Shelli Tollman Archives – London Paint Club

London Paint Club

Shelli Tollman

b. 1966, South Africa. Lives and works in Los Angeles

Shelli Tollman’s mixed media canvases address both personal and political upheaval and the complexities of diversity. Rooted in her upbringing during the apartheid era in South Africa, her work expresses themes of hope and hopelessness. African and European folk tales, and multi-woven narratives are depicted with a childlike perspective.

Solo Exhibitions

2020 – Delicate Disorders, Bale Creek Allen Contemporary, Austin, Texas
2018 – Will I Grow Up: Cubist Spin OFF, curated by Keith Walsh), Los Angeles, CA
2011 – Somewhere in this World, curated by Steven Hull, Las Cienegas Projects, Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhibitions

2022 – [forthcoming] Blood, Sweat and Tears, Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, Curated by Bale Creek Allen, Austin, Texas.
2019 – LA Women, Curated by Bale Creek Allen, Bale Creek Allen Contemporary, Austin, Texas
2018 – PEEP! CIRCUS OF BOOKS, Curated by Bettina Hubby and Michael G Bauer, Los Angeles, CA
2018 – Curatorial Hub Pop Up Gallery, Curated by Bettina Hubby, Bestor Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
2015 – The Amazing Nina Simone, Curated by Jeff L. Lieberman, Sundance Theatre,
Los Angeles, CA
2014 – Group Hug, Curated by Paige Weary, The Good Luck Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 – LAMAG Juried Exhibition, Curated by Franklin Sirmans and Ali Subotnick, Barnsdall Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Press & Publications

2020 – Sightlines Magazine Review of ‘Delicate Disorders” by Erin Keever
2019 – PBS, 24 Frames, Online Interview for ‘LA Women’ Season 11 Episode 10
2014 – Huffington Post, ‘Oneira: I Dream of Self ‘ By John Seed.
2014 – Nothing Moments Press, Las Cienegas, ‘Time Runs Out’ Introduction Essay by Charles Gaines.
2010 – Los Angeles Times, Culture Monster Review by Christopher Knight