UPCOMING
2024 39th Annual Made in California Exhibition, Brea Gallery / Brea, CA / April 27 - June 23
2025 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY, Château d'Orquevaux Artists & Writers Residency / Champagne-Ardenne, France / May - June
PAST SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Solo Exhibition: BAD TALENTS - Above The Fold, Sarah M. Hurt Gallery / Indianapolis, IN / March 28 - June 3
2021 BAD TALENTS - Beneath the Seams, Lost Dog Gallery / Indianapolis, IN / Oct. 1 - Nov. 1
2021 Shelby Alexander: BAD TALENTS, Clifton Cultural Art Center / Cincinnati, OH / July 23 - Aug 20
2020 Shelby Alexander: Sunken Beauty, Artlink Contemporary Gallery / Fort Wayne, IN / Oct. 22 - Nov. 22
2019 Shelby Alexander: Afterthought, Tube Factory Artspace, Guichelaar Gallery / Indianapolis, IN / Nov. 1-30
PAST GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 2nd Annual California Dreaming Exhibition, Dorado 806 Projects / Santa Monica, CA / Feb 24 - March 16
2024 Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center / Huntington Beach, CA / Jan 27 - March 16
2024 L.A. Open 2024, TAG Gallery / Los Angeles, CA / Jan 10 - Feb 7
2024 Intergalactic Open 4, Shockboxx Gallery / Hermosa Beach, CA / Jan 14 - Feb 10
2023 Small Works 2023, Las Laguna Art Gallery / Laguna Beach, CA / Dec 7 - 29
2023 By Land or Sea, Shockboxx Gallery / Hermosa Beach, CA / Oct 1 - 31
2023 Brand 51 Annual National Juried Exhibition, Brand Library and Art Center / Glendale, CA / July 8 - Sept 1
2023 Summer Salon, Art Share L.A. / Los Angeles, CA / Aug 12 - Sept 30
2023 38th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition, Brea Gallery / Brea, CA / April 29 - June 23
Honorable Mention Award for ‘Citrus Clouds’
2023 Human Form & Figure, The San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center / Tarzana, CA / Sept 1 - 30
2023 Summer Camp: A National Group Exhibition, Shockboxx Gallery / Hermosa Beach, CA / June 17 - July 8
2023 THE GET AWAYS, H Gallery, Dabster Arts / Ventura, CA / March 11 - May 15
2023 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center / Pacifica, CA / April 14 - May 21
2023 7th Open Juried Exhibition, Teravarna Art Gallery / Los Angeles, CA / May 2023 / Honorable Mention
2023 Not an Art Fair, Shockboxx Gallery / Hermosa Beach, CA / May 20 - June 3
2023 We The People: Billboard Exhibition, The Billboard Creative / Los Angeles, CA / Feb. 1 - March 6
A reproduction of Bad Talents' mixed-media piece, "Something to hope for," was printed on vinyl to fit a 14' x 48' billboard, on view in the streets of downtown LA at the intersection of W 7th St and Hoover St.
2023 Literally, A Figurative Art Show, Shockboxx Gallery / Hermosa Beach, CA / March 3 - 18
2023 Un-Loveable, Shockboxx Gallery / Hermosa Beach, CA / Feb. 10 - 26
2022 NEW WOMAN: A Juried Art Exhibition, Clifton Cultural Art Center / Cincinnati, OH / Feb. 5 - March 5
2021 43rd Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition, Indiana University East Art Gallery / Richmond, IN / Oct. 15 - Dec. 10
2021 7th Annual Billboard International Creative Exhibition, The Billboard Creative / Los Angeles, LA / April 2021
A reproduction of Bad Talents’ mixed-media piece, "Not Your Ingénue," was printed on vinyl to fit a 14' x 48' billboard, on view in the streets of downtown LA at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd and Vine St.
2021 Mindfulness: Curated by Voss Gallery, VISIONARY Projects / San Francisco, CA (Digital) / April 15 - May 15
2020 42nd Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition, Indiana University East Art Gallery (Digital) / Richmond, IN / Oct. 3 - Dec. 31
Winner of the Dean’s Purchase Award; “Not Your Ingénue” is now in the permanent collection of IU East Art Gallery.
2020 11th Annual Golden Ticket: Al Fresco, Clifton Cultural Arts Center / Cincinnati, OH / Oct. 30 - Dec. 4
• Awarded “Best in Show.” with a cash prize and solo exhibition award.
2019 High Art Billboard Project / Indianapolis, IN / Sep. 3, 2018 - Sep. 1, 2019
A reproduction of my mixed-media piece, "Millimeters (experiencing tiny things)," was printed on vinyl to fit a 14' x 48' billboard, and was placed on various billboards throughout the city on a rotating basis from September 2018 through August of 2019.
2019 Clotheshorse, Indianapolis Art Center / Indianapolis, IN / June 21 - Aug. 7
2019 The Button Show, Gallery 924 / Indianapolis, IN / June 7 - July 19
2019 Bigger Picture Show, Circle City Industrial Complex / Indianapolis, IN / April 12, 2019
2019 Pushing Paper, Indianapolis Art Center / Indianapolis, IN / Jan. 31 - April 10, 2019
2018 TINY VII, Gallery 924 / Indianapolis, IN / Dec. 7, 2018 - Jan. 4, 2019
2018 Young Collectors Show II, Gallery 924 / Indianapolis, IN / May 31-July 20
2018 Stutz Artists Association Silver Anniversary Open House, Stutz Car Factory Building / Indianapolis, IN / April 26-28
2018 The Bigger Picture Show in Partnership with Indy Film Fest, Circle City Industrial Complex / Indianapolis, IN / April 13
2018 Saks Fifth Avenue / Indianapolis, IN / April 3-23
2017 Drawing Resurfaced II: National Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Fountain Gallery, Purdue University / Lafayette, IN / Nov. 14 – Dec. 15
2014 Studio Residency Exhibition (Solo), South Bend Museum of Art / South Bend, IN / Feb 22 - May 11
EDUCATION
2014 University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN
B.A. Studio Art & Design, Minor Business Economics
2024 Invited Speaker, Beyond the Dome Guest Speaker Series
2012 Pratt Institute, School of Design, Visiting Student: Fashion Design Intensive Program / Brooklyn, NY
2011 Columbia University, School of the Arts, Visiting Student: Art History & Photography / New York, NY
RESIDENCIES & OTHER EDUCATION
2025 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY, Château d'Orquevaux Artists & Writers Residency / Champagne-Ardenne, France / May - June
2017 Stutz Artist Association, Emerging Artist Residency Program / Indianapolis, IN / Oct. 2017 – Aug. 2018
2013 South Bend Museum of Art, Studio Residency Program / South Bend, IN
2013 Mattress Factory Museum of Contemporary Art, Exhibition Intern, Chiharu Shiota installation / Pittsburgh, PA
2009 Pittsburgh Glass Center, Glass Blowing Summer Intensive Program / Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Museum of Art, Studio Seminars, Drawing; Painting / Pittsburgh, PA
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024 “Shelby Alexander - Bad Talents, Great Career,” You’re Probably Okay: A Beyond the Dome Podcast.
2023 “Meet Bad Talents,” Bold Journey.
2023 “Life & Work with Bad Talents,” Voyage LA.
2022 “Meet Bad Talents: Artist & Designer,” Shoutout LA.
2020 “Alumni Spotlight: Shelby Alexander,” University of Notre Dame, Department of Art, Art History, and Design / print and digital.
2019 “Shelby Alexander : Afterthought,” Big Car.
2018 “High Art Billboard Project Artists Revealed,” NUVO, print newspaper and digital.
2017 “A Short Interview with Shelby Alexander,” Indianapolis Review. Issue I, Summer 2017.