INTERDISCIPLINARY

SHELBY HEAD

Shelby Head is a sculptor whose work challenges social constructs in the United States through precisely made artwork organized into collections. The research involved during the making of a series informs the medium, materials, and imagery used to create the work. Head has worked in public art and is widely exhibited in galleries, alternative spaces, and art fairs. Head has received numerous art residencies, fellowships, and grants, including the Artist’s Resource Trust Grant, a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2017), the Jentel Artist Residency Fellowship (2018), CT Artist Fellowship Grant (2019), Vermont Studio Center (2019), SLV Social Practice Arts Residency sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts (2019-20), Tulsa Artist Fellowship (2020-23), Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Grants (2020 and 2021), OVAC Thrive Powerhouse Grant in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (2022), and the Tulsa Artist Fellowship Integration Arts Award (2022-23). Head’s recent solo exhibitions include Cloyde Snook Gallery (Colorado, 2020), El Pueblo History Museum (Colorado, 2020), Archer Studios Window Installation (Oklahoma, 2021), and Melton Gallery at the University of Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma, 2022). Upcoming: Living Arts of Tulsa (Oklahoma, 2023). Head lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma.