Artist Talk: Tony Shore

Tony Shore graduated with an MFA at Yale University School of Art and a BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art where he is now a Professor. He also studied at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He is a winner of both the Sondheim Prize and the Bethesda Painting Prize, as well as a number Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards. He has exhibited his work at the Baltimore Museum of Art, The Delaware Art Museum, The Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, The Noyes Museum, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, the Kunstalle Beacon, George Adams Gallery, Grimaldis Gallery, as well as many others. His 3rd Floor exhibition at Marketview Arts, Culture of Class: Charm City, features the work the Baltimore native is best known for; narrative paintings on black velvet depicting blue collar life, gang violence, and family relationships. His first floor exhibition Culture of Class: Horse Country offers a strong contrast formally and thematically. Tony’s experiences as a member of the Elkridge-Harford Hunt Club in Monkton, Maryland serve as inspiration for this work.