Originally from Ohio, Shelley holds a BFA in painting and drawing from BGSU in Ohio and an MA in Art Education from UNC, Greeley, CO. After a long career as an art educator with related leadership positions, she maintains a studio and showroom in Denver in the Santa Fe Arts District at Artists on Santa Fe, 747 Santa Fe Dr, Denver. A fondness for the western landscape and its architectural forms allows for travel and participation in local and regional plein air events, where her goal is to infuse a playful use of color along with movement in the application of media. Shelley is a member of the Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Pastel Society of New Mexico, and a Signature Member of the Patel Society of Colorado. Her artwork is in collections in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Ohio, New Mexico and Texas.