Ed Shiner
The American Dream
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Variety
Jul 27, 2023

Shiner will give insight into who Warhol really was, from humble beginnings as a first-generation immigrant to superstar icon. Over the course of a prominent and prolific career, Warhol practiced his religious faith which has been largely excluded in historic accounts. Warhol also faced challenges as a gay man and a believing Christian whose identity in American society was made complicated. Shiner, a fixture in the art world for several decades, served as director of The Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh from 2010 to 2016, and as a curator there beginning in 2008. He has curated dozens of contemporary art exhibitions in cities around the globe and holds two Art History Master’s degrees from Osaka University and Yale.