Shaun C. Whiteside, artist
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Shaun C. Whiteside, artist
@scwhiteside.bsky.social
(BA 2007, MFA 2011) acrylic painter working in a style most influenced by Abstract Expressionism, with an emphasis on the metaphysical and emotional realm, rather than on optical reality.

scwhiteside.net

#painting #fineart #degenerateart
Just got a scam e-mail asking about purchasing art from me. They wanted me to send a bunch of pictures, presumably so they could steal the images. If you get a vague, odd-sounding e-mail asking about purchasing your work, copy the text and paste it into a search engine.

#artist #artscams
September 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I have work in this year's 'Menagerie' exhibition at the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley in Pulaski until October 4th. The opening reception is this Thursday, August 14th.
www.facnrv.org/calendar/202...
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@bsky.art #fineart #painting #swva #virginia #newrivervalley #pulaskiva #facnrv
Opening Reception: 2025 Menagerie Exhibition — FACNRV
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley invites you to a special evening celebrating the opening of one of our most anticipated annual exhibits. Please join us for the Menagerie Exhibition Rece...
www.facnrv.org
August 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My painting "Fading Future" was awarded 2nd Place at the Virginia Highlands Festival exhibition at the Abingdon Arts Depot. Plus it sold, along with the other painting I had entered. Now I can buy a new roll of canvas.
www.vahighlandsfestival.com/juried
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#abingdon #vahighlandsfestival
August 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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July 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Working on some new ideas, still framing several works from the 'Remains' series, processing some pictures to post on the website, trying to not to freak out that the summer break which has barely just started already seems to be flying by. More updates soon.
June 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Will have work in the 2025 NRV Juried Biennial at the Moss Art Center at Virginia Tech. Opening reception on June 5th from 5:00-7:00.
#blacksburg

artscenter.vt.edu/exhibitions/...
2025 New River Art Juried Biennial
THURSDAY, JUNE 5-SATURDAY, AUGUST 23: The 2025 New River Art Juried Biennial, sponsored by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association, returns to the Moss this summer! Entries are due by March 1, 2025.
artscenter.vt.edu
May 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"AI is not democratizing art and knowledge; it is privatizing and automating it under the control of billionaires..."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart
When artwork is invented by a machine, it loses its most important power: to help people connect. In an already lonely era, that is particularly dangerous
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Stalled out last weekend when I realized I didn't have the wood I needed to finish framing a few canvasses I had stretched. Bought some wood early this week, and cut it today into 216 feet of lattice for framing. That should last a while....
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Will have 3 works in the 11th Annual Curry/Bower Exhibition at the Bower Center in Bedford, VA, from February 18th-March 29th. Opening reception is on March 14th.

@bsky.art, #fineart, #painting, #acrylicpainting, #virginiaart, #bedfordva, #bowercenter

www.bowercenter.org/2025/02/19/1...
11th Annual Curry/Bower Exhibition
The 11th Annual Curry/Bower Exhibition is an non-juried, judged exhibition that highlights the artwork of local artists.
www.bowercenter.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM