Brendan Shea is a painter interested in the material and ideological construction of images. This interest spans through the historical canons of painting and into our contemporary ecosystem of imagery. Alongside Brendan’s studio practice, he organizes community exhibitions and events, ranging from apartment group shows to coordinated city-wide public art installations. Brendan received his BFA in painting from Maine College of Art in 2018 and an MFA at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022, where he was a recipient of the David Bruton Jr. Endowment Graduate Fellowship. He has exhibited work across the U.S., including Grant Wahlquist Gallery (Portland, ME.), B.U. Gallery (Boston, MA.), Visual Art Center (Austin, TX.), SaveArtSpace (Los Angeles, CA.), Mass Gallery (Austin, TX.), SOIL Gallery (Seattle, WA.), and SPACE Gallery (Portland ME.).