KENT, Ohio – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University is pleased to announce Devan Shimoyama as the 2026 Curlee Raven Holton and Raven Print Editions Fellow. In conjunction with the fellowship, an exhibition featuring Shimoyama’s work will be presented in the CVA Gallery, located at 325 Terrace Drive, Kent, Ohio, from Oct. 20 through Nov. 20, 2026. As part of the exhibition program, Shimoyama will deliver an artist lecture on Friday, Oct. 23, at 12 p.m. in Room 165 of the Center for the Visual Arts. A public reception honoring the artist will follow in the CVA Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m.

About Devan Shimoyama:
Devan Shimoyama (b.1989; B.F.A. Penn State University; M.F.A. Yale University) is a visual artist who works primarily in painting and sculpture. Through his mixed media painted depictions of the queer black male form, Shimoyama investigates the politics of queer culture while navigating his own personal narratives. His work is held in private and public collections nationwide, including the Rockwell Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Perez Art Museum Miami and the Scantland Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art. Shimoyama has had solo exhibitions at CAC Malaga in Malaga, Spain, The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, Serlachius Museum in Mänttä, Finland, The Ulrich Museum in Wichita, KS, and most recently at Rowan University's Art Gallery and Museum in Glassboro, NJ. He lives and works in Pittsburgh, PA.

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