Shelby Meyerhoff
About Shelby
Shelby Meyerhoff is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Boston area. Her recent exhibits include solo shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography (MA), Bridgewater State University (MA), Cape Cod Community College (MA), and the Concord Free Public Library (MA), and a two-person show at the Hopkins Center for the Arts (MN). Photographs from her Zoomorphics series have also been exhibited at the Mattatuck Museum (CT), the Attleboro Arts Museum (MA), the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (RI), and the LH Horton Jr. Gallery at San Joaquin Delta College (CA). Her work has been featured in Harvard Magazine, The Provincetown Independent, MainSheet, Fraction Magazine, A Photo Editor, What Will You Remember?, and UU World. Meyerhoff's photographs are held in private collections and in the permanent collection of Bridgewater State University.
Meyerhoff has studied visual arts at the Griffin Museum, the New England School of Photography, and MassArt. She holds an A.B. in the Comparative Study of Religion from Harvard College and a M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School.
She lives near the Middlesex Fells, a 2,575-acre nature reservation, and draws much of her inspiration from the plants, animals, and other species found in her local area. Before becoming a fine artist, Meyerhoff worked in nonprofit communications, promoting environmental initiatives.
She is also an educator, with a focus on arts and nature programming. Meyerhoff has taught children from preschool to 8th grade, through the Arlington Center for the Arts, the Umbrella Arts Center, the Concord Free Public Library, the Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, the Great River Outdoor Summer Program, and Ready Set Kids. She enjoys sharing Zoomorphics with viewers of all ages.
