Shan Wells
| Shan Wells | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shan Wells May 31, 1967 Colorado, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Mixed |
| Education | Art Center College of Design, University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Political cartoonist, Sculptor, blogger |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Notable credit(s) | The Huffington Post, Artizans |
| Title | Master of Fine Art |
| Website | |
| http://www.shanwells.com/ | |
Shan Wells is a North American sculptor and political illustrator. He attended Art Center College of Design in California and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where he studied under Andrew Drummond and completed a Master of Fine Arts in 1998.
Wells illustrates a weekly political cartoon for the Durango Telegraph,[1] an independent weekly newspaper in Durango, Colorado. His illustrations and editorial cartoons are sydicated worldwide with Artizans, and he is a blogger for the Huffington Post.
Awards and grants
- 2003 Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship- Sculpture[2]
- 2002 Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Biennial Award
- 2000 Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship-Drawing[3]
- 1999 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant [4]
Important works
| Image | Dates | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
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2001–2002 | calendar | Berg Park, Farmington, New Mexico[5] |
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2004–2005 | moments project | Durango, Colorado[6] |
Political cartoons
