Shelley Anne Tipton Irish

For Individuals:

Oil Painter, Certified Therapeutic Arts Coach and Meditation Master guiding people in personal liberation through tools of the imagination. 

Through my art, I explore the web of psychology and meditation. I am an artist obsessed with neuroscience and how art effects the brain. I aim to paint beautiful things that act as a bridge between the rawness of feelings and their healing power. 
I started ‘disappearing’ while painting as a young girl and the effects of the creative process on the brain have captivated me ever since. Deep meditation is the only thing I have been able to relate to these experiences.
When I paint, I feel like a choreographer pausing the dance of shadow, light and color at the precise moment where all of them are in their full expression. To find that full expression of each component of the dance, I use Master’s Technique and labor over my paintings for months or years.
I live and work in Seattle, Washington, USA. I was born in Denver, Colorado, USA. I love my family and friends, any body of water, reading and writing, music, traveling and my garden.

I am a proud member of the Society for Art of Imagination!

I am proud member of Moonrise Studios!

Some of my Art:

 

The Seer

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For Teams:

🎨💼 Unlock Your Team’s Potential Through Art-Based Wellness Programs. With Shelley’s foundation as a Certified Therapeutic Arts Coach and MFA, we reduce burnout and enhance focus through innovative, art-driven programs designed for forward-thinking companies. 💊🖌️

Why Choose Art-Based Wellness?

🌪️ If your team is struggling with distraction, missed deadlines, or inter-office conflict, it’s time for a solution that recalibrates your team’s culture. Art-based wellness offers a unique, science-backed approach to mental clarity, stress reduction, and team cohesion. Programs like ‘Creative Self Care’ help teams stay focused, build resilience, and reconnect with their creative selves, leading to a colorful exhale of relief for all. 🌬️🟣🟢🟠

☮️ Impact on Your Organization:

– Reduce burnout and absenteeism

– Improve focus and productivity

– Enhance team unity and communication

– Greater overall well-being and job satisfaction

🔧 Each team has unique strengths and challenges. We tailor each program based on a thorough and thoughtful investigation of the challenges your team is facing so we can level up your team’s culture in precise, efficient ways.

🗣️ Testimonials:
www.shelleyirish.com/student-testimonials

Creative Self – Care Overview:

🤩 Promote mental clarity and enhanced focus by calming the nervous system and establishing healthier neuropathways.

🤔 Foster deeper self-awareness and effective communication by empowering team members to process complex thoughts and emotions. These modules can be customized to address your team’s specific challenges.

☺️ Equip your team with practical tools to stay uplifted and driven when facing work challenges, ensuring they’re ready to embrace change and lead with renewed purpose.

🐣 Origin of Creative Self Care:
Developed by request from a health organization seeking solutions for employee burnout, this program integrates therapeutic arts with mindfulness techniques and body-based therapy to combat stress and emotional fatigue. It offers a holistic way to enhance well-being through creative expression.

Let’s Bring Wellness to Your Workplace:
👩🏻‍💻 If you’re a leader committed to enhancing your team’s well-being, let’s connect. Book a call with me to explore how we can tailor our Creative Care Process to your organization’s needs.

Book a call:
www.shelleyirish.com/connect/book-me/


Selected Exhibitions:

Pulp Fiction, Greenwood Art Collective, Seattle, 2023

Sacred Realms, Society for Art of Imagination, online, 2022

Portals, Society for Art of Imagination, online, 2021

The Cosmic Creatrix, Moonrise Studios, Seattle, WA, 2019

Kinda Blue, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY, 2018

Visionary Art Award, Moscow, Russia, 2018

Women by Women, Blue Door Art Gallery, Yonkers, NY, 2018

Visionary Alchemy, One Art Space, New York, NY, 2017

Beep Wales, Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales UK, 2014

Chakra Rainbow, the Gallery at Nine 10 Arts, Denver, CO, USA, 2011

Artists Against Convention, Next Gallery, Denver, CO, USA, 2008

 

Publications:

We’Moon on the Wall Calendar and Datebook, We’Moon Oregon, USA, 2015, 2016 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025

Personal Power Painting, Shelley Irish, Seattle, WA, USA, 2016

Wee Book of Creativity, Child Rescue Foundation, Colorado, USA, 2002

Colorado Symphony Cookbook, Colorado Symphony, Colorado, USA, 1996

 

Residencies:

Moonrise Studios, Greenwood Arts Collective, Seattle, WA, 2019 – present

Nine10Arts, Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, CO 2006 – 2010

 

Education:

MFA Figurative Oil Painting, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, 2009

Copy Artist Certification and Painting Courses, Ateliers du Carroussel & the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris, France, 2006

BA Studio Art and International Studies, University of Denver, CO, 2003