About Drew
Drew Shechtman is a multidisciplinary, queer & trans artist, born and raised in South Florida. In 2025, he graduated from the School of The Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University, and currently resides in Queens, NY. His work has been in multiple award-winning publications, with two features on the cover of Seeds Literary Arts Magazine, and selected for prestigious art institutions, including the Norton Museum of Art, and Pérez Art Museum Miami.
Drew is most interested in experimenting with materiality and texture, following a trial and error approach to learning and making. His work has a keen focus on organic forms, and the intricate relationship between queer identity and the body. He explores dichotomies like birth/death, inside/outside, attraction/repulsion, and sacred/obscene, through ambiguity of form, origin, material, and history.
He draws a majority of inspiration from medical textbooks, anatomical imagery, and mortuary practices, and enjoys researching queer theory. With these sources, Drew models the human form in a way that not only acknowledges its basic abjective functions, but also honors its vulnerability and transience.
Select Group Exhibitions
- 2025 And Then There Is the Never Ending Problem of Everything Else, Grossman Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2025 Fiber and Sculpture Show, Mission Hill Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2025 Outlaw’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, Boston University, Boston, MA
- 2024 SMFA Annual Art Sale, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- 2024 Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase, Boston University, Boston, MA
- 2024 Fiber and Sculpture Show, Mission Hill Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2023 Checks Cashed Here, Lowercase Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2023 Across State Lines, Kendall Reiss Gallery, Bristol, RI
- 2023 Emerge Contemporary Art, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
- 2022 Metals Area Exhibition, Well Gallery, Boston, MA
- 2021 New Talent, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
- 2020 Quarateen, Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL
- 2019 Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
- 2019 ECSPI, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Education
- 2025 BFA in Studio Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (Boston, MA)
Drew Shechtmans Accomplishments
Interviews, Articles, & Awards
- Emerging Artist Award, 2025, studioELL, Colchester, CT
- Kaja Andric, “Q&A with Drew Shechtman,” School of the Arts Foundation Inc., May 3, 2021
- “Cover Artist Spotlight” Seeds in the Black Earth Literary Arts Magazine 30, no. 1 (October, 2020): 22.
Technical Skills
Metals and Jewelry
Extensive operational and safety knowledge of hand tools, rotary tools, and techniques: sawing, chasing, dapping and punching, soldering, forming, filing and sanding, polishing, laser welding, dremels, enamel, cloisonne, hinges, ring sizing, riveting, chain making, pin mechanisms, lost wax casting, sand casting & cleanup, wax carving, MIG welding
Woodshop
Extensive operational and safety knowledge of hand and power tools: table saw, miter saw, jigsaw, table and handheld router, bandsaw, planer and jointer, drills, sanders, gouges, files and rasps
Mold Making
Experience with various mold making techniques and materials: silicone, latex, plaster, cement, wax, rubber, foam, body casting, 1 and 2 part molds
Digital Fabrication
Experience with various machines and software: 3D printing (PLA, Resin, Wax), laser cutter, surface treatment and finishing, Blender, Rhino
Video and Photography
Experience and knowledge with: Digital cameras, Film cameras, darkroom (enlargers, developing chemicals), alternative processes (cyanotypes, inkjet transfers, polaroid transfers, daguerreotypes, photographic lithography), inkjet printing, single and two channel video, video installation, projections, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop
Drawing, Painting, Printmaking
Experience with techniques in various wet and dry mediums: charcoal, chalk and oil pastel, oil and acrylic paints, airbrushing, linocuts, gouache, screenprinting, risographs