Below is a complete list of upcoming events and exhibits.
Just click a year for more information.


JANUARY-
Solo Show- "Fiat Lux",Blue Spiral 1, Asheville,NC
 
Natural Resources 2- Mike burnett and Big shot Toy works,Satellite Gallery, Asheville,NC
 
FEBRUARY-
Outsider Art Fair- featured artist with the Berenberg Gallery,NYC
 
Fearrington Village Art Show, Fearrington Village, NC
 
Looking Back,Looking Forward- Group show curated by Ted and Ann Oliver,Upstairs Gallery, Tryon,NC

"An Nahar", Beruit, Lebanons most prestigious newspaper, featured an article about Gabriels art.
 
MARCH-
Asheville Art Museum ARTmob presents an Artist talk with Gabriel Shaffer- Thursday March 5th, 5.30-8.30PM, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
 
APRIL-
Of The Three- Group Show- Alli Good, Julie Armbruster and Gabriel Shaffer, Rebus Works, Raleigh ,NC
 
Group Show- Berenberg Gallery, Boston ,MA
 
MAY- 
Solo Show-The Subject of Being, William King Museum, Abingdon,VA(This show will hang through the summer, until October 3rd.)
 
Outsider Art In The Hamptons, Gallery Belage,Hamptons, NY

Fanaticon- Asheville Art Museum. May 15th, 12-6PM

Moogus Operandi (Bob Moog Foundation fundraiser)-May 27th 6PM Orange Peel, Asheville,NC. (Gabriel will have original drawings that will be a part of the auction benefit and will also be unveiling at the event, "Dirge at Daughters Bridge", a new major work, in which Bob Moog is the featured character. Half of the sale of this major painting will be donated to the Bob Moog Foundation.)

JUNE-
Red Truck Gallery- New Orleans,LA- Gabriel will have an assembly of new work available and on display at the Red Truck Galleries New Orleans space.

Model Misbehavior- Group Show, Satellite Gallery, Asheville,NC

JULY-
The Big Crafty-Asheville,NC

Unfilitered- Group Show, Detroit,MI 

AUGUST-
Biltmore Village Arts Show- Asheville,NC

FolkFest- Atlanta,GA

SEPTEMBER-
Solo Show- dirtypilot.com

Mark May and Gabriel Shaffer, 2 Man Show, Outsider Folk Art Gallery, Reading, PA
 
OCTOBER-
NCNC [North Carolina New Contemporary] 
Organized by SECCA, Winston Salem,NC


NOVEMBER-
SOFA Chicago, featured artist with gallery NICA (TBD)

DECEMBER-
More Details TBA

The Big Crafty- Asheville,NC


February

Fearrington Village Art Show-Fearrington Village,NC
Art Papers Annual Auction- Mason Murer, Atlanta
Masters of Southern Folk Art, The Arts Council of Henderson County ,Hendersonville NC (Curated by Ted and Ann Oliver)

April
SOFA-featured artist with Gallery Nica, NYC

 

May
Group show- Berenberg Gallery,Boston,MA
http://www.berenberggallery.com/
On The Verge, Group show, Asheville Area Arts Council, presented by WNC magazine
http://www.wncmagazine.com/ontheverge/

June
SOFA- Featured artist with Gallery Nica, Santa Fe (TBD)
http://www.sofaexpo.com/
 

July
The Big Crafty- Asheville,NC
http://www.thebigcrafty.com/

August
Biltmore Village Art Show- Asheville,NC

October
SOFA- featured artist with Gallery Nica,Chicago
http://www.sofaexpo.com/

December

 The Big Crafty- Asheville,NC
http://www.thebigcrafty.com

January 2010-
"Fiat Lux",Solo Show- Blue Spiral, Asheville,NC
http://www.bluespiral1.com/about.htm
Outsider Art Fair- featured artist with the Berenberg Gallery,NYC
http://www.sanfordsmith.com/outsider.html

JANUARY
The Outsider Art Fair, January 26-28th,
The Puck Building, SoHo, NYC. Featured artist with the Berenberg Gallery. 
http://www.sanfordsmith.com/outsider_info.html

FEBRUARY
Fearrington Folk Festival, Fearrington
Village, NC (Guest Artist)

Art Papers - 9th Annual Art Auction

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 at Mason Murer Fine Art.
For More info: http://www.artpapers.org/special_events/artauction.htm

APRIL
Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art Chicago.
Featured artist with Marcia Weber Art Objects and Checkered House Gallery - Chicago, IL www.art.org

One Night Salon, Castelbury Hill, Atlanta,GA


MAY
Ginger Young Spring Sale  
Ginger Young Gallery, Chapel Hill,NC www.gingeryoung.com

Keep A Breast fundraiser "Breast Defense"

The complete collection will go on display at Downtown Las Vegas' Fallout Gallery, May 23-June 28.
Among the amazing artists participating in this project include: Attaboy, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Sas Christian, Molly Crabapple, Sarah Emerson, PJ Fidler, Mike Giant, Kim Gordon, Derek Hess, David LaChapelle, Ronnie Land, Elizabeth McGrath, Mark Mothersbaugh, Annie Owens, Joshua Petker, Iggy Pop, Paul Pope, KRK Ryden, Kat von D, Rob Zombie, and more.

Bold Life Magazines 5th Anniversary group show,
Hendersonville Arts Council


JUNE

One Night Stand
Group Show, CastleBerry Hill, Atlanta,GA

JULY

Draw- Group Show, the Life Gallery,Portland,OR

The Big Crafty- the Grey Eagle
Asheville,NC- Sunday, July 13th from 1:00 pm – 7 pm at the Grey Eagle, in the heart of Asheville’s River Arts District.
http://www.thebigcrafty.com

International Art Singular Show
, Aubagne, France

Identity Theft:Reinventing the Comic Hero
Group Show, Mill gallery, Guilford,CT

AUGUST
Cafe Royal Issue 3
Gabriel will be one of the featured artists in this innovative UK Underground Art Zine www.caferoyal.org


SEPTEMBER
Solo Show
, "If You Want Blood" Satellite Gallery, Asheville,NC

OCTOBER
Group Show with Jesse Reno and Thinkmule
Screen Arts Gallery, St Augustine, FL

DECEMBER
Miami Art Basel - Featured artist with Satellite Gallery,Miami,FL, Details TBA

2009 - EARLY WARNINGS!

JANUARY
Outsider Art Fair
- NYC, Featured artist with the Berenberg Gallery

FEBRUARY
Fearrington Village Folk Festival - Fearrington Village,NC (Invited Artist)

Art Papers magazine Annual Art Auction = Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta,GA

 

JANUARY
Group Show- "Take Another Look Outside" featuring the works of both American and French Outsider artists.
http://www.vanderplasgallery.com

The Outsider Art Fair
Puck Building, SoHo, NYC. Featured artist with the Berenberg Gallery.
http://www.sanfordsmith.com/outsider_info.html

FEBRUARY
Fearrington Folk Festival Fearrington Village, NC

8th Annual Artpapers Auction, Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta
www.artpapers.org

MARCH
1st anniversary group art show at the Satellite Gallery, Asheville, NC

"Beyond the Surface " - a collage/mixed media show
Berenberg Gallery, Boston, MA www.berenberggallery.com

APRIL
"In The Genes" group show, Outsider Folk Art Gallery, Reading, PA www.outsiderfolkart.com

Intuit Show of Folk and Outsider Art
(With Checkered House Gallery and Rising Fawn Gallery) - Chicago, IL www.art.org

MAY
Ginger Young Spring Sale, Ginger Young Gallery - Chapel Hill, NC www.gingeryoung.com

JUNE
Virginia Highlands Summerfest, Atlanta, GA
http://www.vahi.org/summerfest.html

AUGUST
"Outsider Art In the Hamptons" Galerie BelAge
http://www.galeriebelage.net

FolkFest, Atlanta, GA - Featured artist with:
America Oh Yes - www.americaohyes.com
Flat Penny Flok Art Gallery - www.flatpennyfolk.com/index.php
Marcia Weber Art Objects - www.marciaweberartobjects.com

SEPTEMBER
Solo Show, "Animal Returns", Berenberg Gallery, Boston, MA www.berenberggallery.com

OCTOBER
"Keep A Breast Fundraiser" - (artists include Derek Hess, Mark Mothersbaugh, Iggy Pop, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, KRK Ryden, Ronnie Land, Attaboy
and more!) St. Augustine, FL
http://www.juxtapoz.com/cal/us/calendar.php?mode=view&id=1400

Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, Alabama 35476
http://www.kentuck.org/festival.html

NOVEMBER
Solo show, Bobo Gallery, Asheville,NC
www.bobogallery.com

East Coast Snowboarding Magazine Group Show
The Sanctuary Gallery, Burlington, VT

"Others" Art Show, NYC
Featured artist with the Outsider Folk Art Gallery
http://www.stellashows.com

DECEMBER
Gallery 86 Waynesville, NC
www. haywoodarts.org

Hickory Museum Of Art - Holiday Group Show
www.hickorymuseumofart.org

Artspace International
Atlanta, GA, Holiday Group Show

 

JANUARY
Outsider Art Fair, Berenberg Gallery, Featured Artist

North Carolina Dance Festival
Diane Wortham Theatre, BackDrop For BuhtoMoshPit performance "Eugenic Cue"

FEBRUARY
Fearrington Folk Festival, Fearrington Village, NC, (Invited Artist)

MARCH
Hurn Museum Of Contemporary Folk Art
Savannah,GA, "Faces Of Folk", (Group Show)

APRIL
Inman Park Festival of the Arts, Atlanta,GA

MAY
The Gallery at Screen Arts Guild, St. Augustine,FL , (Solo Exhibition)

JUNE
Virginia Highlands Summerfest, Atlanta, GA

JULY
"Shining Dunces" Asheville, NC
A multi venue group show, curated by Gabriel Shaffer

AUGUST
FolkFest, Atlanta, GA, Featured artist with America Oh Yes

Mother (Cher Shaffer)/ Son Show
Ted Oliver's Southern Folk Art Gallery in Hendersonville, NC

OCTOBER
2006 Kentuck Festival Of The Arts
www.kentuck.org/festival.html

NOVEMBER
House of Blues Eigth Annual Folk Art Festival
Disney World, Orlando, FL - Invited Artist

"Arte Popolare Americana", Group Exhibition, (Early Works on Display)
Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art, Florence,Italy
www.hurnmuseum.org

 

JANUARY
Outsider Art Fair,
Berenberg Gallery, Soho, NYC

Mouton,
Soho, NYC (Solo Exhibition)

FEBRUARY
Fearrington Folk Festival
, Fearrington Village, NC (Invited Artist)

Upstairs Gallery,
Tryon, NC "Outsider Art:",Group Show

MARCH
Harmony House, Hollywood, CA
"Divine Messages"
, Group Show curated by Anne Grgich

America Oh Yes
, Hilton Head,SC/Washington D.C., "Like Mother, Like Son"

Galapogos Art Space,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC (Solo Show)

MAY
Raw Arts Festival
, London, UK

Whofest,
Atlanta, GA

JUNE
WilliamsBurg Arts Festival,
Featured artist at NorthSix, Brooklyn, NYC

Virginia Highlands,
Summerfest, Atlanta, GA (Honorable Mention)

Maddies Folk Fest,
Maddies Gallery, Charlotte, NC (Invitied Artist)

JULY
Artemesia,
Asheville,NC, "Son Of Halvetia", Solo Show

The Outsiders Gallery,
CT, "The Real Deal", Group Show
W/ Anne Grgich, Thornton Dial Sr., Lonny Holly, Mr imagination and Purvis Young.


AUGUST

FolkFest,
Atlanta, GA, Featured Artist with Ginger Young Gallery

OCTOBER
Virginia Folk Festival
, Annandale, VA

NOVEMBER
Berenberg Gallery,
Boston,MA, "Two Of A Kind" (Mother/son exhibition)


MAY
Vincents Ear, Asheville, NC (Solo Exhibition)


JULY
Broome Street Gallery/Historic Cedar Tavern, Soho, NYC (Solo Exhibition)

AUGUST
FolkFest, Atlanta,GA