Painter, sculptor and teacher who gained an honours degree in fine art, painting, at Slade School of Fine Art, 1977–81, winning his higher diploma in painting there, 1981–4. He went on to teach at the Slade and at Byam Shaw School of Art. The Islington area of London was a notable feature of Shaw’s landscapes and his grandmother a favourite figure subject. Shaw gained a string of awards, including the Troughton Scholarship in Painting and Steer Medal for Painting, both 1981; J Milner Kite Scholarship, 1982; The Jeremy Cubitt Prize, 1983–4; BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Gallery, and Hunting/Observer Prize Exhibition, Mall Galleries, both 1992; and Royal Over-Seas League, 10th Annual Open Exhibition Travel Prize (visited Venice and Florence) and East West Solo Exhibition Prize, 1993.