Professional Artist and Educator Shelby Prindaville Presents to Concordia High School Students

Professional artist and educator Shelby Prindaville was the final Pause PAWS Speaker at Concordia High School for the 2022-2023 school year. 

Prindaville, a 2004 graduate of Concordia, spoke with students in the CHS Auditorium on Friday, February 17th.

After high school, Shelby earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in sculpture from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008, and her Master's degree in Fine Arts from Louisiana State University's interdisciplinary painting and drawing program in 2013.

Currently, Prindaville is the Art Department Chair, Director of the Helen Levitt and Eppley Art Galleries, and Associate Professor of Art at Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa.  She is also President of the Board of Trustees for the Sioux City Art Center.

Shelby's artwork has been published in a number of journals, catalogs, and media outlets, and has been exhibited in various venues internationally and throughout the United States, including Madrid, Buenos Aires, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Baton Rouge, Fort Worth, and Los Angeles, as well as online.  Her work is included in a number of public and private collections, and she has been awarded a variety of grants, prizes, and international and domestic residencies.

Prindaville was invited to be the first-ever artist in residence at a veterinary school in the United States at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

During her presentation, Prindaville spoke about how being born and raised in Concordia has influenced her art and her career.

Now through March 3rd, the Frank Carlson Library in Concordia is hosting an art exhibit showcasing Prindaville's work.

The Frank Carlson Library is located at 702 Broadway Street in Concordia.