AMERICAN MASTER OF PAINTING

SHANE WOLF was born in 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Bachelor of Design in 2000, joined the Salomon SAS as a graphic designer in Annecy, France. In 2004, he traveled 16 months around the world and kept drawing what he saw in his journey. His trip took him to Florence, Italy, the birthplace of Renaissance.

Academia

2016

Permanent Collection, Museum European of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain

2015

Boston Figure Painting Competition Grand Champion, Boston Academy of Realist Art, Boston, USA
Museum European of Modern Art (MEAM) Purchase Award, Art Renewal Center Salon, New York, USA

2013

Gold Medal, Salon de l’Académie Européenne des Arts, France, Paris, France
Silver Medal, Société des Artistes Français, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Best Nude, Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon, New York, USA
Best Nude Runner Up, Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon, New York, USA

2012

Bronze Medal, Société des Artistes Français, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Gold Medal, Salon de Val du Cher, Saint Victor, France
Finalist (nude and portrait categories), Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon, New York, USA

2011

Bronze Medal, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
Taylor Prize, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Finalist (nude category) America China Oil Painting Artists’ League (ACOPAL), New York, USA

2010

Honorable Mention (nude category), Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon, New York, USA

2009

Hudson River Fellowship, New York, USA

He began studying art at the Angel Academy of Arts in Florence. From 2005 to 2009, he studied the technique of art based on the techniques used by ancient masters who have all made their mark in art history since the Renaissance and through to today's art. He teaches at the prestigious Italian Academy of Art and obtained his degree with excellence.

In 2010, he moved to Paris, where he lived and worked, He wanted to create and share the humanitarian value that human form can generate through his drawings and paintings. Over the next 6 years, he was rewarded with abundant prizes and took part in a series of solo & group exhibitions in Europe & US. The incredible art of WOLF has attracted the interest of collectors and museums who volunteered to develop his artistic development as well as some of the top artists of contemporary art.

In 2014, his encouragement is driven by passion and his knowledge, he decided to put his next four years to colossal work.

SOLO SHOWS

2014
Shane Wolf: Drawings, Galerie L’Œil du Prince, Paris, France
Shane Wolf: Portes Ouvertes, Paris 11e, France

2012
Shane Wolf: The Eidolon Series, Galerie L’Œil du Prince, Paris, France
Expressions: Shane Wolf, Galerie Stephan Woelk, Saint Paul de Vence, France

2011
Shane Wolf: Portes Ouvertes, Bagnolet, France

2009
Opere da Firenze III: 4 Years in Italy, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2008
Shane Wolf: Drawings & Paintings, Florence, Italy
Opere da Firenze II, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2007
Opere da Firenze, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

GROUP SHOWS

2015
MEAM, Barcelona, Spain
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA
Young Masters, Dialogues, Sphinx Gallery, London, England
London Art Fair, London, England

2014
110 ans de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, France
En Quête de L’Excellence, Centre Culturel de Chine, Paris, France

2013
Art en Capital, Salon des Arstistes Français, Grand Palais, Paris, France
ArtCité, Fontenay Sous Bois, France
Salon de l’Académie Européenne des Arts—France, Paris, France
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA
SR Brennen Galleries, Santa Fe, New Meexico, USA
Egeli Gallery, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

2012
Art en Capital, Salon des Artistes Français, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Scope: Art Takes Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Mysteriously Beautiful, Michel Haillard and Shane Wolf, Galerie Woelk, Saint Paul de Vence, France
Amfitrions, Château de Montesquiu, Barcelona, Spain
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA

2011
150e Anniversaire de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
Art en Capital, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Small is Beautiful, Galerie L’Œil du Prince, Paris, France
Chic Art Fair, Cité de la Mode et du Design, Paris, France
America China Oil Painting Artists’ League (ACOPAL), New York, USA

2010
Annigoni’s Legacy, Musée Bardini, Florence, Italy
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA

2009
Hudson River Revival, Musée d’Art de Springville, Utah, USA
Manifest NUDE, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2008
Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italie
Greenhouse Gallery Salon International, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA

2007
Exclusive Italian Artists, Christchurch, New-Zealand
Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA
Annigoni’s Legacy: 10th Year Anniversary of the Angel Academy of Art, London, England
Afferato l’IDEA, Chiesa St James, Florence, Italy

2006
Art Renewal Center Salon International, New York, USA
Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
Florencimento, Centre Uffizi, Florence, Italy