Mixed Media Professionals - Shelley Tate Garner

 

Shelley Tate Garner

Professional Artist, Gallery Owner, Artplace Mixed Media Master Level, Level III Certified Paverpol Instructor - Artplace Mixed Media Store Resident Instructor

Contact:
Email: shelley@artplacegallery.com

Shelley Tate Garner is a professional artist and gallery owner. Shelley holds a BA in studio art from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She owns and operates Artplace Gallery, 413 W. Main St. in Denison, Texas.

Proficient in many mediums, techniques and artistic styles, Shelley is a prolific artist. Her work is not only shown in her own gallery but in galleries and venues from Austin to the East coast. She is also very active in teaching classes in various mediums including Paverpol. Her students range from kindergarten to professional artists.

Artist Shelley Tate Garner was born in Denison, Texas but has resided in southern Oklahoma for the past 28 years. Her career brought her back to the arts community of Denison in 2003 where she continues to work and teach at her studio in the heart of historic downtown. Garner has the unique experience of growing up in and working on both sides the Red River valley. She considers herself an Oklahoma artist and currently resides in her home state, but is largely involved with the arts on both sides of the Red and abroad.

Garner graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude in 2002, specializing in painting and ceramics. Her interest has focused primarily on contemporary abstraction and non-representational painting, but also reaches into sculpture, graphics, and other mixed-media applications. Since school, she has been featured in numerous group exhibitions across the southwest region and recently completed several solo showings.

Shelley Tate Garner has received numerous awards for her painting and sculpture works. Her work is included in prominent private and corporate collections across the United States, Canada, and Germany. She is currently represented by Artplace Gallery (Denison, TX), Art on 5th (Austin, TX), Monsoon Gallery (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), and online at artwanted.com.

To view recent works by Shelley, please visit her gallery site at www.artplacegallery.com.