Shelby Louise Baldridge

shelbybaldridge3@gmail.com

Education

2020     Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR                                                                                  

Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies                                                                                   

2012     The University of Montana, Missoula, MT                                                                             

Bachelor of Fine Arts, ­Painting Emphasis, Art History Minor    

Exhibitions

2024           Bloom, Group Exhibition, Goodluck Gallery, Kalispell, MT

      IN-HABIT Group Exhibition, The ZACC, Missoula, MT

2023           GLOW exhibition and silent Auction for Open Air, Missoula, MT

      Foraged Forest, Solo Exhibition, Lovechild Gallery, Missoula, MT          

2022           LUSH Live Auction exhibition and event for Open Air residency program, Missoula, MT

2021          NEW OWNERSHIP,  Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR

                 Specimens, AFRU Gallery, Portland, OR

     hard & SOFT, Congress Yards Project, Portland, OR          

2020          MFA 2020 Thesis Exhibition, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

     Terra-form-ation, Congress Yards Project, Portland, OR

2019          Sculpture Through the Ages, International Sculpture Conference, Portland, OR 

     Next Stop, Pop Up Exhibition, Alex & Ed Studio, Antwerp, Belgium

                 INCITE/INSIGHT, MFA First Year Exhibition, 2139 N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR

2018          VS 2.0, Group Exhibition, The Lodge Gallery, Allied Works, Portland, OR

                 This & That, Solo Exhibition, Le Petit Outre, Missoula, MT

                  All You Need Is Love, Juried Exhibition, Montana Modern Fine Art, Kalispell, MT

2017          First Thursday Rotating Artist, Spotted Bear Spirits, Whitefish MT

2012          BFA Thesis Exhibition, University Center Gallery, University of Montana

                 Birds, Bees & Airplanes, The Rock Bottom Gallery, The Top Hat, Missoula­­, MT

Artist in Residence

2024                 The Roxy Theater Artist in Residence, in conjunction with the Wild Walk parade and International

                                       Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, MT, February – April 2024

2023                 Open Air Artist in Residence, Summer Session 1, Garden City Harvest, Missoula, MT

                                    May-June 2023

2019             Caldera Residency, Sisters, Oregon; October

Global Studios, Venice and Antwerp, trip led by Lennie Pitkin & Modou Dieng

                                       Experienced 58th Venice Biennale, met with artists and curators in Antwerp, BE

Professional Experience

2023- present    Adjunct Instructor, School of Visual Arts and Media, The University of Montana.

                           - Teaching ARTZ 105: Visual Language, Drawing Foundations course

2019 - 2020      Curatorial Fellowship, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

   - Organized and delegated shows for the Student Galleries with a small curatorial team. 

                - Curated a group exhibition titled Internal Gaze in the Glass Gallery, January 2020.

2018                   PNCA Graduate Studies Symposium; Pedagogy: Engage, Critique, Inspire  

                              - Workshop participant: “Critiquing the Critique”, October 12th 2018, PNCA

2016- 2018       Notice Custom Boards, Whitefish, MT, Graphic Designer 

                              - Design custom graphics for clients and the company line: www.noticesnowboards.com

2017 -2018       Shanti Yoga Studio, Yoga Instructor and Graphic Design, Whitefish MT

2014                 Samarah Fine Art, Gallery Consultant and Frame Shop craftsman, Whitefish, MT

-        Designed layout and installed artwork in gallery showroom, sales outreach, event planning and promotion, website updating, data entry

-        Framing: assisted customers in custom framing selection of mat board and moulding; assembled frames with glass and backing

2010-2012        The Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT, Administrative Assistant

-        Hung artwork for exhibitions, wrote press releases, photo editing of artwork for website, packaging artwork for shipping to clients