Curriculum vitae
Education and Workshops
- 2007 – Amanda O’Connell Landscape Workshop, Edmonton, AB
- 2000 – M.F.A. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
- 1996 – Jim Reid Workshop, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
- 1995 – H.B.F.A.Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
- 1992 – Barbara Astman Workshop, Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Solo Exhibitions
- 2010 – Pastoral: A Moment in Nature, The Art of Law Gallery, New Westminster, B.C.
- 2008 – The Melting Point of Ice, Nina Haggerty Gallery, Edmonton
- 2007 – Eat Mine Raw, Arts Hab Gallery, Edmonton
- 2006 – One Perfect Shot, The Works Art Festival, Edmonton
- 2005 – The Proteans, VAAA Gallery, Edmonton
- 2005 – The Modern Dog, +15 Truck Gallery, Calgary
- 2005 – The Proteans, Stanley Milner Library, Edmonton, AB
- 2005 – The Proteans, Extension Centre Gallery, UofA, Edmonton, AB
- 2004 – Am I Getting Enough Sleep, Sex, Food? Harcourt House Gallery, Edmonton
- 2004 – Physique: What Kind of Man Are You? Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
- 2003 – I Accept Myself Series, Nor Quest College, Edmonton
- 2003 – I Accept Myself Series, Latitude 53, Edmonton
- 2001 – Fish Out of Water, Nickel Museum, Calgary,AB
- 2001 – In Transit, Portable Gallery, Calgary
- 2000 – Fish Out of Water, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
- 2000 – Fish Out of Water, MFA Thesis Exhibition, FAB Gallery, Edmonton
- 1998 – Postmortem Series: A Rendered Analysis, Thunder Bay Art Gallery
- 1997 – Bistro One, Thunder Bay
- 1995 – An Exhibition of Paintings, Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
Juried Competitions
- 2003 – Lakehead University Alumni Exhibition 03, Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON
- 2003 – The Eye and the Hand,Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery, Etobicoke, ON
- 1997 – Edmonton 2000, Harcourt Gallery, Edmonton
- 1996 – Art of Darkness, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto ON
- 1992 – Definitely Superior’s Regional Juried Exhibition, Thunder Bay
- 1992 – Definitely Superior’s Members Juried Exhibition, Thunder Bay
Collaborative Exhibitions
- 2006 – Go Figure, with Margaret Braun and Linda Ould, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
- 2005 – The Unclean, collaboration with Poet Mingus Tourette, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
- 2001 – So You Wanna Be An Art Star? Collaborative performance, Nickel Museum Gallery, Calgary
- 1995 – Essential Elements, Rick Tiihonen and Lorraine Cull, Atikokan, Ontario
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2011 Salmon Inquiry, Gallery Gachet, Vancouver
- 2011 – Refresh, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver
- 2011 – Co-Lab Show, The Fall Gallery, Vancouver
- 2010 – Imaging the Body, Body Worlds at Science World, Vancouver
- 2010 – Culture Crawl, Basic Inquiry, Vancouver
- 2010 – West Vancouver Instructors Exhibit, West Vancouver Library, West Vancouver
- 2010 – The Athlete Series, Basic Inquiry, Vancouver, B.C.
- 2009 – Where we come From, On the Rise Gallery, Vancouver, BC
- 2008 – Extension Instructors Exhibit, Extension Centre, UofA, Edmonton
- 2006 – Likeness, Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, AB
- 2005 – Metamorphosis, Fringe Gallery, Edmonton
- 2001-07 – Harcourt Members Exhibition, Harcourt Gallery, Edmonton
- 2001-07 – The Naked Exhibition, Harcourt Gallery, Edmonton
- 1998 – UofA Graduate Student Exhibition, Extension Centre, U of A, Edmonton
- 1998 – Paint, Stubbornness, Locality, “The Works” Festival, Edmonton
- 1996 – Towards an Understanding: Evaluating the Symbolic, invitational exhibition curated by Joan O’Doherty that traveled throughout Ontario.
- 1995 – Ultima Thule, invitational exhibition curated by Catherine Kozyra and Joan O’Doherty, Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay
- 1994 – Summer Survey, invitational exhibition curated by Janet Clark, Thunder Bay Art Gallery
- 1991-95 – Emergence/See, annual exhibitions and collaborative performance, Thunder Bay
Awards and Achievements
- 2011 – present Art Instructor Century House, New Westminster Parks and Recreation
- 2010 – Taught Mixed Media Workshop, Richmond Artist Guild
- 2010 – Mixed Media Demonstrations, Richmond Artist Guild, Burnaby Artist Guild
- 2010 – Studio Open House in 7th Annual New Westminster Cultural Crawl
- 2009 – present Art Instructor, New Westminster Board of Education Continuing Studies
- 2009 – Art Instructor, Langara College, Vancouver
- 2006-08 – Art Instructor, University of Alberta, Nor Quest College, Harcourt House Art Gallery, City Arts Centre
- 1998 – Alberta Foundation for the Arts Graduate Scholarship Award U of A, Edmonton
- 1998 – Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award, U of A
- 1996 – Article published in Remote Control Magazine for the Arts, “A Showing at the A.G.O”
- 1994-96 – Ontario Arts Council, Exhibition Assistance Grants
- 1994 – Lakehead University, Student Juried Exhibition Award, Thunder Bay
- 1992 – Co-founder, Emergence/See annual group exhibitions for emerging and professional artists, Thunder Bay
- 1992 – Deans Awards for painting and drawing, Lakehead University Student Juried Exhibition
Public Collections
- 2007 – Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton Alberta
- 2000 – University of Alberta, Edmonton
Critical Reviews
- 2005 – “The Unclean – At the Fringe Gallery”, by Cookie Everman, Fifty3 “Underground 53″, Vol. 6 – Issue 3
- 1997 – “An Analysis of the Body of Evidence”, by Catherine Kozyra, Remote Control Magazine, Vol. 6 – number 2
- 1997 – “A World of Form and Shadow”, by Mavourneen Trainor, Remote Control Magazine, Vol. 3 – number 1
News Article Reviews
- 2008 – Shelley Rothenburger, “The Melting Point of Ice” and “Eat Mine Raw”, by Amy Fung, Prairie Artsters
- 2008 – “Of Mullets and Stickmen: Eat Mine Raw and Love is Simple”, by Mary Christa O’Keefe, Vue Weekly
- 2006 – “Redrawing the Human Form”, by Amy Fung, See Magazine
- 2006 – “One Perfect Shot, The Works Festival”, by Pamela Anthony, Edmonton Journal
- 2005 – “Shelley Rothenburger’s Unclean Art”, by Agnieszka Matejko, Vue Weekly
- 2005 – “The Unclean – The Sensitive Side of Mingus”, by Brian Gauriloff, Edmonton Journal
- 2004 – “High Art Anxiety at Harcourt House”, by Gilbert Bouchard, Edmonton Journal
- 2004 – “The Men Commandments”, by Agnieszda Matejko, Vue Weekly
- 2000 – “Nickel Museum Shines”, by Wes Lafortune, Straight Magazine
- 1999 – “Rothenburger evokes Ghost of Bacon with Fierce Style”, by Carol Berger, See Magazine
- 1998 – “Three for the Road”, by Dave Lammers, The Chronicle Journal
- 1999 – “Putting Life and Death in Focus”, by Peter Fergus-Moore, The Chronicle-Journal