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ABOUT ADRIENNE SHISHKO

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BIOGRAPHY

adrienne shishko is a process-driven, mixed media artist based in boston, ma. she is known for her innovative ways of engaging communities in art beyond traditional gallery spaces through pop ups, digital murals, and building wraps. in 2017, she was commissioned by jbg smith to enliven a business district in crystal city, md which helped encourage new development in the area. inspired by her background as a buyer at saks fifth avenue and as general counsel at an environmentally responsible investing firm, her recent work has centered on using reclaimed materials to explore the environmental impact of fast fashion and issues of over-consumption. since 2009, her work has been exhibited throughout new england at venues including beacon gallery, the quin house, the providence art club, mosesian center for the arts, cambridge art association among others, and is included in numerous private and corporate collections around the country.

BIOGRAPHY

ARTIST STATEMENT

my work explores the environmental impact of materialism and the complicated relationships people have with their possessions. i use a variety of media responding to the stimulus around me. my practice is rooted in intuition, through which i try to balance a playful sense of improvisation with creative systems of order. i often rely on grids and hard lines to build a framework that anchors me as i endeavor to bring meaning to matter and order to the chaos.

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ARTIST STATEMENT
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MOSH STUDIO

mosh studio is a collaboration between artists and long-time friends, suzanne moseley and adrienne shishko. inspired by their shared process-driven approach and their orientation towards vibrant, energetic work, they began creating work together in 2021. using repurposed mixed media, fiber, and found objects, they explore humanity’s “throw away” culture and impulsive consumerism and its direct impact on the environment. 

ARTIST STATEMENT

PRESS

BOSTON GLOBE

how a brookline couple converted their 2-family

NEW VISIONARY MAGAZINE

issue 9: the annual women's issue

I LIKE YOUR WORK

radiate & repeat,” spring exhibition in print

BOSTON VOYAGER

check out adrienne shishko's artwork

BOSTON GLOBE

boston's 29 best new shops and services

STYLE CARROT

artmonday: sneak peek into the smfa art sale 2014

CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS

painting and collaging: a nonlinear process

STUDIO VISIT MAGAZINE

volume 51, p. 150-153

FIBER ART NOW

fiber reimagined, spring exhibition in print

ARTS TO HEARTS PROJECT

ready to wear exhibitors: adrienne shishko

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

step inside a ken fulk–designed gilded age members-only social club in boston’s back bay

WASHINGTON POST

four buildings in crystal city are covered in bright fabric. why?

STYLE CARROT

artmonday: massart auction preview

PIANO CRAFT GALLERY

flux—six artists respond to uncertainty

CLOTH PAPER SCISSORS

collage techniques: try taking a nonlinear path

PRESS

COLLECTIONS

collectons

chateau orquevaux (orquevaux, france), envoy hotel (boston, ma), beth israel deaconess hospital (boston, ma), the quin house (boston, ma), jbg properties (crystal city md)

VIDEOS

AWARDS

awards
GRANT RECIPIENT

2023

chateau orqueveaux artist residency

SECOND PLACE

2023

nesa "fabric of life" exhibition arts league of lowell

FIRST PLACE

2017

newton art association awards show

SECOND PLACE

2017

james king bonnar award show

FIRST PLACE

2017

newton art association new members show

EXHIBITIONS

2024

 

boston city hall: there is no away

galatea fine art: visions & voices

studio without walls: this is art

farm projects: coastal entanglement

 

2023

gravers lane gallery: fiber reimagined

boston city hall: metamorphosis: artistic visions for a resilient planet

arts league of lowell: the fabric of life

farm projects: tensile force

j mane (online) 5 for 5 exhibition: selected artist, bronze award

2022

piano craft gallery: speak up 2022

 

arts to hearts project:  ready to wear

fpac's assemblage space:  an object's promise: the magical thinking we attach to our things, may 12 - june 14, 2022

2021

the quin house: who’s in the house: selected artist, october 2021- january 2022

2020

holzwasser gallery: you can’t teach art: students of john murray, october 24, 2019 - january 25, 2020

 

mosesian: we the people; selected artist, november 14, 2019 - january 10, 2020

 

beacon gallery: depth, selected artist, november 1- december 8, 2019

 

beacon gallery: december art dash; selected artist; december, 2019

 

the martin group and cambridge art association: storytelling in textiles; selected artist; october, 2019

 

the gallery at villageworks: fibrous; selected artist; september 2019 - january 2020

 

mosesian: member exhibition; artist; september - november

2019

the gallery at lasell village: adrienne shishko & ellen shishko, mother & daughter show; auburndale ma; august - september

 

the gallery at trinity episcopal church: adrienne shishko retrospective; solo show; concord ma; july - august

 

brookline arts center: new england thread; selected artist; june - july

 

brooklyn waterfront artists coalition: recycle; selected artist; certificate of recognition; brooklyn, ny; may - july

 

mosesian: 5 star regional show; selected artist; april - may

 

the gallery at mayyim hayyim: texture and line by adrienne shishko and carol baum; featured artist; newton, ma; january - may

 

mark development & the new art center: digital mural on temporary wall; selected artist; corner of washington and walnut streets, newton, ma

 

crystal city: 2 large scale building wraps in crystal city; 1800 and 1851 south bell street, arlington, va; january 2018 - august 2019

 

newton fence art: selected artist; good shepherd church (beacon st. fence next to waban bridge), newton, ma; 2018 - 2019 

2018

beacon gallery: nature & vitality; selected artist; boston, ma

 

cambridge art association: red 2018; selected artist, cambridge, ma

 

mosesian center for the arts: member exhibition; selected artist, honorable mention; watertown, ma

 

artcetera benefit auction: selected artist; boston, ma

 

arck benefit gala: selected artist; boston, ma

 

ruckus: a pop-up art gallery: selected artist; boston, ma

 

providence art club: america, now; selected artist; providence, rhode island

 

beacon gallery: synaesthesia: abstract art and creative writing; selected artist; boston, ma

 

newton festival of the arts: newton artful pianos; selected artist; newton, ma

 

brooklyn waterfront artists coalition: "recycle" national juried art show; certificate of recognition; brooklyn, ny

 

beacon gallery: international juried show, selected artist; boston, ma

 

the makery: opening exhibition, featured artist; brookline, ma

2017

mosesian center for the arts: newton art association, 1st place award; watertown, ma

 

new art center: newton art association james king bonnar award show; 2nd place award; newton, ma

 

beacon gallery: opening exhibition, selected artist; boston, ma

 

bromfield gallery: winter works, selected artist; boston, ma

 

montserrat college of art: annual sale, participating artist; boston, ma

 

school of the museum of fine arts: annual sale, participating artist; boston, ma

 

piano craft gallery: flux- six artists respond to uncertainty, selected artist; boston, ma

 

gallery at atlantic wharf: fine, selected artist; boston, ma

 

newton art association: new member show, first place award winner; west newton, ma

 

new art center: annual faculty and student show, "creative process"; newtonville, ma

 

cambridge art association: mary schein show; cambridge, ma

 

mosesian arts center: members show; arlington, ma

 

newton open studios: bouncing off the walls spring juried show, selected artist; newton, ma

 

massart: annual benefit art auction, participating artist; boston, ma

 

newton open studios: pop-uprising, participating artist; newton, ma

 

newton open studios: fabric show, participating artist; newton, ma

 

concord art association: annual juried members show, selected artist; concord, ma

 

new art center: meditations - small drawings by adrienne shishko, solo show; newton, ma

 

mother brook art center: newton art association juried show, participating artist; dedham, ma

2016

newton art association: james king bonnar show,  participating artist; newton, ma

 

hc studio: featured artist; brookline, ma

 

school of the museum of fine arts: annual sale,  participating artist; boston, ma

 

gallery at continuum: in transition - works by adrienne shishko, solo show; allston, ma

 

new art center: creative process; newton, ma

 

arsenal center for the arts: annual juried members exhibition, participating artist; watertown, ma

 

newton open studios: participating artist; newton, ma

2015

hc studio: solo show; brookline, ma

 

school of the museum of fine arts: annual sale, participating artist; boston, ma

2014

oldcape | sotheby's international realty: solo show; orleans, ma

 

hc studio: featured artist; brookline, ma

 

bkprojects/beth kantrowitz: traces - works by adrienne shishko, solo show; boston, ma

 

bkprojects/beth kantrowitz: boston to brooklyn, participating artist; brooklyn, ny

 

school of the museum of fine arts: annual sale, participating artist, boston, ma

 

audio concepts: kaleidoscope, selected artist; boston, ma

2013

allston open studios: allston, ma

 

hc studio: adrienne shishko, solo show; brookline, ma

2012

hc studio:  adrienne shishko, solo show; brookline, ma

 

brookline open studios: muddy river gallery; brookline, ma

 

batv: transitions: joint show with cindy cuba clements; brookline, ma

 

putterham grille: solo show; brookline, ma

 

gallery at oficio: small group show: boston, ma (watch video interview with adrienne at the installation of the show & watch oficio video of the show & see

pictures from the event)

2011

vee vee: solo show;  jamaica plain, ma

 

brookline open studios: participating artist; brookline, ma

 

cirrus' wine cellar: solo show; grafton, ma

2010

jameson and thompson: in the balance - art and the environment,  selected artist; jamaica plain, ma

2009

hc studio: solo show; brookline, ma

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