Shelley Margaret Theodore
Feelings of loss and stillness have always been important concerns for me. These are long standing preoccupations in the way I think about my creative practice. Earlier work with photographs focused on aspects of looking such as windows, curtains and reflections. I began to use photocopying to collage two images together. I also worked on the photograph with pencil or crayon and in this way obscuring the image brought more attention to it. When my husband died I found myself drawn to photograph mannequins in shop windows. I walked a lot in those early days. The shop dummies looked a lot like how I felt. I have also been making short films using a super 8 camera and more recently on my phone. The idea of passing time is embodied in the process of making the work. Slow close looking is such an important part of what I do.
contact : shelleytheodore@gmail.com
+34 648018080
Shelley Theodore (born in Brisbane, Australia) lives and works
in London and Barcelona. She also spends summer months in Arques France. She studied BA (Hons) Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of
London (1992-1995) and MA Fine Art at Camberwell College of Art,
University of London (2010-2012). A visual artist who works across mediums in photography, film, drawing, and collage.Shelley has shown her work both nationally and internationally. Exhibitions include Prison Drawing Project (2016), Dean House Prison Scarborough, UK, Uncertain States Annual (2015), Pala curated by Laura Mansfield (2014), Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition (2012) and Bloomberg New Contemporaries (2013). She has her work in private collections in London, Australia, and France.
Qualifications and Training
2012 - MA Visual Art (Fine Art), Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts, London
1995 - BA Fine Art (Hons), Goldsmiths College, London
1992 Dept of Continuing Education, Goldsmiths College,University of London, Certificate in Art
1990 Bachelor of Social Work, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia199
Group exhibitions
2024 Mumbeforeme.23, an ongoing exhibition of photographs of our mothers
2023 Lens culture Editors Pick, Art Photography Awards 2024 Competition Gallery
2022 Artist Feature Special Issue: Best Artists of 2022 Magazine 43 / Substack
Magazine 43 Film Friday featured artist April 2022 https://magazine43.substack.com
2021 https://www.artsteps.com/view/ virtual exhibition ´PAL IV´ showing work by Katrina Beales /Christian Hoffman/ Marianna Krueger/ Sam Skinner/ Markus Soukup/ Shelley Theodore
Deptford X Festival, Art in the open Supported Application Guide
shapeslewisham introducing@shelley_theodore 23 March 2021 Deptford London
2019 Post Analogue Labyrinth III, as part of DEPTFORD X FRINGE, AAJA Deptford
2018 Post Analogue Labyrinth 11 (P.A.L.11) @ Sister Midnight Records 4 Tanners Hill /London/SE8 4PJ 23rd September 2018 from 7pm - 10pm
https://www.axisweb.org/films/playlist/2018/gaze/
2017 Drawing Open, 26 –28 May, No Format Gallery, Arch 29, Rolt Street, Deptford SE8 5JB
2016 Prison Drawing Project, 13 -14th February 2016, Dean Road Prison, Scarborough.
ARTROOMS 2016, 23-25th January, Melia White House Hotel, London
2015 Uncertain States, Mile End Pavillion, Mile End London, 4-22nd Nov 2015
2014 Propellor Foundry and Open Studios, http://www.propellerfoundry.com/
2013 Pala, digital broadcast curated by Laura Mansfield WWW.APLACECALLEDPALA.NET
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2013, Spike Island, Bristol,14 September to 10 November, ICA London, 27 November 2013 - 26 January 2014
8 STUDIOS FROM HERE Exhibition of work from Deptford based studios (27.09.13 - 29.09.13), (03.10.13 - 06.10.13) 8-12 Creekside, London SE8 3DX
Postcard From My Studio, 4 October - 27 October 2013, Acme Project Space 44 Bonner Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9JS
2012 - Crash, Charlie Dutton Gallery, 1a Princeton Street, London WC1R 4AX
No Now, Space Station Sixty Five, Kennington, London
2011 The Unsung Heroes of the Studio, ASYLUM, The Chapel, Caroline Gardens, Peckham
2009 - Creekside Open Selected by Jenny Lomax, APT Gallery, Deptford
Creekside Open Selected by Mark Wallinger, APT Gallery, Deptford
2008 - London Artfair, Islington Design Centre, Islington, London
2007 - London Artfair, Islington Design Centre, Islington, London
2005 - 2009 Beverley Knowles Fine Art, West London
Competitions Prizes and Awards
2013 Bloomberg New Contemporaries
2012 - Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Jerwood Space, London
2012 - The Salon Art Prize Exhibition, Matt Roberts Art, 25b Vyner Street, London E2 9DG
2010 Deptford X Fringe Award, Deptford High Street, Deptford
Other
2015 - Backs to the Future, Residency at FIVE YEARS, Regents Studios, St Andrews Rd, E8
2011 - Film Screening, CCW AT HMVCurzon, Wimbledon
Residencies
2022 Studio Residency, Sant Quirze Safaja, Barcelona
2021 Photography Workshop with Architect Lisa Harmey and architecture students University of Cardiff, UK
2015 ‘Backs to the Future’ Residency, FIVE YEARS 66 Richmond Studios, 8 Andrews Road, E84QN
2014 LUX Critical forum London
2012 Gasworks Curatorial Workshop, Gasworks London
2011 Urban fabric 2 (UF2) Paradox Conference, Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork, Ireland
‘Sculptural Drawing Collaboration’, The Woodmill Project Space, Bermondsey London