My name is Shelby Marie Skumanich.
I am an artist and a writer living in Northern Colorado.
I work with light, fabric, and language.
I trace connections between place, memory, and identity.
Photography is a practice of attention.
I look with my camera to find the ways personal and collective histories are imprinted in the landscape.
Quilting is a practice of transformation.
I stitch together disparate pieces of fabric to create abstract compositions of my interior life.
Writing is a practice of listening
I write in order to truly hear my own stories and to rewrite them into futures unknowable.
Everything and everyone becomes.
We are constructed, unraveled, and reimagined again and again.
I received my BFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design, where I studied photography, new media, bookmaking, and art history. My work has been exhibited across the United States, and my quilts and photographs have received national recognition.
Alongside my studio practice, I work in communications and project management.
Outside of my work, I spend time in nature and share my life with Elmer, my Flemish Giant rabbit.
