Kendra Shedenhelm
For Kendra, art-making is about process and surprise. She works in diverse mediums and styles, from fantastical collage portraits to the tiny, marvelous watercolors featured in her Rendezvous show. Her varied approach gives her the freedom to embrace her moods and curiosity, “before the judging mind can butt in,” she says. Even with all the time Kendra spends at her drawing board, she is still astonished how one fluid line can evoke so much emotion, or how a simple drop of water on pigment can develop depth and shadow in a scene. “To me, it’s magic.” she says. To see more of her highly collectible pieces visit her site.
A bit more about Kendra…
Kendra grew up in Nebraska and spent much of her childhood creating art. On rainy days, she worked on cartoon series for the “funny papers” and on sunny days, she’d sell her paper creations to the neighborhood kids for a quarter. She entered poster contests in grade school and created caricatures for friends in high school.
After completing her BFA in Chicago, she moved to NYC where she’s worked as a graphic designer, printmaker, illustrator, and artist ever since. She now lives in Croton-on-Hudson, with her husband, her14-year-old son, and two very important cats.
And a bit more about her clients and accolades…
Kendra is a freelance as an artist and graphic designer, her clients include The History Channel, Saatchi & Saatchi, Girls’ World magazine, and Cricket. She has illustrated a few books, most recently You, the Magician, a thoughtful and empowering book, and the award-winning activity book, The Historical Heroines Coloring Book: Pioneering Women in Science from the 18th and 19th Centuries.
She is a semi-finalist for the Tomie dePaola Award in illustration and she was recently awarded the great A. Eric Arctander grant for my watercolors.
Tiny Gallery is thrilled to be showing her work.
