Shawn Saumell was born in New York and currently lives and works in Dallas. He received
an MFA from Lesley University College of Arts and Design fka The Art Institute of Boston at
Lesley University, BFA from Texas Woman’s University, magna cum laude, and an AA from
Collin College, cum laude. Saumell's work has been featured in over 150 exhibitions worldwide and has won many
international awards including, but not limited to: "First Place," "Director's Choice,"
"Photographer of the Year," "Best of Biennial," "100 Best International," "Top 50 MFA
Painters in America," "Top 25 International Fine Artists," and "Best of Show." He has had a recent solo exhibition at the Mary Tomás Gallery, Dallas, TX [2018]; JM
Gallery, Dallas, TX [2017]; and One Arts Plaza, Dallas, TX [2016]; and recent juried
exhibitions at the New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, NY [2018]; The Photo
Review, Langhorne, PA [2018]; and the Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX [2017]; as well as
recent group exhibitions at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL [2019];
Warehouse 1005, Phoenix, AZ [2018]; 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX [2018]; Art 7 Gallery, Fort
Worth, TX [2018]; and the Museum of Biblical Arts, Dallas, TX [2018]. Shawn’s work has been selected by:
4heads Art, Governors Island Art Fair
ArtSlant Curatorial Team, ARTslant
Blue Mitchell, Diffusion Magazine
Chrissie Iles, Whitney Museum of
American Art
Christiane Paul, Whitney Museum of
American Art
Christy Karpinski, F-STOP Magazine
Cindy D. Rachofsky, The Rachofsky
House
Cory Hilz, Lensbaby
Cris Worley, Cris Worley Gallery
Darren Ching, Klompching Gallery
Editors, Artist Portfolio Magazine
Elizabeth Spungen, The Print Center,
Philadelphia
Enrique Fernández-Cervantes, Dallas
Office of Cultural Affairs
Holly Johnson, Holly Johnson Gallery
Hugo Martínez Rapari, Mulafoco Museum
Jason Landry, Panopticon Gallery
Jeremy Strick, Nasher Sculpture Center
John Pomara, Artist
Joyce Goss, The Goss Michael Foundation
Julia Dolan, Portland Art Museum
Keith Carter, Artist
Laura Moya, Photolucida
Lollie Thompkins, Booker T. Washington
Marty Walker, Marty Walker Gallery
Matthew Gamber, Big Red & Shiny Magazine
Rex Bruce, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Rita Aida Gonzalez, LACMA Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Artists
Sarah Cash, Bechhoefer Curator of American
Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C
Sergio Gomez, Zhou B Art Center
Stephen Perloff, The Photo Review
Susan Swihart, L.A. Photo Curator
Tere Romo, Mexican Museum of San
Francisco and MACLA
Terri Provencal, Patron Magazine
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
Tim Slowinski, Direct Art Magazine His work is in the collection of the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA; The State of New
Mexico, NM; the Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY; Shah Alam Gallery, Malaysia; Center for Fine
Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; and the Mulafoco Museum, Uruguay.