THEO SHIELDS
  • Projects
    • SLUMP
    • Chef d’oeuvre
    • Contemp-Artefacts
    • Oak and Iron
    • Pure Response
    • TOMOBOLO
    • Fulgurites
    • Dutch Tears
    • Responsive Chess
    • Internal Space
    • Ant drawings
    • Celf Y Tir
  • Contact
  • Projects
    • SLUMP
    • Chef d’oeuvre
    • Contemp-Artefacts
    • Oak and Iron
    • Pure Response
    • TOMOBOLO
    • Fulgurites
    • Dutch Tears
    • Responsive Chess
    • Internal Space
    • Ant drawings
    • Celf Y Tir
  • Contact
theo.a.shields@gmail.com
@theoshields
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Theo Shields (born 1991 Wales) lives and works in London and Wales. Selected to take part in the year long study program at Open School East (2016.) He has received a BA (Hons) from Edinburgh College of Art (2011-14) and Queensland College of Art, Australia (2012-13). Solo Exhibitions include ‘SLUMP’, London (2016); ‘Oak and Iron’ (2015)  touring exhibition of work presented at The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, The New Glasgow Society, Glasgow, Generator Projects, Dundee, and The Coast Festival of Art, Banff. Overseas representation include, Pure Response, The Hold Artspace, Brisbane (2013) and ‘Finite’, Web Space Gallery, Brisbane (2013). Shields has received critical acclaim from The Edinburgh Visual Artist Award (2015); The Scottish Sculpture Workshop (2015); The Astaire Art Prize (2014); Wai Wales in Venice (2015); Visual Arts Scotland (2015); and The Hope Scott Trust Award (2015).


SOLO SHOWS
2016 SLUMP, Studio 13, London
2015 Generator Projects, Dundee
2015 New Glasgow Society, Glasgow
2015 Oak and Iron, The Art Shed Collective, Edinburgh
2015 The COAST Festival of Art, Banff

2013 Pure Response, The Hold Artspace, Brisbane
2013 Finite, Web Space Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

TWO PERSON SHOWS
2018 Emergence, Oriel Wern Manor, North Wales 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Tir, Môr Awyr, Oriel Croesor, North Wales 
2019 Peace Garden, Pilton, Summerset 
2018 Satellite, Summerhall, Edinburgh

2017 TOMBOLO, West Cork, Ireland 
2016 Open Return, Open School East, London

2016 Guest Projects, London
2016 Gallery Ten, Edinburgh
2016 CONVERGE, RSA, Edinburgh
2015 TIAF London, London
2015 Plymouth Art Weekender, Plymouth
2015 Glasgow Contemporary Art Fair, Glasgow

2015 VAS:T 2015, Visual Arts Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2015 3672, Copeland Gallery, London
2015 Zeppelin Gallery, Melbourne 
2015 I.D.S.T, Summerhall, Edinburgh
2015 Permanent Exhibition, La Galeria, Panajachel, Guatemala 
2014 Sutton Gallery, Edinburgh
2014 Five Grand, Glasgow
2014 ECA Degree Show, Edinburgh
2014 Primo, The Number Shop, Edinburgh
2014 Hitch, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
2014 ASCUS Event, Playfair Gallery, Edinburgh
2014 TEDX, Pleasance, Edinburgh
2014 Crescent Arts, Coastival Festival, Scarborough
2014 Fair Trade Exhibition, The Chaplaincy, Edinburgh
2014 Saloneli, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
2014 Flux, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
2013 Topos. ASN. Tent Gallery, Edinburgh
2013 ECA- RCA, Royal College of Art, London
2013 Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
2012 PopUp! Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
2012 Office Space, Clarendon House, Edinburgh
2012 Shopfront, ECA, Edinburgh
2011 WJEC Art & Design Exhibition, Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff
2011 Worldskills London 2011, ExCeL London Exhibition Center, London 
2011 Foundation Final Exhibition, Coleg Menai, North Wales
AWARDS
2015 Recipient of The Hope Scott Trust production bursary
2015 Selected for Emerging Artist SSW Residency
2014 Received an Arts Council travel grant to the Venice Bienalle 
2014 Awarded the Edinburgh Visual Artist Award
2014 Selected for the Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase 
2014 Selected for Art Object, Saatchi Art online collection
2014 Shortlisted for the Saatchi new contemporaries showcase 
2014 Awarded the Astaire art prize 
2011 WJEC Foundation Art and Design Excellence award

RESIDENCIES
2017 Lay of the Land, West Cork, Ireland

2015 The Scottish Sculpture Workshop
2014 La Galeria, Panajachel, Guatemala
2014 Casa Mermejita, Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico
2008-2014 Glastonbury Festival Peace Garden, Pilton, England
2013 Iron-Bark Grange, Mt Tamborine, Australia

PUBLICATIONS
2015 Theo Shields Oak and Iron 
2013 Theo Shields Pure Response
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  • Projects
    • SLUMP
    • Chef d’oeuvre
    • Contemp-Artefacts
    • Oak and Iron
    • Pure Response
    • TOMOBOLO
    • Fulgurites
    • Dutch Tears
    • Responsive Chess
    • Internal Space
    • Ant drawings
    • Celf Y Tir
  • Contact