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CV

Education

2024    Welding Certificate of Achievement (pending) at College of the                                    Redwoods (expected May 2024)

2021     Bachelor in Fine Art at Cal Poly Humboldt

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023    North Coast Open Studios, Amalgamations, Eureka, CA.

2022    North Coast Open Studios, Amalgamations, Eureka, CA.

2022    Compilation of Illustrations, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2021     Pop Up Print Show, Eureka Rubber Stamp, Eureka, CA.

2021     Timber Dance, Forestry Department, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2019     Naughty by Nature, Good Relations, Eureka, CA.

2018     Brainquiry, Center for Insane Artist, Eureka, CA.

2017     Phoenix, Sacred Empire, Arcata, CA.

2016     Rise Above, Ellis Art & Engineering, Eureka, CA.

 

Group Exhibitions

2023    The Cycle, Brenda Tuxford Gallery, Eureka, CA.

             Dada Death, Synapsis, Eureka, CA.

2022    FAM: Woks by the REBOUND Crew, College of the Redwoods, Eureka,                   CA.

2022    Ingrid Nickelsen Trust Juried Exhibition: Celebrating 15 Years of                           Ingrid Nickelsen Trust, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA.

2022    Focus on Fiber, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2022    Emerging Artist: Icons of the Future, Westhaven Center for the Arts,                      Trinidad, CA.

2022     64th Spring Exhibition, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2022     Food & Drink Exhibition, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2021     Halloween, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2021     63rd Fall Exhibition, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2021     Containment: Stories of Art in Isolation, ARC Gallery, San Francisco,                    CA.

2021     Art Graduates, Reese Bullen Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2021     Through the Looking Glass, Online, Westhaven Center for the Arts,                        Trinidad, CA.

2021     Sculpture Walk, Online, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2021     HEARTWORKS, Anderson Gallery, Eureka, CA.

2021      Just Imagine, Artist Dismantling Capitalism, Online

2021      Metallic, Brenda Tuxford Gallery, Eureka, CA.

2020     Sculpture Walk, Online, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2019      Works in Progress, Foyer Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2019      Samoa Peninsula Vault Artists, Humboldt Coastal Nature Center,                           Arcata, CA.

2018      Reality Sandwiches, Art Share, Los Angeles, CA.

2017      2nd Annual Love Exhibition, International Gallery of the Arts, Toronto,                ON., Canada

2016     Curious Consequence, Center for Insane Artist, Eureka, CA.

2016     The Spring Collective, The Ink People, Eureka, CA.

2016      Juried Student Art Exhibit, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA.

 

Collaborative Projects

2023     Monster Art, Old Town Ink Lab,

               Eureka, CA. (with participating artists & models)

              Winds of Change, Halverson Park, Eureka, CA. (with Barker)

2022     Mural, Hallen Park, Arcata, CA. (with REBOUND)

              Joyful workshop, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA. (with campus                                community)

              Alumini in Bloom, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA. (with campus                              community)

2021     Mural, Shay Park, Arcata, CA. (with REBOUND)

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Awards and Scholarships

2023    Festival of Dreams Grant, North Coast Repertory Theater & The City of

             Eureka, Eureka, CA.

2022    3rd Place, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2022    Food & Drink Award, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2021     Honorable Mention, Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

2021     Floyd Bettiga Art Scholarship, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2020    Martin Wong Scholarship, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2019     Jack Montoya Memorial Scholarship Fund, Humboldt Area                                       Foundation, Bayside, CA.

2019     Osher Reentry Scholarship, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2016     First and Second Place in Ceramics, Department Superintendent of                      Fine Arts Humboldt County Fairgrounds, Ferndale, CA.

2016     Outstanding Woman in Transformation, Ingrid Nickelsen Trust,                              College of the Redwoods Student Gallery, Eureka, CA.

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Press

2023   “Cal Poly Humboldt Grad Creates New Mural in Arcata,” Times Standard,

              August 6th, 2023.

2022   “More Like Valley BEST! Arcata’s Valley West Basketball Court Gets Some                 Color With Help from Local Nonprofit,” Lost Coast Outpost, July 22nd,                    2022.

             "RAA Showing Works by Mixed Media Artist, HSU Graduate Sheala                            Dunlap Starting February 15th," The Redheaded Blackbelt, January 25th,                2022.

2021     “DRIVE THE PAINT! New Nonprofit Ads Some Color to Arcata’s Shay                        Park Basketball Court,” Lost Coast Outpost, September 16, 2021.

2021     "Gallery reopens: Redwood Art Association Announces Winners of 'Fall                    Exhibition,' Times-Standard, September 10th, 2021

2021      Perceptions Magazine 2021, pg.90, 224, Perceptions Magazine, June 9th,                  2021.

2021      Volume 67: De Dos Lados, pg.62, Toyon Literary Magazine, April 29th,                      2021.

2019     “Those Big Ugly Concrete Vaults on the Peninsula Have Been Beautified                  By Art, and a Party For This Has Been Scheduled,” Lost Coast Outpost                  Staff / Peninsula Community Collaborative, August 26, 2019.

2019      “Local artist beautify Samoa Peninsula with 9 new murals,” KRCR News,                 Brian Beneventi, August 27, 2019.

2019      “Vivacious Vaults bring beauty to Samoa Peninsula,” Times Standard                     Staff, September 4, 2019.

2019      “Mural Madness on the Samoa Peninsula,” Kym Kemp, August 1, 2019.

 

Professional Experience

2023    Artist Assistant at Dan's Custom Metal, Eureka, CA.

2022    Welder Helper at College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA. 

             Foundry Assistant at Arcata Art Institute, Arcata High School, Arcata,                     CA.

2021     Lab Tech at Sculpture Studio, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA. Gallery  2021     Assistant at Goudi’ni Gallery, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

2021     Research Assistant, for Eureka Murals Mapping Project, Cal Poly                              Humboldt, Arcata, CA.

 

Associations

2023     The Ink People, Eureka, CA.

2022     Redwood Art Association, Eureka, CA.

Exhibitions

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Compilation of Illustrations

February 15th-March 11th, 2022

Redwood Art Association (RAA) presents an exhibition of works by mixed media artists and recent Cal Poly Humboldt graduate, Sheala Dunlap. Her first post-undergraduate showcase of nature illustrations, giclee prints, scientific drawings, and print-made works are available for viewing Wednesday-Sunday from 12 pm through 5 pm.

HEARTWORKS

March 31st-May 2nd, 2021

The Morris Graves Museum of Art extends a soft opening of finely selected works by Cal Poly Humboldt's B.F.A. students in Anderson Gallery. The senior mixed-media group showcase includes bronze sculpture, photography, fiber, jewelry, ceramics, and much more available for viewing Wednesday-Sunday from 12 pm through 5 pm.

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