Shanna Strauss

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Shanna Strauss
NationalityCanadian
Alma materCalifornia College of the Arts
McGill University School of Social Work
Known forVisual art

Shanna Strauss is a mixed media visual artist based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Strauss is Tanzanian-American-Canadian and has exhibited work in Tanzania, Canada, Senegal, and the United States. [1] Working predominantly on found wood, she combines photo-transfer, painting, wood burning, wood carving, beads, fabric, and other traditional Tanzanian materials. The techniques and mediums in her work are selected for their symbolic and cultural significance. [2] Strauss often collaborates with her life and artistic partner, visual artist Jessica Sabogal. [3]

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Education

Strauss completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the California College of Arts, San Francisco, CA. In 2014, she completed a Master's degree in Social Work at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, with a focus on International and Community Development. [4]

Career

Exhibitions

Strauss’ work has been exhibited at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec,; [5] SomArts, San Francisco, CA; [6] SPARC Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA; [7] the Thacher Gallery at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; [8] and the Esker Foundation, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [9] [10] [11]

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec. [12] [13]

Strauss collaborated with artist Jessica Sabogal on the mural "Protect Our Trans Daughters" in Sacramento, California, honoring Chyna Gibson who was murdered in New Orleans. [14] The grand opening was held on March 31, 2018, coinciding with Transgender Day of Visibility. [15]

Awards

Strauss was awarded a Kala Fellowship and Media Residency for 2020-2021 from the Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California. [7]

In 2021, Strauss was a resident artist at Crosstown Arts, Memphis, Tennessee. [3]

Publications

Her work has been featured in Canadian Art, [16] CBC Arts, Montreal Gazette , [17] Sacramento News & Review , [18] and M – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Magazine.

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