SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2022
January 14 through February 6 
FALLING IN LOVE DURING THE END TIMES
SOLO EXHIBITION 
Gualala Arts Center
Gualala, California 

October 16, 2022 through January 8, 2023
QUILT NATIONAL  '21 TOUR
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles 
San Jose, California 

2021
June 12 through July 25 (Ventura, CA)
ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA VOL 1
Dab Art
Los Angeles, Ventura, Mexico City

​January 5 through January 28
SURREAL SALON 13
Baton Rouge Center for Contemporary Art
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

May 27 through September 4
QUILT NATIONAL 21
Dairy Barn Arts Center
Athens, Ohio

2020
February 21 through March 21
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Brew House Association Gallery 
Pittsburgh, PA

January 17 through February 21
THREADS OF TRUTH
Zhou B Art Center
Chicago, IL

January 15 through February 8 
GUNS: LOADED CONVERSATIONS
University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI 

July 30 through August 2nd
GUNS: LOADED CONVERSATIONS
Festival of Quilts 
Birmingham, England, UK

2018
January 25 through April14
QUILT NATIONAL 2017 EXHIBITION TOUR
Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

March 28 through June 24
MATERIAL MEN 2: CONTEMPORARY MASTERS    
Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum​
La Conner, WA

April 22 through July 15
GUNS: LOADED CONVERSATIONS
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
San Jose, CA

2017
September 16, 1PM 
SHAWN QUINLAN- THE QUILT MAN
The Simsbury Free Library
Simsbury, CT

May 27 through September 4
QUILT NATIONAL 17
Dairy Barn
Athens, Ohio

June 3 through June 12
THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL JURIED VISUAL ART EXHIBITION
The Trust Arts Education Center 805/807 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA

March 5 through April 1
AWAKENING: FIBERARTS OF PITTSBURGH MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Artsmiths of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2016
January 5 through January 28
SURREAL SALON 8: A NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF POP-SURREALIST/LOWBROW ART
BATON ROUGE GALLERY/CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

May 6 through August 21
FIBERART INTERNATIONAL 2016
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts & Society for Contemporary Craft
Pittsburgh, PA

February 23 through June 26
MAN-MADE: CONTEMPORARY MALE QUILTERS
INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY & MUSEUM
University of Lincoln Nebraska

June 24 through August 21
JOHN RIEGERT
SPACE GALLERIES, Pittsburgh, PA

July 1 through August 21
REAL AMERICAN 
ANN ARBOR ART CENTER, Ann Arbor, MI

July 23 through September 3
FUN HOUSE: ART OF THE SURREAL, FANTASTIC & BIZARRE
THE BARRETT ART CENTER, Poughkeepsie, NY

2015
January 25 through May 3
MAN-MADE: CONTEMPORARY MALE QUILTERS
CRAFT AND FOLK ART MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA

January 4 through January 29
SURREAL SALON 7: A NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF POP-SURREALIST/LOWBROW ART
BATON ROUGE GALLERY/CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

June 27 through December 27
MAN-MADE: CONTEMPORARY MALE QUILTERS
ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM
Asheville, NC

June 14 through July 19
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH 104TH JURIED ANNUAL EXHIBITION
BUTLER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART- TRUMBULL BRANCH
Youngstown, Ohio 

December 4 through January24
microcosm/MACROCOSM
Chatham University Art Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA

2014
November 1 through January 4
QUILTS=ART=QUILTS
SCHWEINFURTH MEMORIAL ART CENTER
Auburn, NY

May 31 through August 31
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
103rd Annual Exhibition
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art @rt30
Westmoreland @rt 30 4764 State Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601

July 13 through August 16
East of Eastside Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA

May 23 through July 3
ART QUILTS: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF QSDS
Ohio Wesleyan University- Richard M Ross Museum
Delaware, Ohio

February 21 through March 15
EDGE TO EDGE
Borelli-Edwards Galleries Pittsburgh, PA

2013
June 2 through August 18
CELEBRATE FIBER AT IUP
The University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

November 22 through January 19
THE NEW COLLECTIVE
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 
Pittsburgh, PA

July 5 through July 30
CONVERSATIONS: 5:10
Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery 
5015 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA

May17 through July 3
UNEXPECTED: THE QUILT SURFACE DESIGN
SYMPOSIUM INVITATIONAL
Ohio Wesleyan University- Richard M Ross Museum
Delaware, Ohio

June 7 through 16
THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL
Juried Visual Art Exhibition
805/807 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

January 2 through January 31
SURREAL SALON 5
Baton Rouge Gallery-Center for Contemporary Art
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

June 7 through 9
INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL OF IRELAND 2013
NUI Galway Campus, Galway, Ireland

March 21 through March 23 
THE THREE RIVERS QUILT FESTIVAL
The Circuit Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2012
October 31 through November 20
FRANKENSTEIN! 
West Liberty University/Nutting Gallery
West Liberty, West Virginia 

January 6 through March 3 
FORM, NOT FUNCTION:Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Carnegie Center for Art & History
New Albany, Indiana

March 30 through May 13
ART QUILT ELEMENTS
The Wayne Art Center
Philadelphia, PA

February 3 through April 28
MALE CALL: QUILTS MADE BY MEN
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Golden, CO

October 10 through December 30
MATERIAL MEN: INNOVATION & THE ART OF QUILTING
La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum
La Conner, WA

2011
April 8 through May 22
UNVEILED
Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Members Show
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 
Pittsburgh, PA

January 7 through March 5 
FORM, NOT FUNCTION:Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Carnegie Center for Art & History
New Albany, Indiana

May 5 through July 10
QSDS HAPPINESS: QUILTED EXPRESSIONS
Riffe Gallery Columbus, Ohio

August 14 through September 10
UNCOMMON PERCEPTIONS OF FIBER ART
Gallery Sim, Pittsburgh, PA

2010
December 2 through January 6
QUILT BY ASSOCIATION 
Gallery Luke
604 Second Ave. Seattle, Washington

September 29 through October 21
THE QUILTED FRINGE
Solo Exhibtion
West Liberty University/Nutting Gallery
West Liberty, West Virginia 

October 6 through October 9
AMERICAN QUILTER'S SOCIETY
Iowa Events Center
Des Moines, Iowa

July 22 through August 7
SALON DES REFUSEE
Mendelson Gallery
5874 Ellsworth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

2009
August 28 through November 8
99th ANNUAL EXHIBTION
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH 
The Carnegie Museum of Art

May 23 through September 7
QUILT NATIONAL `09
Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center
Athens, Ohio
Quilt National 2009: The Best of Contemporary Quilts (Hardcover) on Amazon

October 15-18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL QUILT ASSOCIATION
QUILTS: A WORLD OF BEAUTY
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas

June 10 through July 12
IMAGES 2009
Pennsylvania State University/Robeson Gallery
State College, Pennsylvania

January 9 through March 7
FORM, NOT FUNCTION: QUILT ART AT THE CARNEGIE
Carnegie Center for Art and History
New Albany, Indiana

2008
August 1 thru September 14
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 
98th Annual Exhibition
The Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June 28 thru July 30
Solo Exhibition
NEW RETROSPECTIVE
Mendelson Gallery
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

September 11 thru October 4
Bloodline: A Quilt Exhibition
Indiana State University Art Gallery 
Terre Haute, Indiana

April 5 thru April 26
Fiber Art: Thread From Body to Soul
Borelli-Edwards Galleries
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

March 4 thru May 4
It's Good To Be Green
Latimer Quilt & Textile Center
Tillamook, Oregon

April 5, 6, 2008
Connecticut Piecemakers 
Seymour, Connecticut

2007 
November 3, 2007 thru January 21, 2008
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH 
97th ANNUAL EXHIBITION 
The Carnegie Museum of Art

February 2 thru March 18 
Solo Exhibition
BLANKET STATEMENT
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2006
November 11 thru January 7, 2007
GESTURES An Exhibition of Small Site-Specific Works
Mattress Factory Art Museum
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 24 thru January 14, 2007  
Solo Exhibition
Shawn Quinlan/Art Quilts
One Mellon Center Gallery
Located in the Grant Street "T" station lobby of One Mellon Center. Society for Contemporary Craft off-site exhibition space is open
daily through midnight.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June 2 thru July 18
PITTSBURGH'S BEST 2006
Three Rivers Arts Festival
Gallery @ 937 Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

September 14 through 17
EUROPEAN PATCHWORK MEETING
Val d'Argent, France

January 6 through February 25 
TAKE COVER
Quirk Gallery
Richmond, Virginia

February 3 through April 23 
UP OVER AND DOWN UNDER
The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh collaborative
exhibition with the Australian Textile
Arts & Surface design Association
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 17 through March 26
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE 
THREAD AT A TIME
Tubac Center of the Arts
Tubac, Arizona

August 2 through August 31
UP OVER AND DOWN UNDER
The Fiberarts of Pittsburgh collaborative 
exhibition with the Australian Textile 
Arts & Surface Design Association
TWO AUSTRALIAN DATES
The Parliament House of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
AND
September 10 through September 24
The Gap Gallery of T.A.F.T.A
Brisbane, Australia


2005
December 2 through January 14 
The American Fiberart Invitational:
THE MESSAGEMAKERS
Artspace Gallery
Lima, Ohio

December 2 through January 14 
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Urban Space Gallery
709 Penn Avenue- Downtown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 1 through January 7 
MEN OF THE CLOTH: QUILTS BY MEN
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Golden, Colorado

November 3,2005
A NEW LANDSCAPE-ART GALA 2005
The Greater Latrobe School District Art
Conservation Trust
Latrobe, Pennsylvania

October 8 through November 4
Solo Exhibition
QUILTMAN, SHAWN QUINLAN
Frank Center for Creative Arts/Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, West Virgina

May 14 through June 19 
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
95th ANNUAL EXHIBITION
The Andy Warhol Museum
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May 27 through June 24 
The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh 
MEMBERS SHOW 
Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Sewickley, Pennsylvania

June 3 through July 22 
2005 Annual Exhibition
THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL
937 Liberty Avenue/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

January 14 thru March 19 
FORM, NOT FUNCTION: Quilt Art at the Carnegie 
Carnegie Center for Art and History
New Albany, Indiana

February 26 thru April 17 
Solo Exhibition
SHAWN QUINLAN: QUILTED ART
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

March 6 thru March 29 
INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE TEXTILE EXHIBITION 
Ocean County Artists' Guild
Island Heights, New Jersey

May 4 thru May 29 
ARTQUILTART @
Quilt Festival Hori
Konstanz Germany

May 21 thru July 31 
PUSHING THE SURFACE '05
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
Roscoe Village/Coshocton, Ohio

MAN MADE-Traveling Exhibit
-December 5, 2004 thru January 16, 2005 
Stauth Memorial Museum
Montezuma, Kansas
-February 27 thru April 18
Westmoreland Museum of Art
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

2004
ART QUILTS AT THE SEDGWICK
Sedgwick Cultural Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

STRANDS OF FABRICATION
Fe Gallery-4102 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

QUILTMAKING THROUGH TIME                              
Meadowcroft Village Museum of Rural Life
Meadowcroft Village, Pennsylvania

AAP NEW MEMBERS EXHIBITION
University of Pittsburgh Gallery/Frick Fine Arts Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

AAP 94th ANNUAL EXHIBITON 
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery/Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

September 18 thru December 12 
ARTQUILTART
The University Museum
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

MAN MADE-Traveling Exhibit
-Dunedin Fine Art Center
Dunedin, Florida
-August 12 thru November 20 
New England Quilt Museum
Lowell, Massachusetts

2003
MY WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE
The Museum of History and Art
Ontario, California

THE FABRIC OF THEIR LIVES: QUILTS BY MEN
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Golden, Colorado

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 
Ninety-third Annual Exhibition
University Art Gallery/Frick Fine Arts Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Spring Salon 2003 Show
Limner Gallery
870 Avenue of the Americas, New York City
Opening reception pictures

"Man Made" Quilts by Men
Museum of the American Quilter's Society
Paducah, Kentucky

2002
The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh presents
FIBERART NOW/THE MEMBERS SHOW
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
92nd Annual Exhibition  
ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM
Pittsburgh, PA 

International Quilt Association
INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL
Houston, Texas

NY QUILTS!
Russell Sage College/Troy, NY

ART QUILTS AT THE SEDGWICK
Sedgwick Cultural Center/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2001
FIBERART INTERNATIONAL '01/REGIONAL SHOW
Westminster College Of Pennsylvania

PUSHING THE SURFACE Cosocton, Ohio
The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum 

RENAISSANCE MEN An exhibit of quilts by male quilt artist
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

2000
FIBERART 40: MEMBERS SHOW The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

ARTS ALIVE Selma Burke Gallery, Pittsburgh

THE SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL ART EXHIBITION  Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier

FIRST PERSON SINGULAR Pittsburgh Center for the Arts


1999
FIN DE SIECLE Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

FIBERART INTERNATIONAL '99/REGIONAL EXHIBITION
The community Arts Center of Cambria County

1998
FIBERART 98: MEMBERS SHOW The Art Institute of PIttsburgh