Education
2017 MFA, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 
2015 BA, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO    
 Art Department Honors
Select Exhibitions
2024 Under the Sun*forthcoming, April
2022 Knife Fight in a Valley of Flowers, Cunst Gallery St. Louis, MO
2019 Coke for Breakfast, G-CADD Granite City, IL 2 Group Exhibition
2019 Paul Artspace 2019 Year in Review Exhibition, The Bermuda Project Ferguson, MO
2019 The Search, Flood Plain, 3151 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO Exhibition organized by Edo Rosenblith
2019 Chain Mail, Openhouse space Kansas City, MO. Group exhibition Brandon Bandy, Wil Driscoll, Shawn Burkard
2018 Beverly, G-CASH(Redux) 3155 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO
2018 SSSS*, Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis Community College Forest Park, St. Louis, MO Group Exhibition Shawn Burkard Vaughn Davis Jr. Connor Murphy Nick Schleicher
2018 Movin’ Bricks, G-CADD, Granite City, IL (solo)
2018 Nail Salon, 1915 Maury Ave. Apt. 1F, St. Louis, MO Group Exhibition 
2018 Show Show Show Show, 904 S. 4th Street, St. Louis, MO Group Exhibition
2017 Stray Rays in Grease, G-CADD, Granite City, IL (solo)
2017 Et Tu Art Brute?, AGE Underground Andrew Edlin Gallery, NYC Organized by Jamie Sterns. Group Exhibition
2017 Slightly Sleepy Love, Grease 3 Gallery, St. Louis, MO Group Exhibition 
2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St.Louis, MO Curated by Meredith Malone
2017 7-Plus, Lewis Center, St. Louis, MO  (solo)
2016 From Bone to Phone, Lewis Center, St. Louis, MO  (solo)
2016 Fruit Basket ANNEX: ART, Berlin, Germany Edo Rosenblith and Shawn Burkard Group Exhibition
2015 Fractured/Self Parabola 2015 Juried Graduate Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2011 Oranges/Megalithic, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO (solo) 
Awards and Commissions
2015 The Yolanda Taylor Scholarship, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2015 Cecille R. Hunt Award, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO
2015 Dean’s List, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO
2015 Award of Excellence, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2014 Public Art For Parks, City of Creve Coeur, MO
2014 The Marilynne Bradley Art Scholarship, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO
2013 Dean’s List, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
2007 Interior sculpture for Arcturis Interior design client PwC Price Waterhouse Coopers St. Louis, MO

Curation experiences  
2019 Exhibition #21 8 Works, New Paintings by Yowshine Kou and Chloe West, G-CADD Granite City, IL
2010 KHVT Fundraiser, guest curator for Art and Design of Midwest Skateboard culture, St. Louis, MO

Residencies
2019 Paul Artspace St. Louis, MO
2018-2019 GCADD resident artist, Granite City, IL

Collaborations
2018/2020 Disasters special addition T-Shirts with Riso Hell now Special Effects, Riverside, CA
Press and Publications
2020 cool WIP podcast, Silverspace production 
2018 It just has to be interesting, Silver Space STL review of the group exhibition SSSS*
2017 Satan's Beach Surf Them Webs 666, MFA Thesis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2012 January 05. Baran, Jessica. “In The Galleries: Shawn Burkard,” The Riverfront Times
2011 March. Ramsey, Meagan A. “Jam-Packed Anecdotes,” Catalogue, Essay. Bruno David Gallery Publication
2011 December 12. Cooper, Ivy. “Winter Wondering at Bruno David,” St. Louis Beacon
2010 March. Beckman, Laura. “Shawn Burkard,” Catalogue, Essay. Bruno David Gallery Publication
Professional Experience 
2022-2023 Freelance stone carving for Frank Schwaiger studio, 2739 Hickory St, St. Louis, MO.
2017 Adjunct Professor, Webster University in St. Louis, MO
2016-2017 TA, Ceramics, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
1997-2012 Resident stone sculptor and former Assistant Executive Museum Exhibition Director,​​​​​​​







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