- Myron Kunin Art Colllection, New York, New York
- Charles and Dee Wyly Art Collection, Aspen, Colorado
- Alana, Sydney, Australia
- JP Morgan Chase Tower, Dallas, Texas
- Gaedeke Group, Dallas, Texas
- G.A. Donovan Consulting Corp, Boston, Massachusetts
- Amerest Arcturus Corp, Dallas, Texas
- Autonomy etalk, Dallas, Texas
- Keiko Ibi, New York, New York
- Silver Lining Foundation, Aspen, Colorado
- Erykah Badu, Dallas, Texas
- Senator Royce West, Dallas, Texas
- Johnny Bench, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Joanne McLaughlin, Toronto, Canada
- Jacques Nasser, New York, New York
- Dick and Bobbi Snyder, Dallas, Texas
- Christopher Reed, Paris, France
- Richard Farmer & Kirsten Lee, Los Angeles
Support with Art for Charities
- Dallas Contemporary Wish!
- Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
- Human Rights Campaign, Washington DC
- North Texas Business for Culture and Arts
- AIDS Interfaith
- African American Museum of the Arts
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Two x Two, AMFAR, Sponsored by the DMA & W Hotel SPCA
- SPCA
- Black Tie Dinner, Dallas, Texas
- North Texas Special Olympics
- Reading & Radio Resources
- Troy & Emmitt Charity Classic
- Local Support and Contributions of art supplies for Homeless Artists at SP Gallery
Music Video
- 2006 Paintings featured in the country music video Put Your Best Dress On by Steve Holy
Art used in Advertising
- 2007 Cox Communications, Diversity Inc. Magazine, National
- 2006 Davis Building, Billboards and Outdoor Media, Dallas, Texas
Gallery Representation
- HCG Gallery, 1130 Dragon Street, Suite 190, Dallas, Texas 75207 2008 – 2010
- Paddington Contemporary Fine Art, Five Ways, 241 Glenmore Road, Paddington NSW, 2021, Sydney Australia 2008-2009