Figure painter, illustrator, and comics creator, Adam Benet Shaw has studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio, the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland, Watts Atelier of Fine Arts, and the smArt school online. His work has been featured in multiple solo and group shows in the US and Europe, including Plus One Gallery in London, The Art Center’s Contemporary Figure Exhibition in Grand Junction, Colorado, Hawthorne Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, David Mah Gallery in Memphis Tennessee, the Red Clay Survey at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Arkansas and featured in New American Painting exhibition in print.His figures are featured in murals at the National Cotton Exchange Museum in Memphis, The Blues Museum in Tunica Mississippi and the Delta Gateway Museum of Blytheville, Arkansas. Adam’s portraits are on display at the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, the National Contact Bridge Museum, and private and corporate collections throughout the US.Shaw has created storyboards for motion pictures, stage design for operas and character illustrations for the gaming industry. His published graphic novel work includes the series Bloodstream published by Image Comics, David: The Illustrated Novel for Shepherd King Publishing and Harpe: America's First Serial Killers for Cave-in-Rock Publishing.Testimonials and Reviews:“(Adam) is among the most technically gifted figurative painters in the region, combining a confident command of proportion and graceful contour of line with an equally sure alla prima painting style.” -David Hall, The Memphis Flyer“We were honored to showcase such a formidable talent as Adam in the lobby of New York Life Building on Madison Avenue. He was right where he belonged.” -Scott Drucks, Forrest Scott Gallery