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Finnegan Shannon (formerly Shannon Finnegan) is an American multidisciplinary artist located in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Working primarily on increasing perceptions of accessibility, Finnegan's practice focuses on disability culture in inaccessible spaces. Finnegan is most known for their protest pieces such as art gallery benches criticizing lack of seating and lounges for those who cannot access stairs.




Background and identity


Finnegan Shannon has been disabled their whole life, but grew up feeling isolated from the disability community. They experience pain when walking and standing, and thus focus on their need to consistently rest.
Finnegan graduated with a BA in Studio Art from Carleton College in 2011, and immediately began working at the Wassaic Project through 2014
Their work has been exhibited in major cultural institutions internationally, including the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Friends of the High Line, the Tallinn Art Hall, Nook Gallery., and the Wassaic Project They have spoken about their work at the Brooklyn Museum, the School for Poetic Computation, The 8th Floor, and The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library.
In 2018, Finnegan received a Wynn Newhouse Award. and participated in Art Beyond Sight's Art + Disability Residency In 2019, Finnegan was an artist-in-residence at Eyebeam. Their work has been written about in C Magazine, Art in America, Hyperallergic, and the New York Times.




Solo projects


DUEL at the OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY in 2013
SHOULD / CAN'T, at The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NY in 2014
The Worst at Carleton College, Northfield, MN in 2016
fashionablecanes dot com on Tête-à-Tête, tete-ahh-tete.net in 2017
Self-portrait at The Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, NY in 2017
Anti-Stairs Club Lounge at the Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY in 2017
Disability History PSA, Eastern Pole, Cincinnati, OH in 2018
Alt-Text as Poetry, developed at Eyebeam, presented at Queens Museum, Pratt, BAMPFA, and others in 2019
Anti-Stairs Club Lounge, Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York, NY in 2019
Lone Proponent of Wall-to-Wall Carpet, Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada in 2020




Group exhibitions


Disrupt and Resist, Mason Exhibitions Center, Arlington, VA.
She's Crafty (in collaboration with Breanne Trammell) at The New Museum Store, New York, NY in 2012
Peaces on Earth, at Sardine, Brooklyn, NY in 2012
Everything is Index at The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NY in 2012
Homeward Found, at The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY in 2013
INK + IMAGE, OUTLET Fine Art in collaboration with The Center For Fiction, at Brooklyn, NY in 2013
Drawings Along Myrtle Ave, Organized by Pratt Institute, at Brooklyn, NY in 2014
All That & A Bag of Chips, at Dead Space, Brooklyn, NY in 2014
BOGO, Davidson Contemporary, at New York, NY in 2015
Company, at A4 Contemporary Art Center, Chengdu, China in 2015
The Descent of Dust at Radiator Arts, New York, NY in 2016
Endless Biennial, at 20/20 Gallery, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY in 2016
Reflections on Failure, at Radiator Arts, Queens, NY in 2016
Sociometry Fair 2016, at The Smell, Los Angeles, CA in 2016
Wynn Newhouse Awards, at The Palitz Gallery, New York, NY in 2017
Manifesto, at Nook Gallery, Oakland, CA in 2017
Locus: Art as a Disabled Space, at The 8th Floor, New York, NY in 2018
Means of Egress, at Dedalus Foundation, Brooklyn, NY in 2018
Sign Project: Access and Accessibility Stories, at High Line, New York, NY in 2019
Disarming Language, at Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, Estonia in 2019
On Audio Description, in collaboration with Aislinn Thomas, at Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada in 2019
Talk Back, at Flux Factory, Queens, NY in 2019
Crip Imponderabilia, at NYU Galletin, New York, NY in 2019




Awards


2012 and 2013 Selected artist, Short list curated by Kris Nuzzi, BRIC Artist Registry, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Nominee, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant, New York, NY
2015 Grantee, Awesome Foundation, New York, NY




Residencies


2012 Resident, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2015 Fellow, Copy Shop Residency, Endless Editions, New York, NY
2018 Recipient, Wynn Newhouse Award, New York, NY
2018 Resident, Ace Hotel Artist Residency, Curated by Taeyoon Choi, New York, NY
2018 Resident, Art + Disability Residency, Art Beyond Sight, New York, N Y
2018 Fellow, WITH x SYPartners, New York, NY
2019 Resident, at Eyebeam, New York, NY in 2019
2023 Resident, Pioneer Works, New York, NY




See also


Jennifer White-Johnson
Indira Allegra




Further reading


Meier, Allison (6 August 2013). "Art Revitalizes an Old Mill: Photographs from the Wassaic Project". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"Wassaic Project Summer Festival". Chronogram. Sparrow. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Mallouk, Elyse. "On Laboring for Love". Art Practical. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"Wassaic Project July Festival". Tricolor News. Lakeville Journal. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"Vintage photo inspires Wassaic Project exhibit". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"Advocating for inclusivity through art and conversation, with Shannon Finnegan & Sugandha Gupta". Apple Podcast Preview. Designing For Humanity. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"7 Queer Artists Who Are Breaking the Industry Standard". Out Magazine. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"c Issue 141". c mag. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Jacob Wohl
• Finnegan Shannon
• Jennifer White-Johnson
• Nocebo (film)
• Emilie Louise Gossiaux
• Indira Allegra
• Heather Graham Pozzessere
• Like Water for Chocolate (film)
• List of male boxers
• Bouquet (Gwen Stefani album)
• There Goes My Baby (film)