About Shelley
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Shelley is a British contemporary artist based in Hertfordshire, predominantly working in drawing and conceptual photography.
Shelley studied painting at the University of Gloucestershire and then completed her Masters Degree in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University.
Shelley received media attention in 2006 for her project ‘Finding Shelley’ which saw Shelley driving around the UK photographing street signs called Shelley. Click here to see Press information.
in 1999, Shelley won a student prize for her drawing ‘Static Expansion’ in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Competition (Formerly Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition).
“Through drawing I connect with the tension and anxiety of inner conflict and cognitive dissonance, exploring the space in-between contradictory thoughts and emotions.”
— Shelley Jacobs
Education
1995 - 1996. Btec Art Foundation. Middlesex University
1996 - 1999. BA (Hons) Fine Art - Painting. University of Gloucestershire
2005 - 2006. MFA Fine Art - Nottingham Trent University
2017 - 2019. MSc Business Psychology
Exhibitions
1999 - Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition (Student Prize Winner)
2005 - Nottingham Trent University MA Exposition
2006 - Drawing Breath - 10 year Anniversary exhibition of the Jerwood Drawing Prize
2022 - Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition
2022 - Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition