Resume and Bio > Shelly Hedges
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
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