Shaun Ilahi currently resides in Omaha, NE. Ilahi is a world traveler and global citizen capturing simple moments through different perspectives and mediums. He attended school in New York and Nebraska.
2024 SOLO SHOW, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE
2024 GROUP SHOW, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
2023 GROUP SHOW, Miami Beach - Art Basel, Miami, FL
2023 ART AUCTION, Benefit Art Exhibition, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2023 ART AUCTION, Women’s Center of Advancement, Omaha, NE
2023 GROUP SHOW, The Frame Service, Omaha, NE
2023 SOLO EXHIBITION, Ask About Me, Project Project, Omaha, NE
2022 SOLO EXHIBITION, in : Colour, Fred Simon Gallery, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE
2022 GROUP GALLERY, Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, Council Bluffs, IA
2022 SOLO EXHIBITION, Sanober Ghar, Islamabad, Pakistan
2021 ART AUCTION, Benefit Art Auction Exhibition, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2020 TWO PERSON EXHIBITION, Layers, The Petshop Gallery, Omaha, NE (w/ Sculptor, Trudy Swanson)
2021 Omaha Entertainment and Awards Nominee
2020 SOLO EXHIBITION, R A W / B E A U T Y, Fred Simon Gallery, Nebraska Arts Council, Omaha, NE (Rescheduled)
2020 GROUP SHOW, Creative Pairings, The KANEKO, Omaha, NE
2019 TWO PERSON EXHIBITION, aMErIca, The Little Gallery, Omaha, NE (w/ Sculptor, Trudy Swanson)
2019 SOLO EXHIBITION, R A W / B E A U T Y, The Little Gallery, Omaha, NE
2019 SOLO EXHIBITION, R A W / B E A U T Y, Nebraska Innovation Campus, Lincoln, NE
2019 ART AUCTION, Benefit Art Exhibition, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2018 ART AUCTION, Moxie Art Auction, Planned Parenthood, Omaha, NE
2017 ART AUCTION, Moxie Art Auction, Planned Parenthood, Omaha, NE
2017 ART AUCTION, Benefit Art Auction Exhibition, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
2003 SOLO EXHIBITION, A Day in the Life of in Pakistan, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Op-Ed, The Midwest, Published in the Prairie Fire
Article explores the transformation of American culture in the Midwest.
LECTURES AND PANELS
2017 Nani (Grandmother), 7 Doctors Project – Nebraska Writer’s Collective, The Slowdown Venue, Omaha, NE
2020 100 People Project by Muralist – Watie White. Participant and Panelist for Exhibition at University of Nebraska at Omaha
My mural examines the lives of our marginalized community by bringing a voice to the voiceless.
2020 Speaking Truths – Pulitzer Photographs at The Durham Museum
2020 Nebraska Arts Council - Facebook Live
PERMANENT COLLECTION
2023 Invisible Cities, Douglas County Juvenile Center, Omaha, NE
Home, Douglas County Juvenile Center, Omaha, NE
Mind and Body, Douglas County Juvenile Center, Omaha, NE
2021 Mask, Women’s Center of Advancement, Omaha, NE
2018 Sea / Fog, Duncan Aviation Headquarters, Battle Creek, MI
COMMISSIONED WORK
2020 Omaha 2.0, Featured Artist, Scout Guide Magazine, Omaha, NE
Photograph examines the process of a city development by examining inequality and public transportation.
MUSIC
2004 New York Stories, Music Credit and Opening Track, Television Series (Directed by Mehreen Jabbar), Pakistan/ USA
2005 Pehchaan, Music Credit, Television Series (HUM TV), Pakistan/ USA
2008 Doraha, Music Credit, Television Series (HUM TV), Pakistan/ USA
2009 Malaal, Music Credit, Television Series (HUM TV), Pakistan/ USA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
R A W / B E A U T Y
· https://thereader.com/visual-art/raw-beauty
aMErIca
· https://thereader.com/visual-art/what-is-america
Creative Pairings
· https://thekaneko.org/programs/creative-pairings/
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