Fawn Penn USA, b. 1998
Biography
Photo by Dayson Roa of TPYK
Fawn Penn is sculptor living and working in Chicago. Penn holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2020) and is the co-founder of The Digs Chicago, a non-profit ceramics studio, and Old Friends, a contemporary art gallery. Penn was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Local list (2023) and is a recipient of the Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellowship (2020). They have exhibited at Patient Info, Ingrown, Povos, Bridgeport Art Center, and Roots and Culture, in Chicago.
Works
Exhibitions
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Fiasco
Fawn Penn 17 Oct - 5 Dec 2026Fawn Penn researches medical and architectural history to memorialize remnants into clay reliquaries. Continuing with their lexicon of graphic motifs, this collection of new works brings a cast of animal...Read more -
Remedy for the Relief of Human Suffering
A Solo Show by Fawn Penn 18 Jul - 6 Sep 2025Read more
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Fiasco
Fawn Penn 17 Oct - 5 Dec 2026Fawn Penn researches medical and architectural history to memorialize remnants into clay reliquaries. Continuing with their lexicon of graphic motifs, this collection of new works...Read more -
Remedy for the Relief of Human Suffering
A Solo Show by Fawn Penn 18 Jul - 6 Sep 2025Read more
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