Pronouns: She/Her
Email: SHIRLEY@LIONINTHETREES.COM
Commissions: CLOSED
Shirley Jackson aka LIONINTHETREES is a Black and Korean artist now residing with her beloved German Shepherd Dog in Central California after having called Northern Utah home for nearly 20 years.
Shirley holds a BFA in Visual Communications from Weber State University.
She works in both traditional and digital mediums, and has now found her true love in the world of pottery/ceramics.
Her body of work heavily incorporates wildlife and the natural world; her cultural heritage; and her own personal folklore and mythology—all the things and experiences that make Shirley who she is, is infused into her work.
Shirley is also the pioneer when it comes to running Kickstarters and crowdfunding campaigns to fund enamel pin projects. Her cutie Scrub Jay pin—which debuted in 2016 on Kickstarter—kicked off the enamel pin Kickstarter craze.
Shirley is someone who prides herself in creating authentic, human-made work that comes from her heart—it is art inspired by what she wants to create and see in the world.
And she strives to create modern artifacts—pieces that people will create their own meaningful connections to and treasure forever.
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
Red Envelope Show || Harmon Projects || New York City, NY || February 2024
Down With The Clique || Scarab Creative Arts || Fresno, CA || February 2024
The Illustrated Accordion || Kalamazoo Book Arts Center || Kalamazoo, MI || February 2024
HEADLINER // a poster show || Helikon || Denver, CO || July 2019
Buy Olympia 20th Anniversary Postcard Show || Land || Portland, OR || July 2019
Flora at Land || Land || Portland, OR || August 2016
Save State || The Underground || Salt Lake City, UT || December 2015
Solo Show || Underbelly Creative || Salt Lake City, UT || October 2015
AIGA 100 Show || The Gateway || Salt Lake City, UT || May 2015
W Project || Weber State University || Ogden, UT || February 2015
BFA Show || Weber State University || Ogden, UT || December 2014
Halloween Group Show || Mod a-go-go || Salt Lake City, UT || October 2014
AIGA 100 Show || Utah Museum of Fine Arts || Salt Lake City, UT | May 2014
No Rules || Blonde Grizzly || Salt Lake City, UT || March 2011
