About
Shelby Reed (b. 2000) is an artist working in ceramic and mixed media sculpture. Her work explores themes of femininity, queerness, and the body through fantasy, narrative, and worldbuilding.
Born and raised in Bucks County Pennsylvania she received a BFA in ceramics from The Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University and is currently an MFA candidate in Ceramics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Shelby’s work has been included in several juried group exhibitions such as the 2024 NCECA Juried Student Exhibition at the Visual Art Center of Richmond, Pink Silo at Wavelength Space in Chattanooga TN, and Gilded Shadows at Park Towne Place Galleries in Philadelphia PA. Her second solo exhibition, Similar Paths, took place at Gallery 1010 in Knoxville, TN in 2025. She has attended residencies at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, the Hambidge Center, and will be traveling to Vermont Studio Center this summer.