Daniel Brandt Shay
Education
MFA Painting, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1981
BFA Painting/Printmaking, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 1975
Certificate, Drawing, Udornthani Teacher's College, Udornthani, Thailand, 1972
Academic and Professional Positions
Exhibitions Curator, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C., 2018-Present
Art Services Manager, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1984-2018 (Retired)
Portfolio Development Instructor, Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD, 1987-Present
President IASG, International Artist's Support Group, 1997-1998
Advisory Board, International Artist's Support Group, 1999-Present
Life Drawing Instructor, Smithsonian Resident Assoc. Program, S. Dillon Ripley Center, Washington, D.C., 1994-1998
Military Service
Bronze Star Medal
Counter Offensive Phase VII Medal
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Ribbon with Device
Unnamed Campaign Medal with 2 o/s bars-Laos
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Top Secret Security Clearance
Non-Commissioned Officer
Selected Exhibitions
Sculpture NOW 2020, McLean Project for the Arts, Juried by Nancy Sausser, 2020
Galerie Premiere Ligne, Bordeaux, France, 2020
Alchemical Vessels, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, Washington, D.C., 2018
100 Canvases 100 Years, Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C., curated by Eric Denker, 2016
Working Artists, United States Circuit Courthouse, Maryland, curated by Bobby Donovan, 2015
Critical Contact, Capital Arts Network, Washington, D.C., 2014
Questions of Identity, Black Rock Center for the Arts, curated by Dr. Claudia Rousseau, 2013
Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, curated by Dr. Kaltoum Marfouli-Colle, 2012
Art Museum Artists, University of Mary Washington, curated by Anne Turpaino, 2009
Behind the Mask, Asian Fusion Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Julian Ortega, 2008
Father, Daughter, Brother, Brother, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C., 2008
International Artist's Support Group Exhibition, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2005
International Artist's Support Group, Luxor, Egypt, coordinated by Nabile Makier, 2004
Russian Cultural Center, Washington, D.C., juried by Kome Wachi, 2002
Day Jobs...Night Obsessions, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, curated by Mark Leithauser, 1997
Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C., curated by Manon Cleary, 1996
Washington Project for the Arts Exhibition and Benefit, Washington, D.C., 1993
Arlington Arts Center, juried by Deborah Wye, 1993
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburg, PA, 1987
Small Works National, Zaner Gallery, NY, NY, 1984
Maryland Biennial Works on Paper, Baltimore Museum of Art, juried by Ken Tyler, 1984
Vietnam: Reflexes and Reflections, US House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1983
Bibliography
The Late Artist Kenneth Young Finally Getting His Due, Washington City Paper, Interview and quotations, June 1, 2017
Daniel Silva Has and Expert Who Keeps Him True: David Bull, The Washington Post
Installation of Vermeer "Woman with a Balance", Interview, Detroit Arts City, Detroit Public Television, December 20, 2013
Studio Interview and Work, German Public Television, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, MDR, February, 1999
Documentary and Interview, Hungarian Public Television, Produced by Nick Ludlam, 1999
Interview by Jamie Gangel, The Today Show, NBC, Directed by Jason Raff, January 30, 1998
World Service Report, British Broadcasting Corporation, December, 1998
Artist Daniel Shay, People Weekly Magazine, page 191, October 12, 1998
The Driving Force Behind Dan Shay's Work, The Washington Post, Style Section, October 16, 1998
Go Ahead, Quit Your Day Job, The Washington Post, Weekend, by Hank Burchard, September 26, 1997
Lectures and Presentations
Preparing a Portfolio, Fillmore Arts Center, Washington, D.C., 2019
The Quiet Laotian (a works in progress lecture), National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, Washington, D.C., 2011
Artist's Talk, The Cosmos Club, Arnold Contemporary Art Collection, Washington, D.C., 2005
The Terra Cotta Army of Xian, Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD, 2000
The Process of Drawing, Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C., 1996
Art and the Irrational, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, arranged and translated by Marina Bosonova, Moscow, 1990
Awards
Nominated - Faculty Outstanding Service Award, Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD, 2012
Smith Fellowship, Bamboo Art of the Montgnard (Dega), National Gallery of Art, 2003
Management Award, National Gallery of Art, 2000-2012
Employee Incentive Award, National Gallery of Art, 1996-1999
Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Nominated by America's Best Students, 1991, Maryland College of Art and Design
Juried and Curated Exhibitions
Anchin, Campbell, and Minicozzi, Curator, The Arts Club of Washington D.C., 2020
Strokes of Genius: A National Exhibition, Juror, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, 2011
Abstract Exhibition, Juror, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, 1998
Painting and Drawing, Juror, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, 1995
Painting and Drawing, Juror, The Art League, Alexandria, VA, 1993
14th Annual Competition: Artist/Craftsperson Three Rivers, Juror, Norfolk, VA, 1985
Contact Information
The Monastery Studio1
Suburban Washington
The Monastery Studio2
West Virginia
Daniel Brandt Shay
Born: Charlotte, North Carolina
Children: Ginevra Rose Shay, Dante Brandt Shay
Wife: Loretta Madeline Russo, artist, Married 1976, deceased 2003
Daniel Shay
Contact: daniel_shay@icloud.com