shelleyhimmelstein

BIO

I was born in Broomall and live in New York City. My frequent trips to Italy and Spain inform much of my work. I have studied both independently and formally throughout my life. I was an art major in high school, and attended the Barnes Foundation's original lecture course led by Violette de Mazia that focused on the universal language underlying all art traditions. My college and graduate school experience furthered my creative development (Sarah Lawrence College, BA, 1978; Tyler School of Art, Rome, 1977-78; Hunter College, MFA, 1982).

My work has been exhibited in numerous shows in New York and Europe since the 1980s and is in many private collections. Select solo exhibitions include Figureworks Gallery (2018), Magazzini Criminali, Sassuolo, Italy (2010), Ben Shahn Galleries, Wayne, New Jersey (2003), and Casina Pompeiana, Naples, Italy (2001). Group shows include Wit and Vigor curated by Fran Kaufman, 1Gap Gallery (2022), NurtureArt, (2010), Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art (1995, 1996), and Elizabeth Harris Gallery (1995). I have published several books with Grupo Pandora, Seville, Spain -- most recently Real Madrid: El Álbum (2024), consisting of 80 of her artworks, and Sevilla #15 (2024), part of an artist book project on that city.

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