AMELIA SHIELDS (b. 2002)
Greensboro, NC USA
ameliashieldsart@gmail.com
EDUCATION
BA, Major in Studio Art, Minor in Art History, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA
Graduating May 12, 2024
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 In Aeternum, Van Every/Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2022 Layers of Fantasy, Pop-Up Exhibition, Little Bird Place, Sofia, Bulgaria
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 (Upcoming) MORE! Embracing Excess, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, In Association with the Smithsonian Institution, Solomons, MD
2024 (Upcoming) By Land or By Sea, Pretty Girls Making Cool Shit, Virtual Exhibition
2024 Senior Group Show, Van Every/Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2024 Nature’s Canvas, Azalea Arts Community, Virtual Exhibition
2024 Springfest, Mooresville Arts, Mooresville, NC
2024 Annual Student Exhibition, Van Every/Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2023 Annual Student Exhibition, Van Every/Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2022 Annual Student Exhibition, Van Every/Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
2021 Annual Student Exhibition, Van Every/Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
2023 McAllen Studio Art Scholarship, Davidson College
2022 Best Sculpture in Annual Student Exhibition - Van Every & Smith Galleries, Davidson College
2021 Visitor’s Choice in Annual Student Exhibition - Van Every & Smith Galleries, Davidson College
RESIDENCIES
June 2022 Imago Artist Residency, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
2024 (Upcoming) Seidel, Nina and Castilho, Carolina: “Suboart Magazine.” Vol. 24, May 2024, p 36-37.
2024 Hawgood, Annelise: “In Aeternum: Amelia Shields’ Abstract Landscapes.”, The Davidsonian Vol. 122, March 2024, p 6.
2024 Hussein, Hajar: “Van Every/Smith Galleries | Amelia Shields '24 Studio Tour.” Davidson College Art Galleries, n.d.
https://www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org/uncategorized/amelia-shields-24/
ARTIST TALKS
2024 Artist talk, Davidson College, Davidson, NC. March 22, 2024.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2020-Present Studio Assistant for Professor Katie St. Clair, Davidson College, NC
2023 Social Media Coordinator and Customer Engagement Assistant, Intertwined for Good, Greensboro, NC