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Richard Shaw, Alice Shaw, Martha Shaw, Virgil Shaw, Whitney Shaw,

"SHAW & CO"

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Gallery 16’s upcoming exhibition honors the legacy and influence of Richard and Martha Shaw, through their work and that of their family and friends. The renowned artistic family includes Bay Area ceramic pioneer Richard Shaw and his wife Martha, daughter Alice Shaw and son Virgil Shaw. Their influence and contributions to the Bay Area’s art and music scene have been on display for over four decades.

We are pleased to present a collection of work by members of the Shaw Family as well as a collection of work by many Bay Area artists for whom the Shaws have been friends with, inspired by or inspirations for including Rebeca Bollinger, Travis Collinson, Mike Henderson, Don Ed Hardy, Bob Hudson, Sahar Khoury, Alicia McCarthy, Jim Melchert, Cornelia Schulz, Sonny Smith, Ehren Tool, Wanxin Zhang

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Richard Shaw "Blue House of Cards on Three Books",

2019

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

11 x 12 x 15 inches

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Richard Shaw "Canton Creamware Collection Spill",

2018

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

9 x 13 x 8 inches

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Richard Shaw "Two Books, a Cigar Box, Envelope and Figure Jar",

2019

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

9 x 11 x 13 inches

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Richard Shaw "Canton Teapot in White Owl Tzedakah",

2018

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

5 x 14 x 8 inches

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Richard Shaw "Canton Teapot in White Owl Tzedakah",

2018

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

5 x 14 x 8 inches

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Richard Shaw "Pointing Man on Stack of Plates",

2018

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

21.75 x 12 x 7.5 inches

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Richard Shaw "Pointing Man on Stack of Plates" (Detail),

2018

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

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Painter's Table,

2013

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

51" x 23 x 14 inches

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Richard Shaw Moving Forward,

2019

Glazed porcelain with overglaze details

74 x 33 x 16 inches

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Richard Shaw Removed Subject, On Loan,

2019

Glazed porcelain, digital print on paper

Dimensions variable

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Lepidoptery Lesson,

2017

Courtesy of the artist and Anglim Gilbert Gallery

65 x 68 inches

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Alice Shaw "Tree #1",

2019

Gelatin silver print

14 x 11 inches

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Alice Shaw "Tree #2",

2019

Gelatin silver print

14 x 11 inches

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Alice Shaw "Untitled (Hill Fence)",

2017

Pigment print

10 x 8 inches

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Alice Shaw "Untitled (Sidewalk Grass)"

Pigment print

10 x 8 inches

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Alice Shaw "Untitled (Pink Ivy)",

2018

Pigment print

10 x 8 inches

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Alice Shaw "Untitled (Dirt Mound)",

2019

Pigment print

10 x 8 inches

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Alice Shaw "Diagonal",

2019

Pigment print with gold leaf

32.5 x 22.5 inches

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Alice Shaw "Hilltop",

2019

Pigment print with gold leaf

32.5 x 21.5 inches

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Martha Shaw "Scholar's Tower with Red Dots",

2108

Glazed porcelain with decals

7 x 3 x 3 inches

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Martha Shaw "Big Rectangular Scholar's Tower with Red Reflection",

2018

Glazed porcelain

6 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches

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Scholar's Tower with Blue Pattern,

2018

Glazed porcelain with decals

6.5 x 3 x 3 inches

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Martha Shaw "Orange Scholar's Tower with Green Reflection",

2018

Glazed porcelain

6.5 x 3 x 2.5 inches

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Martha Shaw "Orange House with Three Palms",

2019

Oil on canvas

13.5 x 17.5 inches

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Martha Shaw "Untitled",

2019

Oil on canvas

16 x 20 inches

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Martha Shaw "Untitled",

2019

Oil on canvas

12 x 16 inches

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Martha Shaw "Untitled",

2019

Oil on canvas

12 x 16 inches

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Martha Shaw "Untitled",

2019

Oil on canvas

12 x 16 inches

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Martha Shaw "Untitled",

2019

Oil on canvas

12 x 16 inches

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Virgil Shaw "Blunt Force",

2018

Mixed media on panel

24 x 24 inches

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Virgil Shaw "Mass Repica",

2014

Mixed media on panel

20 x 16 inches

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Virgil Shaw "Cloud Wine",

2017

Mixed media on panel

9 x 9 inches

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Virgil Shaw "Some Million Years",

2017

Mixed media on panel

8 x 8 inches

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Virgil Shaw "Untitled (Plywood Door)",

2018

Pigment print

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Richard Shaw "Untitled (Fence View)",

2018

Pigment print

10 x 8 inches

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Whitney Shaw "Art World",

2019

Ink on paper

18 x 24 inches

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Whitney Shaw "Cartoon Bouquet",

2019

Watercolor and ink on paper

11 x 14 inches

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Whitney Shaw "Peanut Gallery",

2019

Watercolor and ink on paper

11 x 14 inches

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Alicia McCarthy "Untitled",

2018

Acrylic and house paint on panel; courtesy of the artist and Berggruen Gallery

60 x 60 inches

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Don Ed Hardy "Wipeout",

2019

Acrylic on paper

11.5 x 9 inches

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Don Ed Hardy "Free At Last",

2019

Acrylic on paper

11.5 x 9 inches

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Jim Melchert "Channel Twenty Two",

2016

Broken and glazed porcelain

11.5 x 11.5 inches

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Jim Melchert "Channel Twenty Four",

2016

Broken and glazed porcelain

11.5 x 11.5 inches

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Sahar Khoury,

2019

Glazed ceramic, 30 highlighters, steel

56.25 x 47 x 14 inches

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Passion,

2005

Oil on stretched canvas

36 x 24 inches

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Rebeca Bollinger "Tube Socks",

2019

Acrylic on framed cork board

22.5 x 31 inches

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Robert Hudson "Buzzard",

2018

Acrylic, charcoal, collage on paper

33.25 x 25.5 inches

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Robert Hudson "Owl",

2018

Acrylic, charcoal, and collage on paper

33.25 x 25.5 inches

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Wanxin Zhang "Richard",

2012

High fired clay with glazes; courtesy of the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery

26 x 9 x 8 inches

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Which Is My Way,

2011

High-fired clay with glazes; courtesy of the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery

29 x 12 x 9 inches

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