Shelby Fleming is a sculptor and performance artist working in Fayetteville Ark. A native of Collinsville, Ill., Fleming moved to Arkansas to attend the University of Arkansas School of Art to pursue a Master of Fine Arts. Fleming found herself enthralled with the beauty and growth of the Northwest Arkansas area and upon graduating in 2020, she became a permanent resident. She intends to use this award toward materials, equipment, and renting a larger studio space to expand the next phase of her most recent project, “Gut Feeling: Phase 2.”
From Shelby:
The body is the center of my artistic practice. Whether it is abstract or representational my work revolves around the body’s fragility and resilience as it faces internal, external, or psychological factors. My installations approach from a larger perspective as I account for the viewer’s body and viewing experience in relation to the space.
Gut Feeling
Steel, Plastic, Acrylic
242.5x405x168 in.
2020
Gut Feeling, Phase 1
Momentary 2022
Presented by INTERFORM, NWA Fashion Week
Brittle
INTERFORM Assembly
Springdale, Ark.
2021