SHAWN TOWNE: Biography

Shawn Towne is a designer and digital media artist. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including AXIOM Gallery (Boston), Fuller Museum of Art (Brockton), LiveBox (Chicago), California State Polytechnic University: Kellogg Art Gallery (Pomona), Victory Media Network (Dallas), C2C Gallery (Prague), VideoChannel (Cologne), among others. Towne studied at the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and possesses a BFA in Graphic Design / Letterform (Summa Cum Laude) and a BFA in Electronic Imaging / Photography (Cum Laude). Towne received his MFA in Visual Arts with a focus on video art and interactive media from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Currently he works as a practicing designer, and video artist. He also holds a Lecturer position in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with an emphasis on emerging technologies, interactivity, design, video and motion graphics.