Shelby Baker

Shelby Baker

[BA] Studio Art

[Minor] Clifton Builders Management, Leadership and Communication

I am a sculptor who uses wood and furniture making to explore ideas of abundance, community, and connection in domestic spaces. My inspiration for this project came from meeting with several individuals ranging from 85 to 99 years old, asking them where they found abundance in their lives. Every person I interviewed found abundance through their connections and communities. With increasing means of isolation, younger generations are losing opportunities to find abundance through community. The organic shape of the wood table invites people to gather and connect while representing the formation of the relationships fostered around it. True abundance comes from community. To be known is to be loved. Through my connections, I found the value of community and aspire to recreate the feeling of abundance through my work.

Shelby Baker is completing a BA in Studio Art, a minor in Clifton Builders Management, and a minor in leadership and communication at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Her sculptures have been included in an exhibition in UNL’s Eisentrager-Howard Gallery. Shelby studied photography and art history abroad in Barcelona, Spain. Shelby’s honors include the UNL Regents Scholarship, UNL Dean’s List, Secretary of the Sculpture Club, and internships with the Nebraska Arts Council and Lincoln Public Arts.

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