Corbin Shaw
Corbin is interested in examining the enforcement of gender roles by the father figure and how those roles have developed through the rise and fall of industrial Britain.
Corbin Shaw is a multidisciplinary artist who works mainly with video, sound and sculpture. Shaw’s practice explores the performance of masculinity in heteronormative spaces dominated by men. He examines how public notions of masculinity are shaped and how young men conform and disrupt traditional standards of masculinity.
Shaw is interested in examining the enforcement of gender roles by the father figure and how those roles have developed through the rise and fall of industrial Britain. His practice tries to understand the invisible authority of our peers that tells us we should be conforming to strict rules on what our gender should or should not be. He wants to understand how gender norms become established, how they are policed, and how best to disrupt and overcome them.
B. 1998, Sheffield UK. Based in London UK
Education
2017 - 2020 BA (HONS) Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, UK
2016 - 2017 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Leeds College of Art, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2021 - Upcoming Solo Show, Guts Gallery
2020 ConTender, Guts Gallery, London UK
Group Exhibitions
2021 Thirst Prize, Changing Room Gallery, London UK
2021 Old Friends, New Friends, Collective Ending, London UK
2021 Holding Hands, Union Gallery, London UK
2020 When Shit Hits the Fan Again, Guts Gallery, London UK
2020 Begin Again, Guts Gallery, London UK
2020 When Shit Hits the Fan, Guts Gallery, London UK
2020 Five Hides, Thorp Stavri, London UK
Residencies
2020 RES. 002 Changing Room Gallery, London UK
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Guts Gallery featured in The New York Times 'Gallery Weekend Brings London's Art Scene Back to Life '
Scott Reyburn, The New York Times , 7 Jun 2021 -
CORBIN SHAW IS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ART AND FOOTBALL
Conor Dorrian, Penalty -
ART CURATOR KATE BRYAN REVEALS THE 7 ARTISTS TO WATCH IN 2021
JESS KELHAM-HOHLER, THE GLOSSARY, 21 Feb 2021 -
Top Ten Shows from the UK and Ireland
Mimi Chu, Frieze, 12 Feb 2021 -
ON VIEW BY FLASH ART: “It’s 2020 For F*ck Sake” Guts Gallery and Soft Punk / London
Flash Art , 11 Dec 2020 -
Corbin Shaw Interview by Coeval Magazine
Coeval Magazine, 9 Nov 2020 -
IT’S 2020 FOR F*CK SAKE
ART PLUGGED, ART PLUGGED, 30 Sep 2020 -
Corbin Shaw is exploring masculinity in post-industrial spaces
Sophie Walsh, THE FACE Magazine, 25 Sep 2020 -
Begin Again is the virtual art exhibition tackling racial inequality
Gunseli Yalcinkaya, Dazed , 14 Aug 2020 -
Scrap that, lets begin again
TJ Sidhu, The Face, 13 Aug 2020 -
Begin Again: The online exhibition challenging austerity and racial oppression
Scarlett Baker , Love Magazine, 13 Aug 2020 -
Q&A with Corbin Shaw
bene culture, 21 Jul 2020 -
Ten's to see 'When Shit Hits the Fan', The insta-exhibition by Guts Gallery
Paul Toner, 10 Magazine, 2 Apr 2020 -
The London art you can take a virtual tour of right now for free
Lucy Scovell, The Glossary, 29 Mar 2020 -
When Shit Hits the Fan (In the Artworld)
TJ Sidhu, The Face, 27 Mar 2020 -
Art markets find high-tech ways to reach buyers
Melanie Gerlis, Financial Times, 27 Mar 2020 -
Melting Mettle: A chat with Corbin Shaw
Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas, Now Then Magazine, 25 Mar 2020 -
This Instagram-only exhibition is full of London’s best young artists
Eddy Frankel, Time Out London, 24 Mar 2020 -
Guts Gallery present ‘When shit hits the fan’ a digital Instagram exhibition
Mark Westall, Fad Magazine, 23 Mar 2020 -
The Bayeux Tapestry and footy combine to tackle men’s mental health in Corbin Shaw’s work
Ruby Boddington, It's nice that, 6 Mar 2020 -
Art lads: the young British artists grabbing masculinity by the balls
TJ SIDHU, THE FACE MAGAZINE, 17 Dec 2019
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GUTS GALLERY INTRODUCING
London Gallery Weekend at The Shop at Sadie Coles HQ 4 - 6 Jun 2021London Gallery Weekend 4-6 June 2021 11am - 8pm (Opening day) 11am - 6pm (Regular hours) The Shop at Sadie Coles HQ, 62 Kingly Street, London W1B 5QN Directions...Read more -
WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN AGAIN
FOR ARTISTS BY ARTISTS, 1 NIGHT ONLY. 4 Feb - 4 Mar 2021Through the invitation extended to established artists into the exhibition. We are hoping to reinstate a balance of power. Allowing established artists to shoulder emerging artists. 50% of sales of works sold by an established artist, will be distributed entirely to all the emerging artists involved. This redistribution of wealth offers a new outlook and model that is fundamentally for artists, by artists, creating an alternative system of support.Read more -
CONTENDER
A Debut Solo Show by Corbin Shaw | It's 2020 For F*ck Sake – A Thirteen Artist, Back-to-Back Solo Exhibition Marathon 24 - 28 Sep 2020Corbin Shaw's Debut Solo Show as part of the It's 2020 For F*ck Sake Exhibition MarathonRead more -
BEGIN AGAIN
As society shifts, the art world shifts. We are on the cusp of change. 13 - 27 Aug 2020This is a time to stop, reflect, create dialogue, and put our words into positive action. To begin again we must shoulder each other, listen to each other, work together and collectively change together. As the newest generation of art collectors, we urge you to collect from this exhibition. The revenue made will support The Free Black University and the newest generation of artists.Read more
Begin
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of some action; commence; start
Again
once more; another time; anew; in addition
With many thanks to Lotte Andersen for her continuous support throughout this exhibition, and to Pallas Citroen, Director of The Bomb Factory Art Foundation. Who is kindly providing a free gallery space as part of The Guts Prize.
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WHEN SHIT HITS THE FAN
Gallery openings have been affected by the spread of coronavirus 26 Mar - 16 Apr 2020Many art-related events, including Guts Gallery's, have either been cancelled or postponed, causing a large economic impact on artists and smaller galleries. We want to challenge this, putting our ethos of supporting underrepresented contemporary voices into action by navigating this set back through a digital Instagram exhibition.Read more
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Why Now Interviews Corbin Shaw
Good Sheffield lad, Corbin Shaw embroiders football flags with pithy phrases like ‘We Need To Talk About Our Feelings’ and 'Loverboy'. 14 Jun 2021Good Sheffield lad, Corbin Shaw embroiders football flags with pithy phrases like ‘We Need To Talk About Our Feelings’ and 'Loverboy'. Inspired by his Harthill...Read more -
Gallery Weekend Brings London’s Art Scene Back to Life
Guts Gallery featured in The New York Times for London Gallery Weekend 7 Jun 2021Pennick, who describes herself as a “working-class, queer Northerner with no art background,” was one of more than 130 London-based dealers holding live exhibitions during...Read more -
Corbin Shaw's performance launch on Instagram Live
Check out "Workin' the body for labour, wokin' the body for pleasure", Corbin Shaw's latest performance piece. 3 Mar 2021'A self-reflective performance of myself dancing to music in post-industrial spaces exploring the rave movement of 1989 - 1991. Repurposed empty post-industrial spaces, like factories...Read more
