Finding Beauty in the Mundane

Shadwell's art of the mundane

Shelby Shadwell, a University of Wyoming drawing and printmaking professor since 2007, is profiled for his charcoal and oil-paint work depicting ordinary subjects such as trash bags.

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  1. Shelby Shadwell, a University of Wyoming drawing and printmaking professor since 2007, is profiled for his charcoal and oil-paint work depicting ordinary subjects such as trash bags.
  2. He also sponsors the Student Art League and coordinates Croquis, free figure-drawing sessions open to students and community members.
  3. Shadwell says his career path, from drawing in class notes to graduate study in studio art, only made sense in hindsight, and he tells students not to fear the uncertainty.
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Branding Iron (UW student newspaper)

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