Bio

Hayley Sheldon (b. 1984) is a multidisciplinary sculptor and installation artist focusing on tactility and color. She received her BFA from the University of Central Florida in Drawing and Printmaking and continued her education at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Temple University Rome, and the Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. She is currently represented by Uprise Art gallery.

For almost a decade, Hayley worked on countless displays and styled vignettes throughout the country as a Visual Manager and Display Coordinator for Anthropologie. This experience sparked her interest in experimenting with common materials and manipulating them in new ways. Her current body of work utilizes a catalog of shapes made from sewing directly into wooden frames, using the fibers to create a translucent color field effect. Hayley lives in West Palm Beach, Florida with her husband and two daughters.

Statement

These colorfield screens explore discrete and subtle palettes from fleeting experiences in the natural world and domestic spaces. The shaped wooden and woven frames create composite views that combine to create a new visual experience, juxtaposing colors taken from the sky in transition from afternoon to dusk with colors from the synesthetic experience of body heat dissipating from bedsheets after the occupant has left, for example.

The repetition and rhythm of weaving these shapes serve as a meditation on the source of inspiration, while intentionally skirting the line between art and craft. I hope to push on the boundaries between contemporary, minimalist art and woven, fiber-based handicrafts in an attempt to elevate methods and traditions that are often considered to be activities of the domesticated woman, and speak to the viewer in the universal language of color and form.