Shawn Decker lives and works in Chicago, IL, as well as collaborating internationally with various artists – most frequently, Jan-Erik Andersson in Turku, Finland and Anne Wilson in Chicago. . He is a Professor who teaches in the Art and Technology / Sound Practices department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has also recently been a Visiting Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing for the past 5 years. Additionally, he is a founder and partner of the Sketchbook craft brewery in Evanston and Skokie IL.