2022
You might remember that I sat down to record an Inside Mside Podcast (episode 16) earlier this fall. I’ve recently joined another (episode 28) with my fellow honorees Dr. Kim Christopherson and Dr. Tom Paulsen to discuss our winning the 2022 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Awards.
You can watch or listen to this latest episode on YouTube here, or in the embedded video down below!
I’m thrilled to share that I am a 2022 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Award honoree!
From Morningside University: “Thanks to the continued generosity and love for Morningside shared by Jim and Sharon Walker ‘70, three faculty members were honored with a Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Award. The 2022 honorees are Dr. Kim Christopherson, educational technologist and a professor in the Sharon Walker School of Education; Dr. Tom Paulsen, a professor and department head for the Regina Roth Applied Ag and Food Studies program; and Shelby Prindaville, art department chair, director of the art galleries, and associate professor in the School of Visual & Performing Arts.
Established in 2003, recipients for the Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Awards are selected from a field of applicants by a panel of three outside evaluators. Each receive a $10,000 honorarium and $2,000 to use for faculty development. Several themes guide the Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Awards process:
The committee firmly believes that there must be a holistic approach to examining the criteria (teaching, scholarship, advising, and service) and no single item should be seen in opposition to another. Indeed, effective teaching is enhanced by quality advising, active scholarship, and dedicated service to the university.
These awards are meant to celebrate Morningside University’s extraordinary faculty by recognizing up to three exemplary recipients each year.
The committee takes its charge from the President and the donors very seriously and recognizes the difficulty of the selection process.”
The application requires a minimum of seven letter of recommendation writers, and I am really grateful for all of my letter writers’ time and support! I’m very happy both personally and because this is the first time anyone in the art department has received this honor, which feels like important representation.
Here are some photos from my three-person show Whiterock Art at the Betty Strong Encounter Center in Sioux City, IA! You can still check out this exhibition in person through November 13, 2022. I have 37 works on display, including 20 chromatograms, 15 site-specific ceramics, and 2 painted bas reliefs on panel using the polymer clay I helped create (QuickCure Clay).
As you can see, I arranged dried botanicals harvested from Whiterock Conservancy in four of my 41.816, -94.646 ceramic vessels to show this ceramic collection’s utility and connection to the landscape. My friend, former colleague, and master ceramist Susan Nelson inspired me to do this, as she often shows and photographs her ceramic work with ikebana, or the art of Japanese flower arrangements. I also placed a representative sampling of the small rocks, twigs, and other debris I cleaned out of the clay in a fifth display inside one of the smallest dishes.
At the reception for the show, I sold four of the 41.816, -94.646 ceramic pieces! I was pretty pleased with that, particularly because my price point for pieces in this collection was significantly higher than that of my stoneware work, given all the additional labor that went into this site-specific series. One of the buyers selected a piece holding dried botanicals, and another picked the vessel containing the rocks, twigs, and debris cleaned out of the clay body; both shared with me that they plan to keep those displays intact. That intent surprised me, but I’m happy that my decorative touches felt so appropriate that they’ll continue on beyond the exhibition!
I’m excited to share I have yet another solo show coming up very soon! Later this week, I will drive down to the St. Louis suburbs to install at Longview Farm House Art Gallery in Town & Country, MO. This show will run from October 6 - November 17, 2022. It will be viewable during gallery hours, which are weekdays from 9am-4pm.
The opening reception will be held at Longview Farm House Art Gallery on Thursday, October 6th from 4:30-7:30pm. The address is 13525 Clayton Road, Town & Country, MO 63141.
After I return, I’ll share some photos with you!
If you haven’t checked my solo show at Lauritzen Gardens (Omaha’s Botanical Center) out yet, you have a bit more than a week left to do so as it closes at the end of the business day on September 24th! If you plan to check it out, make sure to pick up an image list from the entry kiosk to reference while looking at the artwork as well as a rack card - both for my own artwork on the face, as well as the show info and future exhibition information on the back.
Here are some photos of the installation for those of you who aren’t able to see it in person!
Here are photos from my solo exhibition and opening reception at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, co-sponsored by the LSU School of Art! The reception was amazing; over 80 people attended and they were all very engaged throughout the evening. We began with a welcome speech delivered by LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Oliver Garden, followed by speeches from LSU College of Art + Design Dean Alkis Tsolakis and LSU School of Art Director Rod Parker, and then my artist lecture!
By the end of the evening, 6 of the 8 paintings/relief/sculpture were sold (only Hosts and Singularity remain available), and 3 of the 13 ceramics were purchased in addition to countless prints and greeting cards. Through the course of the rest of the exhibition, 3 more ceramics sold along with additional prints and greeting cards. I was a little surprised at how popular the mosquito reproductions were as they sold out quite quickly, but I’ve since learned there’s a well-known joke that mosquitoes are the state bird of Louisiana!
In the slideshow, you’ll see that in addition to the artwork walls and reproduction sales table, I also had a display table of some of the veterinary materials - medicines, chemicals, stains, tools, bones - I used in each of the pieces of artwork!
Indiana University Kokomo's Biosphere juried international exhibition is ending today! Here are some photos of my bas relief Surface on display. I offered the option of exhibiting it on the wall or on a pedestal, and they chose to emphasize the QCC relief by going the pedestal route.
Shelby Prindaville, group exhibition, Indiana University Kokomo, Biosphere, 2022, exhibition, exhibitions, international juried exhibition, Kokomo, Indiana, IN
The Advocate, Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper, publicized my artist residency recently in their article “July 4 band concert and an artist-in-residence at LSU Vet School: the area arts and cultural scene” by staff writer Robin Miller on July 2, 2022! Here’s a link to the piece, and a screenshot of the first paragraph (though there’s more to the article).
I’ll be exhibiting a solo show titled Conservation Conversations at Omaha’s Lauritzen Gardens botanical center from August 17 through September 24, 2022. Mark your calendars!
If you can believe it, this exhibition has been in the works since 2020 (I’ll give you one guess as to why it took a couple more years). Below are the front and back of a rack card from Lauritzen Gardens advertising their 2022 exhibition calendar (you can click in for more detail) - I was honored that they selected one of my paintings for the large facing image!
I have my recent bas relief Surface (which I created while attending my Whiterock Conservancy artist residency) in the upcoming juried international exhibition Biosphere hosted by Indiana University Kokomo. Out of just under 200 submitted entries, 36 pieces were selected for display.
As per the below show flyer, this exhibition will be on display from June 9 - July 9, 2022 with an opening reception on Thursday, June 9th from 4-7pm. If you’re in the region of Kokomo, Indiana, you should check it out! The gallery is located inside the Kelley Center at 2300 S. Washington St, Kokomo, IN 46902.
IU Kokomo's 2022 Biosphere exhibition flyer
I’ll be visiting Puerto Rico with my friend and colleague Stacey Alex over spring break! As you might imagine, I’m excited to get to soak in the natural beauty of the island. Our planned outdoor itinerary includes kayaking on the Laguna Grande Nature Reserve’s bioluminescent bay, hiking in El Yunque National Forest, a variety of beach visits, and exploring the Rio Camuy Cave Park.
I’ll post some photos when I return!
