Shelly Haill

Born April 5, 1969

Lives and works in Nova Scotia

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Artist Bio:

Designer and woodworker committed to building “permanent pieces in a disposable society”. She is a craftsperson who has consciously chosen not to work with exotic woods from endangered foreign trees and instead works with wood that celebrates North American tree species such as oak, maple and cherry.

Education:

Fine Woodworking, Selkirk College, Nelson BC

Relief Carving and Carving in the Round, Nelson BC   

Past Exhibitions:

2021 (June/July)              Bluenose 100th, Lunenburg Art Gallery, NS

2018 (January)                 Living Furniture, Mary E Black Gallery, Halifax NS

2016 (April)                      Gladstone Grow Op, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto

2015 (December)            One of a Kind Show, Toronto

2015 (Sept.-Oct.)            Walk on the Wild Side, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Brampton

2015 (September)           Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto

2015 (July-August)          Materialize, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto

2015 (July)                       Muskoka Arts and Crafts Show, Bracebridge

2015 (July)                       Haliburton Arts Festival, Haliburton

2015 (May)                      Re: PURPOSE, New Life for Old Words and Wood, Toronto

2014 (December)            Wychwood Art Barns Holiday Art Market, Toronto

2013 (June)                      Liberty Village Art Crawl, Toronto

2009 (May)                      Fine Woodworking Year End Show, Nelson BC

Achievements:

Best of Wood                  Toronto Outdoor Art Show, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto

Made possible, in part, by a generous grant from Ontario Arts Council