BIOgraphy

Shawn Button grew up in a rural town in Pennsylvania. There wasn’t much do in there so he looked toward art as a means of expression at a young age.

Besides taking formal lessons since he was young, Shawn also has traveled and expanded his talent by studying abroad. In 2003, Shawn has traveled to Portugal where he studied with Charles C. Gruppé – one of America’s most respected families of artists. In 2004 Shawn went to Venice, Italy and studied with Gruppé again. Shawn has also studied with other various artists as he traveled around the US. Shawn was also a featured artist for the clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch, where he showed his talent as a young aspiring artist. Shawn has won various national and local awards and has given away numerous paintings to raise money for AIDS and cancer research.