Shelley Smolen

Shelley Smolen
Houston, Texas, USA

STATEMENT

My personal style began with an uncontrollable urge to create artwork out of scraps. For a large part of my life that was with sculpture, in particular woodworking. I would collect wood scraps and form them into colorful “quilted” laminations. I eventually transitioned to creating two-dimensional collage work on wooden panels. I cut up just about everything, my drawings, paintings, sketches, wood scraps, and even my daughter’s doodles. I currently create custom art commissions and have recently started collaborating on commissions with my illustrator husband, Lane Smolen.

BIO

I am a collage artist using hand drawn & painted paper based out of Houston, Texas. I received my BFA in sculpture from Mississippi State University and my MFA in sculpture from the University of North Texas. In addition to creating art, I am currently a middle school art teacher. I have worked in art education for 10 years and have experience teaching at many different levels, including museum art education and teaching college.

ARTIST CONTACT

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www.shelleysmolen.com

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