Artist Shelley Davies

Cultural Background: Coast Salish, T’Sou-ke Nation

Born in Victoria British Columbia Shelley grew up in the small village of Shirley on the rugged southwest coast of Vancouver Island. Raised by her single hardworking mom and beloved grandmother, Shelley was always exposed to nature and wildlife from the beaches where she lived, to the backwoods camping and fishing trips with her mom and grandmother.

Shelley is Coast Salish living on T’Sou-ke Nation reserve and is starting to explore her cultural art forms. Learning more about her art culture of the T’Sou-ke Nation is again inspiring on another level for Shelley. She also has a First Nations mural on her nation’s Tim Horton’s Center.

Shelley has always been immersed and inspired by nature. Shelley has devoted over 30 years to the health care of our elderly in the province of BC as well as raising two wonderful successful children, a devoted wife of 35 years, Shelley shares her love of art and nature with her husband and children.

Shelley has pursued several different art mediums over the years but really came to love painting, specifically in acrylic, using vibrant color palettes in her work. Shelley is a self-taught artist who is constantly challenging her boundaries and comfort zone. Wildlife is Shelley’s first love, for subject matter, but has challenged those confined in murals and portraits she was commissioned to do in Saanich Peninsula Hospital extended care facility.

Shelley has shown her work in many different shows and is always showing at local art markets. Shelley has also worked on local art projects for her community of Sooke in which she lives. Shelley is usually working on her commission pieces of one kind or another, always challenging herself while constantly building up her own original works, you can find her fabulous original artworks or order a custom artwork at DaviesArtCollective.ca

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Cultural background: Coast Salish, T’Sou-ke Nation

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Shelley grew up in the small village of Shirley on the rugged southwest coast of Vancouver Island. Raised by her hard-working single mother and loving grandmother, Shelley was always connected to nature and wildlife, whether on the beaches where she lived or on fishing and camping trips in the woods with her mother and grandmother.

A Coast Salish now living on the T’Sou-ke Nation reserve, Shelley began exploring the culture. The T’Sou-ke Nation’s artistic forms sparked her inspiration. She also created a First Nations mural at her nation’s Tim Horton Centre.

Shelley has always drawn inspiration from the nature around her. For over 30 years, she provided health care to seniors in the province of British Columbia, while raising two wonderful and successful children. Devoted to her husband of 35 years, Shelley shares her love of art and nature with her partner and children.

Shelley has worked in a variety of art mediums over the years, but has a particular love of painting, especially acrylics, and employs vibrant colour palettes in her work. A self-taught artist, she is constantly pushing her boundaries and comfort zone. Her favourite subject matter is wildlife, but she has also explored other themes in murals and portraits commissioned by the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Extended Care Facility.

Shelley has exhibited extensively and is always present at local art markets. She has also worked on local art projects for her Sooke community. She is almost always working on commissions of all kinds, while also enjoying the challenge of producing her own creations. You can find her fabulous original artwork or commission a custom piece at DaviesArtCollective.ca.

Artwork by Indigenous Artist Jessica Somers