Jandey Shackelford

Jandey Shackelford is an interdisciplinary artist whose work raises questions and sheds light on persistent stereotypes, gender roles, and forms of oppression that persist. Specifically, it is a reflective examination of the impact that a space, particularly a home or house, can have on its inhabitants. She utilizes a combination of her own footprints and those of others to explore these concepts. The footprints serve as tangible evidence, presence, and memory of the impact that this space has had on those who occupy it. 

Shackelford creates through a process that employs bodies, space, interaction, and physical manipulation of construction materials. The material were subjected to a system of imprinting, tearing, arranging, and careful mending with fibers to represent the foundation of a home and the chaos that can exist within it. Through the combination of construction and craft materials, Shackelford seeks to express the experience of living in a space characterized by a sense of hopelessness and helplessness. The act of creating represents an effort to transcend the space of sadness from which they were born. 

Shackelford received her Masters in Fine arts from the University of Arizona in May of 2023. She was named a Langlois Fellow, a Graduate Access Fellow, and a Medici Scholars Grant recipient. She has been selected for a number of juried exhibitions in museums and galleries in both the United States and internationally. These include the University of Wyoming Art Museum, The Brinton Museum, and The University of South Australia Gallery. 

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