Keith Shaw’s photography captures the joie de vivre of domestic experiences and environments. Documenting his life both as a parent and secondary school art teacher, he pursues photographs that are inspired from elusive moments of daily life: finding images that evolve from a constant state of flux, dissolving as quickly and spontaneously as they come together.
Fandom - White Columns Gallery, New York
SEPTEMBER ISSUE No./2 - Presentation House Gallery (now Polygon), Vancouver
Keith lives on the unceded and traditional lands and waters of the Skwxwù7mesh ùxwumixw and shìshàlh nation, also known as Canada’s Sunshine Coast.
His work has appeared in the New York Times.
Gathering Stories - Vancouver and Victoria Underground - Rogue Art Gallery, Victoria
WET - Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek
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Education
MEd - Contemplative Inquiry - Simon Fraser University
BFA - Visual Arts Honours Program - University of Victoria
Exhibitions
2025 Global Online Film Photography Exhibition - frayme magazine (Germany - online)
2025 Xposé - Todmorden Gallery, Toronto
2025 We Come from Different Places, but We Feel the Same Things. - frayme magazine (Germany - online)
2020 WET - Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek BC
2014 SEPTEMBER ISSUE No./2 - InForm Contract - for Presentation House Gallery (now Polygon) Vancouver
2013 The View From Three Lenses - Cascadia Centre, Roberts Creek
2013 Carte Blanche - Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt, BC
2008 The Art of Digital - Gibsons Public Art Gallery
2004 Fiber and… Pushing Boundaries - Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt BC
2004 The First 25 Years - 1979-2004 - Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt BC
2002 The Globalized Landscape - Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt BC
2001 The Lay of the Land - Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt BC
2000 Gathering Stories: The Vancouver and Victoria Underground - Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt BC
1998 Raise The Roof - Benefit Auction - White Columns, New York NY
1997 Fandom - White Columns, New York NY
1997 Gathering Stories: The Vancouver and Victoria Underground - Rogue Art, Victoria BC
1997 RPM - Rogue Art, Victoria BC
1996 Times Six - Skam Studio D, Victoria BC
1995 Chapter - The Grind & Gallery, Vancouver BC
1995 Eros VI - Exposure Gallery, Vancouver BC
1994 West End Corner - Urban Espresso, Vancouver BC
1994 Markings: A Selection From Images & Object XII - Victoria Eaton Centre, Victoria BC
1994 Images & Objects XII: An Exhibition of Work by Contemporary British Columbia Artists - Campbell River BC
1994 Anti-Climax - Visual Arts Building, University of Victoria
1994 Look’ 94: Regional Juried Art Exhibition - Ganges, Saltspring Island
1994 Thresholds - Visual Arts Building Gallery - University of Victoria
1993 Visual Arts Building Opening Exhibition - University of Victoria
1993 Home Show 1993 - M-Hut Gallery, Victoria BC (with performance)
1993 Photography: University of Victoria Fine Arts Festival - Rogue Art, Victoria BC
1993 Articulations: University of Victoria Fine Arts Festival - Marks and Spencer Building, Victoria BC
1992 Paralysis Of Motion: 5 Artists, 5 Mediums - M-Hut Gallery, Victoria
1991 Picture, Picture... - Rebar Café, Victoria BC
Awards
International Public Relations Program Grant - Canadian Consulate General, New York NY
The John Wyatt Price Book Prize For Photography - University of Victoria
Faces of Canada: A Photographic Collection - Canadian National Archives, Canadian Museum Of History, Ottawa, Ontario
Professional Experience
2018-2024 Arts Instructor Chatelech Secondary School, Sechelt, BC
1998- 2018 Arts and Photography Instructor Pender Harbour Secondary School, BC