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Shawn Lindsay

S​hawn Lindsay, also known as Painta, hails from Forestville, Maryland. Lives and works in Washington DC. An energetic and enigmatic spirit, Shawn had been interested in art and drawing since he was a child and draws inspiration first from his daily life, cartoons and hip hop culture. Also portrait painters such as John Singer Sargent, Henri Matisse, Alice Neil, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Shawn attended the visual & performing arts program at Suitland High School as a young prospect and went on to study Fine Arts at the Art Academy of Cincinnati.

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