Shelby Kittinger

UNEARTHED — Hunt Residencies VIII

Within my artworks, I find the connection of growth through identity, sociopolitical and interpersonal events. Our connections as humans interplay with the environment around us. We create intricate textile processes that disappear over years of Colonization, our upbringing and tools given to us can determine the start point in our lives. As we grow older, we get to decide what we take with us. Events we can forgive, but not forget. Our individual power comes from our decision to move forward with and shed the parts that no longer serve us. Inspired by recognizable imagery,I hope you take the future in your hands and make a more accepting and creative world.

Shelby Kittinger, I Am Me Regardless of You, Oil paint and embroidery thread on Raw canvas, 30x40 inches, $2500
A painting of a person in blue patterned clothing, with the face and upper body obscured, holding an object in their hand, with a white background.
A mixed media art piece on a white wall depicts two painted portraits of men with floral elements. The left portrait shows a young man with curly brown hair and blue eyes, while the right portrait depicts an older man with a beard, dreadlocks, and a joyful expression, surrounded by flowers.

Shelby Kittinger, The Wealthy Doth Provide, Gouache paint,and thai kozo paper on watercolor paper, 16x24 inches, $800


A colorful, surreal painting of a man and two children sitting in a room filled with abstract and playful artwork. The children are holding Rubik's cubes, and the man is smiling at them. The background includes various paintings, drawings, and a small window with a blocked rubik's cube. The floor has a road with cars and arrows, and colorful geometric blocks are stacked in the foreground.

Shelby Kittinger, The Key to the Castle An Ode to PBS and NPR, Oil paint and Rubiks cube on wood panel, 3 x5 feet, $5000

A black square sign with a textured surface displaying the phrase 'GROUTH MEANS DEATH TO THE PARTS OF YOU THE NO LUNG FEEL ON YOUR SELF ENTO' with a metal branch and a black ant mounted on the right side of the sign.

Shelby Kittinger, Silence is Death, Sand, air dry clay and spray paint on canvas, 16x20 inches, $650 

Shelby Kittinger, Together We Feel Free ( I See You), Oil paint on wood panel, 6x18 inches, $1000


Shelby Kittinger, I Am Me Regardless of You, Oil paint and embroidery thread on Raw canvas, 30x40 inches, $2500

Woman with curly hair, glasses, and earrings taking a selfie indoors, wearing a white shirt and green apron, holding a green smartphone.