Shaun Cassidy – Fine Art Show

120 Academy Street,Fort Mill SC 29715

18 January, 2021

Description

Work by artist Shaun Cassidy are now viewable in the Gallery@LOOM. Work by artist Shaun Cassidy are now viewable in the Gallery@LOOM. Due to policy changes caused by COVID-19, if interested, please call 803-548-5666 to set up an appointment. https://www.artsy.net/artist/shaun-cassidy "Shaun Cassidy was born in Carshalton, England in 1966. He studied sculpture at Norwich School of Art, Norfolk, UK, receiving a BA (HONS) in 1988. In 1988 Cassidy worked as a studio assistant for British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro. In 1991 Cassidy finished his graduate studies in sculpture at the University of Alberta, Canada. Cassidy’s sculpture has been exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. He has exhibited at Socrates Sculpture Park, NY, Franconia Sculpture Park, MN, Forum for Contemporary Art in Saint Louis, the Columbia Museum of Art, SC, and at the DeCordova Museum, MA. n 1995 Cassidy exhibited five large- scale sculptures at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Marseilles, France. He has been awarded residencies at over ten venues including The McDowell Colony, NH, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, CA, McColl Center for Visual Arts, NC, and Sculpture Space, NY. His work has been reviewed and featured in Art in America, New Art Examiner, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Currently Cassidy is a Professor of Sculpture at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. In 2006 Cassidy was named Kinard Teaching Professor of the Year at Winthrop University. In 2011 Cassidy was awarded the LaRoche Graduate Professor of the Year and in 2012 the Governor of South Carolina’s Distinguished Professor award. Previously Cassidy was an Assistant Professor at the Kansas City Art Institute, MO."