Shellie Garber

Artist Statement:

Shellie is a self-taught artist who lives and works in Portland Oregon. She is also a Registered nurse. Shellie began painting in the summer of 2015, and soon discovered that she has a deep passion for creating abstract art.
"My light hearted abstractions are an interplay of line, color and expressive mark making, often with collage elements adding dimension to the interesting surface texture. I paint intuitively and spontaneously, using built up and obscured layers to convey a sense of mystery, curiosity and imperfection".

Education:

Self taught

Awards & Distinctions:

2016, June Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego Oregon. Blue ribbon winner for “Gazebo"
2017 May  Saatchi Art Spring Catalog featured  "Pink Cadillac". 
2017 June 11  Saatchi Art "Artist of the Day" Site wide and social media feature.
2019- March Oregon Society of Artists Spring Exhibit- First Place Blue Ribbon and cash award won for "Fields of Gold".
2020 February 8- March 10 Solo Exhibit RiverSea Gallery, Astoria Oregon.
 

Exhibitions:

2020 February 8- March 10 Solo Exhibit RiverSea Gallery, Astoria Oregon.
2019 October 19-November Rental Sales Gallery Fall Show. Portland Oregon.
2019 September 28 -December Remax Equity Art Show Portland Oregon.
2019 July New Gallery representation. RiverSea Gallery, Astoria Oregon.
2019 June Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Open tent exhibition. Lakewood Center.
2019- April 26 Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery Juried Spring Exhibit. Portland Oregon.
2019- March Oregon Society of Artists Spring Exhibit- First Place Blue Ribbon and cash award won for "Fields of Gold".
2018 October - November Wake the Sloth Cafe Peterkort Center, Portland Oregon.
September 7 - October  ISEA  International art exhibition.  Runyon gallery, Newport Oregon.
2018 August - October  Chehalem Cultural Arts Center exhibition.
July - August  Canby Library, Canby Oregon.
2018 June 15 - July 15  Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery New artist exhibition.
2018 June  Lake Oswego Festival of the arts summer show.
2018 February - April 2018  Clackamas County Arts Alliance Artists Exhibition Program, Oregon City.
2017 December  Big 500 Pioneer Place Mall, Downtown Portland Oregon.
2017 November - Current Bluestone Fine Art Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
2017 October - December Tanner Building Solo Exhibit. Pearl District, Portland Oregon. 
2017 September Little by Little Fundraiser/Art Exhibit. Milwaukie , Oregon 
2017 June  Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. Open show. Lake Oswego, Oregon. 
2017 June 11  Saatchi Art "Artist of the Day" Site wide and social media feature.
2017 May  Saatchi Art Spring Catalog featured  "Pink Cadillac". 
2017 April Gallery at Cerulean, Portland Oregon. 
2017 March 12x16 Gallery, Sellwood Oregon. Month long exhibition featuring emerging women artists. 
2016, September  Verum Ultimum Gallery. Catalyst exhibit. Portland Oregon. 
2016, June Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego Oregon. Blue ribbon winner for “Gazebo" 

Artistic Influences:

Mid century modern art, architecture and design.