Shelly Hedges
26915 Park Avenue   Ocean Park,  Washington  98640
floweringhedge@gmail.com
(503) 317-5460
 
Education
1995    BFA in Ceramics, minor in Photography, Oregon College of Art and Craft.  Portland, OR
 
Solo Shows
 
2006    New Work.  Mixed media quilts and collage in the Centrum Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland OR    
 
2005    New Work.  Mixed media garments and quilts at Kent Arts Commission Gallery.   Kent, WA
 
2000    The Right to Bare Arms.  Mixed media garments at the Centrum Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft. Portland, OR
 
1997    Please Check your Grimness at the Door.  A mixed media interior at Bonakeane Gallery,  Portland, OR
 
Selected Group Shows
 
2017    American Folk Art: An Enduring Legacy.  SFO Museum, San Francisco,                  CA
 
2012    Contemporary Textiles. Kala Gallery, Astoria, OR
 
2007    New Work: Pottery and Textiles by Melanie Thompson and Shelly Hedges.
            Shoalwater Cove Gallery, Ilwaco, WA
 
2006    Capitol City Visual Arts Exhibit.  Side Door Studio, Olympia, WA
             Art of Recycling.  Arts Council of Snohomish County Gallery, Everett,                   WA
             Materials:  Hard & Soft Exhibition.  Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX
 
2005    Northern National Art Competition.  Nicolet College Gallery,
             Rhinelander, WI
 
            Fine Art Quilts 2005.  Jay Etkin Gallery, Memphis, TN
 
            Craft Biennial:  A Review of Northwest Art and Craft.  Oregon College of
            Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
   
            Collected:  New Work by Shelly Hedges, Kristen Miller and Gillian Hall. 
            Astoria Visual Arts, Astoria, OR
 
2003    Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibit 2003.  The Wichita Center for the
            Arts, Wichita, KS
 
            CraftHouston 2003:  National.  Houston Center for Contemporary Craft,
            Houston, TX
 
2001    The Florida National 2001.  Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts,
            Tallahassee, FL          
 
1998    New Work by Gallery Artists, Bonakeane Gallery, Portland, OR
 
1997    The Box Invitational.  Bonakeane Gallery, Portland, OR
 
1996    The Table is Set; Place setting invitational.  Bonakeane Gallery, Portland,
             OR
 
Awards, Grants, and Residencies
 
2007    Artist Trust Fellowship, Washington State
 
2006    Award of Merit, Capitol City Visual Arts Exhibit.  Olympia, WA
 
2006    Artist in Resident at Espy Foundation, Oysterville, WA
 
2000    Artist in Resident at Hall Elementary, Gresham, OR
 
1994    Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Scholarship Grant.  Deer Isle, ME
 
 
 
Teaching
 
2024-Present  Art Instructor, Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center.  Ilwaco, WA
 
2023-24   Ceramics, Ilwaco Artworks, Ilwaco WA
 
2003   Tile Workshop at Astor Elementary, Astoria OR
 
2000   Tile Workshop and Installation at Hall Elementary, Gresham, OR
 
1995-96   Art Director of the Blazer Boys and Girls Club, Portland Oregon
 
 
1994    Assistant to Martha Casanave.  Photography workshop, Oregon College of
            Art and Craft
 
            Assistant to Walter Ostrum.  Ceramics workshop, Oregon College of Arts
            and Crafts
 
1993    Assistant to Warren McKensie.  Ceramics workshop, Oregon College of
            Art and Craft
 
 
Publications
 
2000    “Eye Candy” review by Liz Brown for Willamette Week
 
            “Artist wraps barbs on garb in sweet style” review by Aimee Phan for the
            Oregonian
 
            “Light Palette” article on artists lamps by Cathy Lamb for the Oregonian
 
1997    “Letting the Sun Shine In” review by Ann Wall Frank for the Oregonian
 
1996    “The Table is Set” Ceramics Monthly, October 1996
 
 
Other Work and Experience
 
2024-Present   Mentor. Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center, Ilwaco, WA
 
2023-24    Studio Manager.  Ilwaco Artworks, Ilwaco, WA
 
2014-24    Flowering Hedge Design Landscaping and Gardening. Owner/ Operator
 
2007-14    Pelicano Restaurant. Ilwaco, WA.  Owner/Operator