About the Artist
Stass Shpanin
Stass Shpanin (*1990) is an American visual artist whose work is focused on interpretations and fabrications of the past. His work ranges from monumental paintings showcasing European and American history to total installations commenting on institutional critique and museum practices.
Shpanin completed his MFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. In 2012, he received a Fulbright Fellowship award to Russia, organized by the US State Department. Shpanin’s artworks have been shown internationally, and venues include Smack Mellon Gallery in New York, Gridchinhall Gallery in Moscow, Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT, and Temple Contemporary in Philadelphia, and ToBE Gallery in Bern, Switzerland, among others. In 2021 and 2022, he participated in artists residencies at Residency.CH in Bern, Switzerland and ScaleABLE AIR in Scalea, Italy.
Shpanin’s art studio is based in Philadelphia, and he is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Art at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
Shpanin completed his MFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. In 2012, he received a Fulbright Fellowship award to Russia, organized by the US State Department. Shpanin’s artworks have been shown internationally, and venues include Smack Mellon Gallery in New York, Gridchinhall Gallery in Moscow, Five Points Gallery in Torrington, CT, and Temple Contemporary in Philadelphia, and ToBE Gallery in Bern, Switzerland, among others. In 2021 and 2022, he participated in artists residencies at Residency.CH in Bern, Switzerland and ScaleABLE AIR in Scalea, Italy.
Shpanin’s art studio is based in Philadelphia, and he is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Art at Rutgers University, New Jersey.
Stass Shpanin
Stass Shpanin
Selected exhibition history
2016 MFA Painting, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2012 BFA Painting, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, (University Honors), West Hartford, CT
2008 Portfolio Lab, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston/Tufts University, Boston, MA
2012 BFA Painting, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, (University Honors), West Hartford, CT
2008 Portfolio Lab, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston/Tufts University, Boston, MA
2024 (upcoming)
Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2022(upcoming)
James Wise Gallery, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
2021
Dance of Birth, curated by Aigul Ibrayeva, Tobe Gallery, Bern,Switzerland
2018
Curator of the [sin ’THedik] Landscape exhibition with artists David Bruce, Elizabeth Demaray, Vita Eruhimovitz, Matt Neff, Michael Rees, Tim Rusterholz, Orkan Telhan, and Victoria Vesna at the West Windsor Arts Center, Princeton, NJ
2017
Coltland Souvenir Shop, EBK Gallery, Hartford, CT
2016
Coltland, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Predicting the Past, curated by Vitaly Patsyukov, Gridchinhall Art Center, Moscow, Russia
2014
Displacement, curated by Judith McElhone, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2012
Abolished Memories, curated by Faith Lund, Westfield State University Downtown Art Gallery, Westfield, MA
2011
Age of Empires, Waltuch Art Gallery, Tenafly, NJ
Age of Empires, From Russia with Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Age of Empires, SJCC Gallery, Springfield, MA
2010
Art Exhibit, Stamford Center for the Arts, Stamford, CT
2009
Art Exhibit, Jasper Rand Art Museum, Westfield, MA
2008
Art Exhibit, Stamford JCC Art Gallery, Stamford, CT
2006
Art Exhibit, Umbria Galleria, Boston, MA
2003
Art Exhibit, Gallery 44, Elicott City, MD
2001
Art Exhibit, Netaniya Arts Center, Netaniya, Israel
2000
Art Exhibit, Salerno Art Center, Salerno, Italy
Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2022(upcoming)
James Wise Gallery, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
2021
Dance of Birth, curated by Aigul Ibrayeva, Tobe Gallery, Bern,Switzerland
2018
Curator of the [sin ’THedik] Landscape exhibition with artists David Bruce, Elizabeth Demaray, Vita Eruhimovitz, Matt Neff, Michael Rees, Tim Rusterholz, Orkan Telhan, and Victoria Vesna at the West Windsor Arts Center, Princeton, NJ
2017
Coltland Souvenir Shop, EBK Gallery, Hartford, CT
2016
Coltland, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Predicting the Past, curated by Vitaly Patsyukov, Gridchinhall Art Center, Moscow, Russia
2014
Displacement, curated by Judith McElhone, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2012
Abolished Memories, curated by Faith Lund, Westfield State University Downtown Art Gallery, Westfield, MA
2011
Age of Empires, Waltuch Art Gallery, Tenafly, NJ
Age of Empires, From Russia with Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Age of Empires, SJCC Gallery, Springfield, MA
2010
Art Exhibit, Stamford Center for the Arts, Stamford, CT
2009
Art Exhibit, Jasper Rand Art Museum, Westfield, MA
2008
Art Exhibit, Stamford JCC Art Gallery, Stamford, CT
2006
Art Exhibit, Umbria Galleria, Boston, MA
2003
Art Exhibit, Gallery 44, Elicott City, MD
2001
Art Exhibit, Netaniya Arts Center, Netaniya, Israel
2000
Art Exhibit, Salerno Art Center, Salerno, Italy
2021
Voices: Immigration, curated by Lalaine Little, Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Dallas, PA
2018
GALA, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
2017
Laugh, Smirk, Snicker, Southwest University of Visual Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
CT Contemporary Art Fair, Represented by EBK Gallery, Westport, CT
2016
Peace Among Savages: The Gun Show, curated by Mary Gagler, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
FORCES, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art Votes: Visualizing the Democratic Process, curated by Amy Lipton, Gallery Burgen, Paramus, NJ
Don’t Take This The Wrong Way, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
2015
A Story of a Story, curated by Shlomit Dror, Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
VII Moscow International Art Festival, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia
2012
An Interruption, curated by Judith McElhone, ArtSpace Gallery, Torrington, CT
University Honors, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, CT
Metonymy, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, CT
From Russia with Art, Newton Cultural Center, Newton, MA
2011
Goldfarb Exhibit, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, CT
2010
Juried Art Exhibit, Manchester CC, CT
2009
Russian Block, Greater Hartford JCC Gallery, CT
2008
Permanent Exhibit, Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, NJ
Voices: Immigration, curated by Lalaine Little, Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, Dallas, PA
2018
GALA, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
2017
Laugh, Smirk, Snicker, Southwest University of Visual Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
CT Contemporary Art Fair, Represented by EBK Gallery, Westport, CT
2016
Peace Among Savages: The Gun Show, curated by Mary Gagler, Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
FORCES, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art Votes: Visualizing the Democratic Process, curated by Amy Lipton, Gallery Burgen, Paramus, NJ
Don’t Take This The Wrong Way, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
2015
A Story of a Story, curated by Shlomit Dror, Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
VII Moscow International Art Festival, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia
2012
An Interruption, curated by Judith McElhone, ArtSpace Gallery, Torrington, CT
University Honors, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, CT
Metonymy, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, CT
From Russia with Art, Newton Cultural Center, Newton, MA
2011
Goldfarb Exhibit, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, CT
2010
Juried Art Exhibit, Manchester CC, CT
2009
Russian Block, Greater Hartford JCC Gallery, CT
2008
Permanent Exhibit, Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, NJ