Shawn Lani is a senior artist and curator of the Exploratorium’s Outdoor Gallery
and other outdoor works. His Outdoor team is creating more than
twenty-five site-specific installations and commissioning a wide range
of artists to help enrich and enliven the museum’s new home at Pier 15.
In addition to their work at the piers, the Outdoor team is actively
developing and installing public works throughout the Bay Area. As
principal investigator for the NSF-funded project Ciencia Publica, Shawn
is leading the development of portable and public interactions in
predominantly Latino neighborhoods, working in partnership with San
Francisco city planners and advocates for urban improvements. Shawn has
also created pieces for the NSF-funded Outdoor Exploratorium: Experiments in Noticing.
The project team installed twenty outdoor pieces at Fort Mason, a
unique urban national park in San Francisco. In addition, as a member of
the NOAA/Exploratorium Vision Council, Shawn advocates for artworks
that create intimate experiences with broad implications.
An active public artist, Shawn has participated in a number of national and international artist-in-residencies. His creations are installed in more than fifty museums worldwide, and he is the recipient of a National American Institute of Architects award for the monumental LIGO Wind Wall installation in Livingston, Louisiana.
An active public artist, Shawn has participated in a number of national and international artist-in-residencies. His creations are installed in more than fifty museums worldwide, and he is the recipient of a National American Institute of Architects award for the monumental LIGO Wind Wall installation in Livingston, Louisiana.
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