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ACO Artist Discussion with Gail Shaw-Clemons

By October 7, 2025October 26th, 2025No Comments

Gail Shaw-Clemons is a printmaker, mixed media artist, and art activist. She was born in Washington, DC and received her BFA and Master’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park MD, where she studied with Dr. David Driskell, Martin Puryear, and Thaddeus Lipinski. She spent most of her career in New York City, as an Instructor at the United Nations International School. Shaw-Clemons has a studio at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville MD and also prints at Bob Blackburn Printmaking Studio in NY. Shaw-Clemons has exhibited extensively, with many works included in public and private collections. She has been awarded many residencies nationally and internationally.  She is currently an adjunct professor at Bowie State University.

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