Born in New York City, Shaw has been painting for more than 25 years and his work is in corporate and private collections in the U.S. and Europe, including the Bank of America, The Gap, Marriott Hotels and E-Bay Corporation. He was educated in the Renaissance tradition, receiving a B.A. in the classics, with a minor in Russian and Italian. He then spent a year in Italy, in Florence and Urbino, studying art history. He received a Master’s degree in Poetics in l981at the New College of California. He utilizes his inspiration from art and literature, expressing into abstract images of profound power and resonance.