Tales of Brave Ulysses
November 9 – December 22, 2023
Sandbar 12, 1969
Painting and stitching on canvas
104 x 104 inches (264.2 x 264.2 cm)
Tanta Luna, 1969
Mixed media on canvas
104 x 104 inches (264.2 x 264.2 cm)
Untitled, ca. 1970s
Watercolor on paper
18 x 24 in.
45.7 x 60 cm.
Space Sisters, 1972-74
Acrylic, cotton thread, beads and mop heads on linen
103 x 114 inches (261.6 x 289.6 cm)
One Skeptic Lepper, 1974
Colored pencil, graphite on paper
10 x 12 1/2 in.
25.4 x 31.8 cm
Olde Tooth Dish, 1974
Lithograph, screenprint, watermark on handmade paper
19 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (50 x 50 cm)
Rose Bowl, 1974
Lithograph on handmade paper
19 5/8 inches in diameter (49.8 cm)
Falling Ash, 1974-75
Watercolor, colored pencil on paper
14 x 20 1/2 in.
35.5 x 52 cm.
Ghoast Ship Imamou, 1976
Acrylic, beads, wood, string (cord)
55 x 48 inches (139.7 x 121.9 cm)
Ghoast Ship Imamou [detail], 1976
Acrylic, beads, wood, string (cord)
55 x 48 inches (139.7 x 121.9 cm)
Untitled, c. 1983
Canvas belting, acrylic, thread
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)
Swim in Mud, 1984-85
Handmade paper, gouache, watercolor and stitching
21 x 21 in.
53.3 x 53.3 cm.
Rings & Things, 1988
Handmade paper, gouache, and stitching
24 x 23 1/2 in
61 x 59.7 cm
Pickle Ball Service, 1988
signed, Alan Shields, Pickle Ball Service, 1988
Handmade paper, dyed and painted, stitching
18 1/2 x 19 in (46.9 x 48.2 cm)
2 Eye Worm (head on), c. 1995
Acrylic, yarn, thread on canvas
6 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (16.5 x 34.3 cm)
Tartin Worm Whorl, 1997
Acrylic, thread and yarn on canvas
46 1/2 x 46 1/2 in
118.1 x 118.1 cm
Walkin Worm, 2000
Acrylic, thread on canvas
12 x 11 3/4 inches (30.5 x 29.8 cm)
Installation view of THREADING THE NEEDLE, July 1 - September 18, 2022, The Church, Sag Harbor, NY
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966–1985), 2016, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO
Photo by Tony Prikryl
Alan Shields: A Different Kind of Painting, 2017-2018, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus , OH
Photo by Stephen Takacs
Alan Shields: A Different Kind of Painting, 2017-2018, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus , OH
Photo by Stephen Takacs
Alan Shields: A Different Kind of Painting, 2017-2018, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus , OH
Photo by Stephen Takacs
Alan Shields: Common Threads, 2017-2018, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY
Alan Shields: Common Threads, 2017-2018, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY
