08/30/2024

Shelley Adler – Sitting, Standing, Looking

These works by Shelley Adler are part of an upcoming exhibition at Nicholas Metivier in Toronto, the latest in her expressive works with strong colours and striking compositions.

Leaning In, 2024, oil on canvas, 84 x 96″

Adler paints from life as well as photographs, using friends and models for her subjects. Her children, now young adults, are also a frequent source of inspiration.

Rite of Passage, 2023, oil on canvas, 96 x 84″

Shelley Adler has an MFA from Boston University and a BFA from York University in Toronto. She has exhibited across Canada and in the U.S. Her work is held in many prominent collections and has been exhibited internationally including in Berlin, Miami and New York.

Shelley Adler’s website, here.

Her Instagram, here.

Exhibition page at Nicholas Metivier, here. Exhibition runs March 2 through 28th.

Image at top of post: And Then, 2023, oil on canvas,60 x 60″


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  1. I like these quite a bit. They each seem to have a nod toward fashion and design sketches, but the content is so much more. Did you mention where she studied, who influenced her?

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