Shelley Spector
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| birth_date = 1961
| birth_place = Philadelphia PA
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| nationality = American
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Shelley Spector (born 1961) is an American visual artist. Spector is an adjunct professor at University of the Arts.{{cite web |url=https://bookprintmfa.uarts.edu/faculty/shelley-spector/ |title=Shelley Spector - Faculty - MFA Book Arts + Printmaking - The University of the Arts |website=bookprintmfa.uarts.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521192040/http://bookprintmfa.uarts.edu/faculty/shelley-spector/ |archive-date=2017-05-21}} and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[http://www.pafa.edu/Faculty/Faculty-Directory/Faculty-Detail/1172/faculty--22881/ "Faculty Directory"], Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Retrieved 5 December 2014. She currently lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Spector graduated from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1980.[http://images.bridgettemayergallery.com/www_bridgettemayergallery_com/SpectorShelly_resume_2014_May.pdf "Shelley Spector Resume"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208171604/http://images.bridgettemayergallery.com/www_bridgettemayergallery_com/SpectorShelly_resume_2014_May.pdf |date=2014-12-08 }}, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Retrieved 5 December 2014. In 1994 she attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of the Arts (Philadelphia).
Work
Spector works in a variety of media, including wood, fabric, and everyday materials.[http://shelleyspector.com/artist/ "Shelley Spector: Artist"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207194821/http://shelleyspector.com/artist/ |date=2014-12-07 }}, Shelley Spector, Retrieved 5 December 2014. She often describes her work as having an anthropological aspect.[http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/artists/shelley-spector/biography "Shelley Spector: Biography"], Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Retrieved 5 December 2014. Between 1999 and 2006 she ran SPECTOR, a gallery for emerging artists.[http://shelleyspector.com/about/ "About"], Shelley Spector, Retrieved 5 December 2014.
Public collections
Spector's work can be seen in a number of public collections, including:
- Philadelphia Museum of Art[http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/results.html?searchTxt=&searchNameID=47465&searchClassID=&searchOrigin=&searchDeptID=&keySearch2=+Search+&accessionID=&page=1 "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections"], Philadelphia Museum of Art, Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art[http://www.rodephshalom.org/community/philadelphia-museum-jewish-art "Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art"], Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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Category:Artists from Philadelphia
Category:American women artists