Shelly Anfield

I live and work on the beautiful North Coast of NSW, Australia and work in a variety of media with a current focus on painting, sculpture and ceramics.

I have a passion for many forms of visual, performing, written and practical arts which all tend to inform my practice during the process of creating although are not necessarily visible in the final work.

I feel a deep connection to nature and am in a constant state of wonder at the beauty and perfection that exists amongst the ever-changing states of chaos and order. I am fascinated by the dichotomy of fragility and strength that exists within all life and the constant striving for balance and harmony within nature. This inevitably finds it’s way into my work.

I approach my work as a form of meditation and hope to inspire a moment of stillness and contemplation within the viewer.

National Art School, Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting), 2013- 2015

Northern Rivers TAFE, Lismore, Cert. IV in Visual Arts, 2012

Byron Region Community College, Cert. III in Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft, 2011

Solo Exhibitions

2016 Forum Greenroom Feature Artist, Splendour In The Grass Arts Festival, Byron Bay

2016 In The Still Moments, Factory 49, Marrickville, Sydney


Group Exhibitions

Upcoming- November 2016 Ephemeral Nature, Gallery Klei, Sydney CBD

Upcoming- October 2016 The Other Art Fair Sydney, Waterloo, Sydney

2016 10th Annual Postcard Show, Art Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby, Northern NSW

2016 Annual Group Show, Factory 49, Marrickville, Sydney

2016 Twenty by Twenty, Gallery Klei, Sydney CBD

2016 Metta, Create or Die, Marrickville, Sydney

2016 In The Ides Of Now, Skyfire Studios, Leichhardt, Sydney

2016 The Clyde & Co Art Project, Clyde & Co, Sydney CBD

2016 New Graduates Exhibition, Factory 49, Marrickville, Sydney

2015 Saatchi & Saatchi National Art School Graduate Exhibition, NAS Gallery, Darlinghurst, Sydney

2015 Grid Show, Rayner Hoff Studio, Darlinghurst, Sydney

2015 The Margaret Olley Drawing Week- Postcard Project, The Chapel, National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney

2012 Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, Northern Rivers TAFE, Lismore

2012 North Coast TAFE Student Association Art Acquisitive Awards Show, Lismore

2011 Visual Arts Graduate Exhibition, Byron Regional Colle...