Rebecca Shelly
Chico, California
info@rebeccashelly.com
www.rebeccashelly.com
Education
2009 MFA in Contemporary Art Practices: Studio Arts, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2004 BFA with Honors: Painting, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME.
Instruction:
2020 California State University, Chico, CA.
Lecturer: Introduction to Life Drawing and Basic Drawing
Butte Community College, Oroville, CA.
Associate Professor: Introduction to Fiber Arts and Gallery Production
Gallery Director: Juried Student Art Show (Cancelled due to Covid-19)
2019 California State University, Chico, CA.
Lecturer: Fall Term, Introduction to Painting and 2D Design
Butte Community College, Oroville, CA.
Associate Professor: Spring Term: Basic Drawing and Gallery Production
Summer Term: Art Appreciation
Fall Term: Art Appreciation and Basic Drawing
Gallery Director: Juried Student Art Show
Remembered, Art Honoring Loss from the Campfire, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA. Curated/Created with Rebecca Wallace and my Gallery Production Class
2018 Butte Community College, Oroville, CA.
Associate Professor: Spring Term, Basic Drawing and Art 2
Summer Term: Summer Bridge: Art Appreciation
Fall Term: Art Appreciation and Basic Drawing
2017 Butte Community College, Oroville, CA.
Associate Professor: Fall Term, Art Appreciation and Fast Track: Art Appreciation
California State University, Chico, CA.
Lecturer:Spring Term, 2D Design and Basic Drawing
2016-2019 Honey Run Quilters, Chico, CA.
Teacher: Garment Fitting, Construction and three Kid’s Sewing Camps per year
2016 Sacopee Valley High School, Hiram, ME.
Long Term Art Substitute: Full Spring Semester: Art 1 (Twice), Art 2, Advanced Art, Beginning Painting and Ceramics 1
2014 Maine College of Art, Portland, ME.
Pre-College Faculty: Life Drawing
2008 Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Teaching Assistant: Joe Macca’s Introduction to Painting course.
Teaching Assistant: Erik Geshke’s Introduction to Drawing course.
2004 Maine College of Art, Portland, ME.
Teaching Assistant: Gail Spaien’s Beginning Painting course.
2000 YMCA camp Belknap, Tuftonboro, NH.
Fine Arts Director.
Professional Growth and Achievement
Conferences or Workshops attended:
Professional Development Workshops Butte College
At the beginning of each semester I attend the optional workshops. Recently, I attended: Working with Difficult Students and Meditation for Teachers
Associate Faculty Conferences at Butte College: 2018 and 2019
5 hours each session: Some of the recent events attended were Free/Open Textbooks and DSPS Accommodations.
Artist Lectures/Gallery Visits
2019 Gallery visit and talk: Lauren Ruth’s Introduction to Professional Arts Practices Class from CSUC, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.
Gallery visit and talk: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, CSUC, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.
2017 Mural Pechakucha at the Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA.
Artist Lecture: J. Pouwel’s Intermediate Drawing course, California State University, Chico, CA.
2016 Artist Lecture: Kingswood Regional High School, Wolfeboro, NH.
2012 Artist Lecture: Avantika Bawa’s Visual Concept/Painting courses, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA.
2009 Artist Lecture: Modou Dieng’s Experimental Drawing course, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
Gallery visit and talk:
Amy Steele’s Creative Re-use Course, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Thesis Lecture, Loss, Resurrection and Preservation, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2008 Artist Lecture: Pat Boas’ Intermediate Painting course, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Studio visit and talk: Ben Rosenberg’s Beginning Painting course, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Professional Service
2019 Scenic Artist for The Butcher Shop’s, The Director’s Cut performance, Chico, CA.
Row by Row Pattern Designed for Honey Run Quilters, Chico, CA.
2018 Scenic Artist for My Name was Deception, Created and directed Frida Kahlo’s The Wounded Table Tableau, Chico, CA.
2017 Scenic Artist for The Butcher Shop’s, My Name Was Deception performance, Chico, CA.
Row by Row Pattern Designed for Honey Run Quilters, Chico, CA.
2016 Scenic Artist for The Butcher Shop’s, The Eleventh Hour performance, Chico, CA.
Public Art Mural, Kezar Falls Movie Theater, Kezar, ME.
Scenic Artist for Sacopee Valley High School theater program, Hiram, ME.
2013 Volunteered at admissions and openings, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR.
2010 Portfolio Reviewer for the Maine College of Art, National Portfolio Day, Pacific Northwest
College of Art, Portland, OR.
Volunteer: art auction/scholarships, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
2009 Volunteer: art auction, Disjecta, Portland, OR.
Visiting Artist Committee (PSU), Artists Hosted: Steve Badanes, Michael Brophy, Julio Morales,
Morgan Puett, and Storm Tharp.
2008 Portland State Art Auction Committee.
Grants/Awards
2019 Annie Star Quilt Guild, Chico, CA.
Honorable Mention for California Poppies
Honorable Mention for Disappearing Landscape
2008 Laurels Graduate Tuition Remission Award. Portland State University. Portland, OR.
First Place. Essay contest on the resurgence of home vegetable gardening.
Johnny’s Selected Seed Company. Winslow, ME.
Lucille Welch Scholarship, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2007 Art Auction Scholarship, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2003 Payson Merit Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME.
2000 Talent Award Scholarship, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME.
Exceptional Young Artist Award, Kingswood Regional High School.
Portfolio Nation Level Winner, Gold and Silver Keys, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition.
Exhibition Record
Selected Solo or Two Person Shows
2019 Field Notes: Two person show with Rebecca Wallace, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.
2011 Land Girls, Nisus Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 Seed Olympics, Falsefront Studio, Portland, OR.
2009 Vanishing Varieties, MFA Thesis Show, Autzen Gallery, Portland, OR.
Local Victory at the Market, Saturday Portland Farmer’s Market, Portland, OR.
2008 Local Victory, Launch Pad Gallery. Portland, OR.
2006 Recent Works, Stumptown-Downtown. Portland OR.
New Work, Stumptown-Belmont, Portland, OR.
Selected Group Shows
2020 Upcoming: 20/20, A Collective Vision, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
2019 Harvest of Quilts, Annie Star Quilt Guild Show at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico, CA.
Remembered, Art Honoring Loss from the Campfire, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.
2018 Festival of Quilts, Portland Expo Center, Portland, OR.
2018 Livable Planet? Juried, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA.
2014 MECA Painters Ten Years Later, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME.
Coming Home, (Alumni show) Kingswood Regional High School, Wolfeboro, NH.
2013 Lake Oswego Food and Art Festival, Juried, Lake Oswego, OR.
2012 The Big 300, People’s Art of Portland Gallery, Portland, OR.
On the Edge, Launchpad Gallery. Portland, OR.
Portland Food cART, Juried, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 I’ll Show You Mine, You Show Me Yours, Centre Gallery, Group show, Tampa, Florida.
Rom’n Times, Autzen Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2009 White Noise, Curated by Jhordan Dhal, Worksound Gallery, Portland, OR.
It’s Possible, MFA Group Show, Disjecta, Portland, OR.
2008 Children of the Revolution, Juried, Audio Cinema. Portland, OR.
Alphabet Soup, Juried, Woolley at Wonder Gallery. Portland, OR.
The Round, Group show with musicians, poets and artists performing together, Portland, OR.
Blue Squared, Gallery Paradiso, Portland, OR.
Little Things 8, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
2007 Do No Harm vs. Step It Up, Curated: Jacqueline Ehlis, New American Art Union. Portland, Or.
All Day Snacking, Juried, Rake Gallery, Portland, OR.
Little Things 7, Guardino Gallery. Portland, OR.
Thirty, Invitational, 0M Traditional Arts 2007
Shell Show, Show with Michelle Ramin, Gallery Paradiso, Portland, OR.
2006 Round Two, Curated by Cein Watson, Kayo Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Art Media Past and Present, Portland Art Center. Portland, OR.
2004 Small Works Show, Juried, Space Gallery, Portland, ME.
The Sacred and Profane, Invitational, Peaks Island, ME.
Emerging Artists, Invitational, Art Gallery at the Clown, Portland, ME.
Variations on a Violin, Show for the Portland Symphony Orchestra: Jameson Gallery, Scott
Potter Gallery, Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bayview Gallery, and Greenhut Gallery.
2003 Domestic Revival: Victoria Mansion. Through the eyes of Contemporary Artists, Juried,
Carriage House, Portland, ME.
Public Commissions
2017 Public Art Murals through the Center for Healthy Communities at California State University.
Arboga Elementary School and Hamilton City Elementary School
2009 Public Art Mural, YWCA Downtown, Portland, OR.
2000 Public Art Mural, Wakefield Historical Society, Wakefield, NH.
Bibliography
2019 Smallhouse, Sarah, “Field Notes (1078 Gallery),
https://locallookchico.weebly.com/blog/field-notes-1078, January, 2020.
Hanson, Natalie, “Art honors memories, losses of Camp Fire survivors,” Chico Enterprise- Record, May 2, 2019.
Sonoquie, Neesa, “The Healing Arts,” Chico News and Review, April 25th, 2019.
2018 “Honey Run Quilters teaches the next generation to sew,” Chico Enterprise-Record.
2016 Hacking, Heather,”Rolling out jewelry,” Chico Enterprise-Record, December 10th, 2016.
“Meet the Artist,” The Shopping Guide, July, 2016.
Reshelly Feature, GreenCraft Magazine, Spring Issue.
2014 Burdastyle Magazine, Germany, September Issue.
Vintage Travel Trailer Studio (Six page spread), Studios Magazine, Summer Issue.
2009 “Your Victory,” Edible Portland Magazine, Spring Issue.
2004 “Artists and Violins,” Interview, ABC WMTW Channel 8, March 15.
2009 Carl, Calvin Ross, “White Noise’ Group Show,” Worksound Gallery.
Leonard, Patrick, “Culinary Arts,” Slow Food Portland Blog, May 4th.
2008 Speer, Richard, “Now Showing; Rebecca Shelly,” Art Listing, Willamette Week. November 19th and 26th.
Urton, Robin, “Local Victory: A Renewal of the Victory Garden. ” www.eyeconart.net/blog/.
2007 Libby, Brian, “Divide Entices Interaction, ” (Review of Do No Harm vs. Step Up), The
Oregonian, February 9. (Labor Day in The Gorge: Photo)
2004 Thompson, Chris, “Bridge to Belly. Strung out on the PSO’s violin variations. ” The Portland
Phoenix, March 5-11.
Exhibitions Curated
2019 Remembered, Art Honoring Loss from the Campfire, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.
Student Show, Butte Community College, Oroville, CA.
2016 Art Show, Curated student work, Kezar Falls Theater, Hiram, ME.
2004 In My Side Yard, Curated with Tiffany Falter, The Slanty Shanty, Portland, ME.
Post Graduate School Classes taken:
2020 Classes for Knitting, weaving, natural fiber dyeing and basketry.
2019 Jane Haworth’s Raw Edge Collage Quilt class, Annie Star’s Quilt Guild, Chico, CA.
2018 Tara Faughnan’s Color Solids class, Annie Star Quilt Guild, Chico, CA.
2009-2019 Sewing/Quilting skills learned: Piecing, Paper Piecing, Free Motion Quilting, Fabric Painting,
Garment Fitting, Clothing Construction, Sewing Machine Restoring, Weaving and Needle Felting.
Foreign Travel:
Summer 2020: European railroad tour: France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Czech Republic and England.
Ireland, Canada, Amsterdam, Spain, France, Italy:
Museums/Historical places visited: Uffizi Gallery, The Louvre, La Bienniale di Venezia, La Sagria Familia, The Eiffel Tower, The Punta della Dogana Art Museum, Pompeii, Roman Forum and The Vatican.