Shelley Longley
Mixed Media
Iwi/Hapu: Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Ngāti Whātua, Te Hikutū
Shelley trained in clay sculpture with Richard Parker. He encouraged her to relocate to Whangarei and train in glass and bronze casting with Keith Mahy.
That training has transformed into a passion for mixed media and adornment. Shelley utilises found materials. Many sourced from her ancestral lands.
Shelley is inspired by indigenous art forms, cultural kaupapa and whakapapa connections. She is returning to creation as an expression of self-determination - for herself and her whanau.
Iwi/Hapu: Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Ngāti Whātua, Te Hikutū
Shelley trained in clay sculpture with Richard Parker. He encouraged her to relocate to Whangarei and train in glass and bronze casting with Keith Mahy.
That training has transformed into a passion for mixed media and adornment. Shelley utilises found materials. Many sourced from her ancestral lands.
Shelley is inspired by indigenous art forms, cultural kaupapa and whakapapa connections. She is returning to creation as an expression of self-determination - for herself and her whanau.