Otherworldly

Michigan-born artist, Shawn Marie Hardy, moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1988 and took her first art lessons privately through her uncle, kinetic artist, Mark Esper. She furthered her studies at City College of San Francisco and LCC in Lansing, Michigan. She is also a perpetual student of art and art history through her own self-education.

Shawn has had numerous group and solo exhibits in the United States and abroad and her work has found a place in the homes of people around the world. She has received several accolades through the online art group, EBSQ. In 2013, her artwork won a silver medal at the Australian International Beer Awards after being featured on the bottle of a Southern Bay Brewing Company saison. She was featured on the Michigan Regional Comcast television show, Meet The Artist, and was a finalist in Nancy Grace’s “Extraordinary Parent” contest for her collaborative art project, Honor With Art.

Shawns' work is found in several publications including MetaDada: The International Journal of Dada Mining, Golf Sayings: Wit And Wisdom of A Long Walk Spoiled, and Blackmail Press. Shawn also writes poetry and short stories, plays bass guitar, and writes songs. She was in the New Zealand band Dating Godot, circa 1990s.

Shawn currently lives with her cats in Oregon and spends as much time amongst the trees as possible. She is inspired by Dada and Surrealism, music, nature, coffee, dreams, nostalgia and psychological thrillers.