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Shelby Charlesworth

Shelby Charlesworth standing beside sculptural works in a studio space

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Artist · BFA · Class of 2017

www.shelbycharlesworth.com/

Shelby Charlesworth is an interdisciplinary artist and educator, currently located in Mohkinstsis (Calgary). Shelby began her career attending Alberta University of the Arts (formerly Alberta College of Art and Design) where she participated in an exchange program at PNCA in Portland, Oregon in 2015 – graduating in 2017 with a BFA in Painting. Shelby then received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut in 2021, where she later taught and was awarded as Instructor of Record for Sculpture. Following her MFA, she relocated to Los Angeles where she worked as a studio assistant, sculptor and ceramicist before returning to Alberta in 2023 to be the Sculpture Technician at the University of Lethbridge. She is now a Sessional Instructor in sculpture at the University of Calgary, arts administrator, and continues to exhibit nationally and internationally. Her primary focus both through education and personal practice is community engagement and arts accessibility through visual language.

Untitled (detail) 2026, lost-wax bronze sculpture with patina, bed of salt, documentation by Cy Yang-Smith at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Untitled (detail) 2026, lost-wax bronze sculpture with patina, hand-built ceramic support, installation and sculpture size varies, documentation by Cy Yang-Smith at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Untitled (installation view) 2026, lost-wax bronze sculptures with patina, hand-built ceramic supports, installation and sculpture size varies, documentation by Cy Yang-Smith at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Untitled Bronze 2024, lost-wax bronze sculpture, 4.25” x 6” x 2.25”, documentation by Angeline Simon

Shelby Charlesworth's Work

Shelby Charlesworth's Work bronze sculpture resembling a curled organic form suspended by a hook against a blurred studio background.
Untitled (detail) 2026, lost-wax bronze sculpture with patina, bed of salt, documentation by Cy Yang-Smith at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Shelby Charlesworth's Work bronze sculpture resting on a hand-built ceramic pedestal with a sculpted geometric profile.
Untitled (detail) 2026, lost-wax bronze sculpture with patina, hand-built ceramic support, installation and sculpture size varies, documentation by Cy Yang-Smith at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Shelby Charlesworth's Work Installation view of bronze sculptures displayed on ceramic supports arranged along a white plinth in a studio gallery space.
Untitled (installation view) 2026, lost-wax bronze sculptures with patina, hand-built ceramic supports, installation and sculpture size varies, documentation by Cy Yang-Smith at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Shelby Charlesworth's Work Small bronze sculpture with claw-like forms and textured surface photographed against a neutral background.
Untitled Bronze 2024, lost-wax bronze sculpture, 4.25” x 6” x 2.25”, documentation by Angeline Simon

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