Shelly Wierzba Fine Art

Events & Shows

Recent and Upcoming Events

Wind Way Fine Art Gallery

Featured Artist Exhibition, Wind Way Gallery, Rockport, Texas, March 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024.

 

 

Elsinore Fine Art Gallery

Featured Artist Exhibition, Elsinore Fine Art Gallery, Salem Oregon.  July 2022 through September 2022.

 

 

Oil painting of lit distant trees near the end of a winter day along the Tumalo Creek above Bend Oregon, by artist Shelly Wierzba.
Oil painting of lit distant trees near the end of a winter day along the Tumalo Creek above Bend Oregon, by artist Shelly Wierzba.

Rockport Center for the Arts

Three person show to inaugurate the new Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport Texas, Mid-November through Mid-January 2022.

 

 

Oil painting of Texas cactus by impressionist artist Shelly Wierzba.

Rockport Center for the Arts

Miniature Exhibition at the new Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport Texas, Mid-November through Mid-January 2022.

 

 

Oil impressionistic plein air painting along the Deschutes River in Oregon by American impressionist artist Shelly Wierzba.

American Impressionist Society

Carpe Diem, was chosen for the American Impressionist Society’s 22nd National Exhibition at Gallery 1516, Omaha, Nebraska; Sept. 9 – Dec. 12, 2021.

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Oil painting at end of winter above a creek in the high Cascade mountains. Light and snow.

OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA

Last Warmth, was chosen for the 2021 Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils, October 15th through Novmber 27th, at Marks Arts Gallery, wichita, Kansas.

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Changing leaves of an aspen stand fine art oil painting

National Oil and acrylic painters society

Poetic Quiet, was chosen for the NOAPS Best of America National Exhibition at the Dana Gallery in Missoula, Montana; September 10 – October 9, 2021.

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Impressionistic artwork of aspen trees and fluffy clouds by Shelly Wierzba

Past Events

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Featured guest artist exhibition, Wind Way Gallery, March 2024

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Awarded Signature Membership in the American Impressionist Society, Janurary 2022.

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Bend Lifestyle magazine’s artist feature,  February issue 2022.

Leaning Upward, was chosen for the American Impressionist Society’s 2021 Associate Online Juried Exhibition. The exhibition ran from May through June 2021.

Last Warmth, was chosen for the AIS 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition. The exhibition ran from October 22—November 28, 2020.

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Southwest Art magazine’s featured full page article in Artists to Watch; published in the June – July issue 2021.

Early Morning, was selected for the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society’s 30th annual Best of America National Juried Exhibition. The exhibition ran from November 2—November 29, 2020.

Fall Color, was chosen for the inaugural AIS Online Exhibition. The show ran from September 9—November 9, 2020. 

A number of my landscape paintings were on display at Rimrock Art Gallery in Prineville, Oregon during their National & State Parks themed show, which opened July 1, 2020.

In conjunction with Downtown Bend’s First Friday Art Walk, twenty of my paintings were on display and for sale at the Franklin Crossing Atrium in Bend, Oregon. The solo exhibit ran through January 2020.

Coverage of my private show at Results Neck & Back Therapy with Bend Lifestyle Magazine, published January 2020.

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Fine Art Connoisseur magazine’s coverage of Rimrock Gallery’s Small Works Showcase in Central Oregon. November 7, 2019.

Work selected for the Small Works Showcase at Rimrock Art Gallery in Prineville, Oregon. The exhibit ran from November 1 – December 31, 2019.

Eighth Annual Umpqua Plein Air showcase. Staff choice First Place award and juried honorable mention on a second painting. September 24 – 28, 2019.

Early Morning, was selected for the American Impressionists Society’s 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. September 19 – October 2, 2019.

Feature story with Cascade Arts & Entertainment, published September 4, 2019.

Central Oregon Fall, was chosen for the American Impressionist Society’s 3rd Annual Small Works Showcase. June 1 – August 31 2019.

Plein Air Painters of Oregon’s inaugural plein air event and show. Third Place award and runner-up for People’s Choice Award.  August 31, 2019.

Coos Art Museum Expressions West regional juried show. April 19 – June 29, 2019.

Feature story with The Bend Bulletin, published on June 7, 2018.

Feature story with Cascade Arts & Entertainment, published on July 27, 2017.

High Desert Art League exhibit at the Broken Top Club. The show opened May 14, 2014.

Third Annual Umpqua Plein Air showcase. The exhibit ran from September 6 – October 25, 2013.

Work selected for the 44th Annual Transparent Watercolor Exhibition in McMinnville, Oregon. Opened October 2, 2009.

In 2020, two of my paintings, Last Warmth and Fall Color were selected by the American Impressionists Society; the AIS 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition in St. George, Utah and the inaugural 2020 AIS Online Exhibition.

Fall Color

Oil. 12 x 16. Sold

aspen trees changing leaves fall oil painting mountain landscape
Changing leaves of an aspen stand fine art oil painting

Last Warmth

Oil. 30 x 24. Sold.

In 2019, two of my paintings, Early Morning and Central Oregon Fall were selected by the American Impressionists Society; the 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, New York, and their 3rd Annual Small Works Showcase in Petoskey, Michigan.

I am honored to have had my work included in these prestigious shows!

Central Oregon Fall

Oil. 12 x 16. Available for Sale.

Early Morning

Oil. 30 x 24. Sold

Impressionistic oil landscape with impasto knife work by Shelly Wierzba Oregon Artist
Oil painting of the Deschutes River through Central Oregon by Shelly Wierzba.

Landscape Oil Paintings

My landscape paintings are inspired by the forests, lakes, rivers, and fields in Central Oregon and the coastal marshes and harbors in the coastal bend area of Texas, as well as my travels throughout the country.

Contact Shelly

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or gallery inquiries. I will respond to your message within 24 hours.