Shannon Donovan: Ceramic and Installation Artist
My background in art history and interest in urban environments converge in my artistic expression, as I blend the debris and decorative follies of 21st-century life with ubiquitous objects from the cityscape. The resulting work promotes interplay between nature and artifice, fosters a cycle of cross-pollination between outdoors and in, and champions the notion that exuberance is better than taste.

Since graduating from the Glasgow School of Art in 2006 with a BFA in ceramics, my work has been selected for national and international exhibitions, including the 30th International Ceramics Competition, L'Alcora, Spain; Biennial Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Northern Arizona University Art Museum; the 2009 Jersey Shore Clay National; The 17th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; and Kolok Gallery’s International Juried Exhibition. In 2009, I was honored with my first solo exhibition, for which I created a new installation for Abington Art Center. My degree show installation, “Living Room,” was selected for inclusion at the 2007 Society of Scottish Artists annual exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, where it was awarded the White Gallery Prize. The installation created for Kolok Gallery, “Exuberance is better than taste,” was included the 2009 edition of 500 Ceramic Sculptures (Lark Books).

My work is represented by Kolok Gallery, North Adams, Massachusetts.