Shannon Finnegan - September 2020
“I am grateful for places like Surf Point that give artists space and resources with the trust that they will use that support in the ways that best suit their needs. Artists need project-based support but we also need support to research, rest, dream, and plan. These things are vital to the sustainability of our practices.”
Shannon Finnegan is a multidisciplinary artist making work about accessibility and disability culture. They have done projects with Banff Centre, the High Line, MCA Denver, Tallinn Art Hall, and Nook Gallery. They have spoken about their work at the Brooklyn Museum, School for Poetic Computation, The 8th Floor, and The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. In 2018, they received a Wynn Newhouse Award and participated in Art Beyond Sight’s Art + Disability Residency. In 2019, they were an artist-in-residence at Eyebeam. Their work has been written about in Art in America, Hyperallergic, and the New York Times. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY.
