“the relief”
Acrylic, 2022
“But I MUST say what I feel and think in some way — it is such a relief! But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief.”
– Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Yellow Wall-Paper”
Shelby Summar was born in Murfreesboro, TN in 2001. She received her BFA in Studio Art from Cumberland University in 2023. Her work focuses on strengthening the archival relationship between art and literature. Her debut solo show, Anthology, was held at the Adams Gallery at the June and Bill Heydel Fine Arts Center in Lebanon, TN. She currently lives and works in Nashville, TN.
