© Alice Shaw, (Auto)Biography Series
August 5, 2020
Alice Shaw is an artist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was trained as a photographer but often incorporates other media into her practice. Shaw is an Artadia Grant Awardee and her work is included in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her book, People Who Look Like Me was published in 2006 by Gallery 16 in San Francisco, where her work is represented. In August of 2017 a permanent large-scale public artwork, No Other Lands Their Glory Know, was installed at The San Francisco International Airport in terminal G95.
To learn more about her artwork visit: https://www.aliceshawphoto.com/ and follow her on Instagram @AliceShawPhoto.
© Alice Shaw, (Auto)Biography Series
© Alice Shaw, Platinum (Diana Ross), 2015, archival pigment print and 22k gold leaf, 20 x 16 inches
About Pivot Workshops
Alice Shaw and Lisa Sze are both photographers and clairvoyant healers. They met over a decade ago while attending an intensive 2-year meditation training program. The two have been collaborating on projects for the past 3-years. Both have been teaching in-person workshops in the wellness arena and have been hired to do clairvoyant readings at various events, including women’s business groups and retail events. In 2017, Alice and Lisa were invited by Jim Goldberg to contribute to an installation in one of the galleries at Minnesota Street Project. The project was a collaboration with the SFMOMA for Larry Sultan’s retrospective exhibition. At MSP, they read the current energies for the “Fake Newsroom” live.
Alice Shaw has been teaching photography at colleges and institutions throughout California for 20 years. These include UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, the San Francisco Art Institute, Mills College, the California College of the Arts and San Francisco State University. She holds a master’s degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and currently teaches at the California College of the Arts and Mills College in Oakland. Alice is an Artadia Grant Awardee and her work is included in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her book, People Who Look Like Me, was published by Gallery 16 in San Francisco, where her work is represented. In August of 2017, a permanent large-scale public work of art done by Alice, named No Other Lands Their Glory Know, was installed at The San Francisco International Airport in terminal G95.
Lisa Sze is a commercial photographer. In her 20 years of experience Lisa’s clients have included celebrities, athletes, politicians, nonprofits, a large range of academic institutions, Bay Area tech companies and major corporations such as MIT, Harvard, San Francisco State University, The Asia Society, Amgen, New York Life, Cisco and Wells Fargo. Lisa’s scope is broad, ranging from portraiture to architecture. She attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and also holds a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Through her business, Ninety Degrees Latitude, Lisa offers clairvoyant readings and healings.
Through their studies and life experiences, Alice and Lisa have helped people gain a new, clear perspective in their lives. Their goal is to provide simple, useful tools and knowledge to help others become the most fulfilled, happiest, and powerful version of themselves. Together, they are Pivot Workshops.
To Learn More:
IGTV Show: “Behind the Surface: Seeing Beyond What Your Eyes See,” with Alice Shaw and Lisa Sze
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CC9rWRHpMA0/?hl=en
Pivot Workshops
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrkMofB1qA/