Author and illustrator Shelley Holl is known for her creative use of materials and socially-aware subject matter. Shelley’s illustrated travel stories and essays have appeared in the Times- Picayune Newspaper of New Orleans, the Star Tribune Newspaper of Minneapolis, Minnesota and in her books: Louisiana Dayride:52 Short Trips from New Orleans, University Press of Mississippi, 1995 ; Waterbourne Witness – Elegies for My New Orleans, Lulu Press, 2008 and Minnesota: A Fare for All Seasons, pubished by Voyageur Press in 2010.
Shelley Holl’s watercolor, gouache and egg tempera paintings and fabric-with-oil collages have been exhibited widely. The series Waterbourne Witness: Elegies for My New Orleans, fifteen paintings and a book, was first exhibited for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in July of 2008 at the Bloomington Art Center and travelled to different venues such as the University of Minnesota and the Hennepin County Library for nearly two years. She was a recipient of a Bush Leadership Fellowship in 1990.
Since 2015, Shelley has worked on handmade scarves designed from her original paintings and art. Sketches are made while onsite, observing nature everywhere from MN and NE to countries of Africa, South America and beyond. Visit her online etsy store for all currently available scarves https://www.etsy.com/shop/ScarfArtByShelley
Shelley Holl’s watercolor, gouache and egg tempera paintings and fabric-with-oil collages have been exhibited widely. The series Waterbourne Witness: Elegies for My New Orleans, fifteen paintings and a book, was first exhibited for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in July of 2008 at the Bloomington Art Center and travelled to different venues such as the University of Minnesota and the Hennepin County Library for nearly two years. She was a recipient of a Bush Leadership Fellowship in 1990.
Since 2015, Shelley has worked on handmade scarves designed from her original paintings and art. Sketches are made while onsite, observing nature everywhere from MN and NE to countries of Africa, South America and beyond. Visit her online etsy store for all currently available scarves https://www.etsy.com/shop/ScarfArtByShelley
Exhibition List
2016 Winter Dream painting is currently featured on a utility box on the corner of 50th and Wooddale in Edina, MN.
2011 "Illustrations from the Minnesota Table", Unity Universal Church; "Re-purposing Art" Bloomington Art Center
2010 Book, The Minnesota Table, Savoring Local Foods Throughout the Seasons, Voyageur Press.
2009 Solo painting exhibition with accompanying essays, “Waterbourne Witness”
Plymouth Congregational Church
2008 Solo painting exhibition with book of accompanying essays, “Waterbourne Witness”,
Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, Minnesota (7/08) ;Lynnlake Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota (9/08);University of Minnesota Boynton Health Center (12/08); Hennepin County Library (1/08);Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts (3/09);Pax Christi Church (4/08)
2007 Juried show, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota
Juried show, Bloomington Art Center Members Exhibition
2004-9 Faculty shows Edina Art Center, Edina, Minnesota
2003 Solo show, Undercroft Gallery 1/03
2001 Juried show, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota (8/01)
2000 Hennepin Avenue Mural, sponsored by the office of the Mayor, Minneapolis, Minnesota (6/00)
Juried show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, Minnesota (2/00)
Group show, “Foot in the Door”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1-3/00)
1999 Solo show, paintings. D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (10/99)
Juried show, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota (8/99)
Solo show, paintings. Wade Gallery, Livingston, Montana (7/99)
Solo show, paintings. New Orleans Academy of Art, New Orleans,
1998 Invitational show, “Guns in the Hands of Artists”, District of Columbia Art Center, Washington, D.C. (5/98)
Juried show, “Art with a Southern Drawl”, University of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama (4/98)
Juried show, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana (3/98)
Juried showixed Media”, Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell, Louisiana (1/98)
1997 Solo show, paintings. Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (9/97)
Group show, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (6/97)
Juried show, “Art Wave”, George Ohr Museum, Biloxi,Mississippi (6/97)
Juried show, “Mixed Media” Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell,Louisiana (l/97)
1996 Solo show, graphite figures, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (8/96)
Group Show, “Drawing on the Figure” Delgado Community College,
Exhibited and curated. New Orleans, Louisiana (10/96)
1995 Group show, hand-painted ceramics, “Utilitarian Art” Marguerite Oestreicher
Fine Art, New Orleans, Louisiana (8/95)
Book, Louisiana Dayride: 52 Short Trips from New Orleans, University Press of Mississippi
1991 Juried show, documentary photos “Picturing Hennepin” Hennepin History Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Reviews:
4/9/99 Times Picayune Newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana
10/97 Offbeat Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
9-10/97 New Orleans Art Review, New Orleans, Louisiana
9/23/97 Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, Louisiana
10/96 Offbeat Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Awards:
2016 Public Art Edina Award, A Working Group of The Edina Arts & Culture Commission for Winter Dream painting, available as a scarf. The design is currently featured on a utility box on the corner of 50th and Wooddale in Edina, MN.
WCCO/CBS Local News feature: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/tag/shelley-holl/
Recipient Bush Leadership Fellowship, 1992
Best Public Service Documentary, 1979 - International Film & Television Festival N.Y.
Honorable Mention, Best Slide/Film Presentation, 1979 - U.S. Industrial Film Festival
2011 "Illustrations from the Minnesota Table", Unity Universal Church; "Re-purposing Art" Bloomington Art Center
2010 Book, The Minnesota Table, Savoring Local Foods Throughout the Seasons, Voyageur Press.
2009 Solo painting exhibition with accompanying essays, “Waterbourne Witness”
Plymouth Congregational Church
2008 Solo painting exhibition with book of accompanying essays, “Waterbourne Witness”,
Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, Minnesota (7/08) ;Lynnlake Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota (9/08);University of Minnesota Boynton Health Center (12/08); Hennepin County Library (1/08);Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts (3/09);Pax Christi Church (4/08)
2007 Juried show, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota
Juried show, Bloomington Art Center Members Exhibition
2004-9 Faculty shows Edina Art Center, Edina, Minnesota
2003 Solo show, Undercroft Gallery 1/03
2001 Juried show, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota (8/01)
2000 Hennepin Avenue Mural, sponsored by the office of the Mayor, Minneapolis, Minnesota (6/00)
Juried show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, Minnesota (2/00)
Group show, “Foot in the Door”, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1-3/00)
1999 Solo show, paintings. D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (10/99)
Juried show, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, Minnesota (8/99)
Solo show, paintings. Wade Gallery, Livingston, Montana (7/99)
Solo show, paintings. New Orleans Academy of Art, New Orleans,
1998 Invitational show, “Guns in the Hands of Artists”, District of Columbia Art Center, Washington, D.C. (5/98)
Juried show, “Art with a Southern Drawl”, University of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama (4/98)
Juried show, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana (3/98)
Juried showixed Media”, Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell, Louisiana (1/98)
1997 Solo show, paintings. Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (9/97)
Group show, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (6/97)
Juried show, “Art Wave”, George Ohr Museum, Biloxi,Mississippi (6/97)
Juried show, “Mixed Media” Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell,Louisiana (l/97)
1996 Solo show, graphite figures, D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (8/96)
Group Show, “Drawing on the Figure” Delgado Community College,
Exhibited and curated. New Orleans, Louisiana (10/96)
1995 Group show, hand-painted ceramics, “Utilitarian Art” Marguerite Oestreicher
Fine Art, New Orleans, Louisiana (8/95)
Book, Louisiana Dayride: 52 Short Trips from New Orleans, University Press of Mississippi
1991 Juried show, documentary photos “Picturing Hennepin” Hennepin History Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Reviews:
4/9/99 Times Picayune Newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana
10/97 Offbeat Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
9-10/97 New Orleans Art Review, New Orleans, Louisiana
9/23/97 Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, Louisiana
10/96 Offbeat Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Awards:
2016 Public Art Edina Award, A Working Group of The Edina Arts & Culture Commission for Winter Dream painting, available as a scarf. The design is currently featured on a utility box on the corner of 50th and Wooddale in Edina, MN.
WCCO/CBS Local News feature: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/tag/shelley-holl/
Recipient Bush Leadership Fellowship, 1992
Best Public Service Documentary, 1979 - International Film & Television Festival N.Y.
Honorable Mention, Best Slide/Film Presentation, 1979 - U.S. Industrial Film Festival
