EDUCATION
1992: Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary/Art).Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.
1989-91: Bachelor of Arts - Visual Arts.Ceramics. Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2009 Artist talk- Stretch Festival – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre /Art Gallery.Mandurah. Australia
2009 Workshop and Artist Presentation. Penrhos College. Como. Western Australia
2008 Panel member ”State of the West – Ceramic survey” Symposium. Central TAFE Perth, Australia.
2008 Presenter - Artist talk “State of the West” Ceramic survey” Central TAFE Perth, Australia.
2007 Scion Installation L .A Space. Installed “Australian Characters” group exhibition. Los Angeles U .S.A.
2007 Artist Presentation: “Garden of Curiosities” Form Centre for Craft and Design Perth
2006 Attended Art Taipei. Hua Shan Culture Park. Taipei. Taiwan and supervise installation of works for Fubon Banking corporation.
2002 Australia - Korea Foundation 10th Festival - Showcased works in Seoul, Korea - represented by CRAFTWEST

SOLO EXHIBITIONS / FEATURED ARTIST
2010 Earthly Perspectives - Beaver Galleries. Canberra, Australia.
2009 Wild Surburbia - Greenhill Galleries Adelaide. South Australia.
2009 Bloom L K Galleries, Subiaco, Western Australia.
2009 Stretch Festival - Feature artist. Mandurah Performing Arts Centre Gallery. Western Australia.
2007 Garden of Curiosities: Solo exhibition- FORM - Contemporary Craft and Design Perth. Australia
2007 SOFA - Chicago , USA. Represented by Raglan Gallery, Manly, Sydney NSW. Australia
2006 SOFA - Chicago. USA. The 13th International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional art.
2006 Fubon Art Foundation. Taipei – Taiwan. 18th Feast of the Mind - Buffet of Art –“Oh my deer”
2006 Collect V & A Museum - London. Represented by Raglan Gallery, Manly, Sydney NSW Australia
2005 SOFA - Chicago, USA. Represented by Raglan Gallery, Manly, Sydney NSW, Australia
2004 Precious : Solo exhibition. Beaver Galleries. Canberra. Australia.
2004 SOFA - Chicago. USA. Represented by Raglan Gallery, Manly, Sydney NSW.
2002 Australia - Korea Foundation 10th Festival - Seoul, Korea - represented by CRAFTWEST.
2002 Sanctuary - Solo exhibition. Garry McEwan Gallery, St Kilda. Melbourne, Australia
2001 Wings of Desire - Solo exhibition. Garry McEwan Gallery, St Kilda. Melbourne, Australia
1999 Earthbound - Solo exhibition. The Moores Building. Fremantle, Western Australia
1997 3 Kombies, 24 Countries and1 Lion. Solo exhibition. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Western Australia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARD EXHIBITIONS
2010 Femme,Folk and Fables - Exhibition with painters Yyonne Zago and Simone Maynard
2010 Perth College Art Exhibition Mt Lawley, Perth Australia.
2010 Finalist in Stanthorpe Art Festival.Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery. Queensland
2009 Mazenod College Art Exhibition .Featured Artist. Lesmurdie. Western Australia
2009 Music Box Project – Curator Chrissie Parrot – Holmes A Court Gallery. Perth. Western. Australia
2009 Prometheus Visual Arts Award – Merrimac, Queensland
2009 Hale Art Exhibition - Wembly Downs , Western Australia
2008 State of the West - Ceramic Survey - TAFE Gallery. Perth Central TAFE Perth, Western Australia
2008 Mino International Ceramic Award – Japan (First round judging)
2008 Perth College 23rd Annual exhibition, Perth College, Perth, Western Australia.
2008 Minnawara Art Award, City of Armadale, Western Australia.
2007 Scion Installation L.A Space- Australian Characters. Curator Stormie Mills. Los Angeles, U.S.A.
2007 Hellfire Gallery - Group exhibition, Esperance, Western Australia
2007 30 th Alice Craft Acquisition, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
2006 Ananya Fine Arts, “Conversations in Clay” - Hong Kong.
2006 Sculpture by the Sea. Cottesloe, Western Australia.
2005, 2003, 2001, 2000 - Gold Coast International Ceramic Award. Gold Coast City Art Gallery. Australia.
2005 Statements in Sculpture. Skepsi Gallery. Carlton, Victoria . Australia.
2003 Remembering: Women Working for Women. Moores Building, Fremantle. Western Australia
2003 Ceramics: The Australian and New Zealand Context Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, Australia
2003 From the Fringe to the Centre- La Trobe University Art Collection - Mildura Arts Centre, VIC, Australia
2002 Off The Wall and Grounded - La Trobe University Art Museum, Glenn College, Victoria, Australia.
2002 Alice Craft Acquisition, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
2002 Sidney Myer Fund- International Ceramics Award, Shepparton Art Gallery,Shepparton,Victoria, Australia
2001 Storey's - Gallows Gallery – Mosman Park, Western Australia.
2000 Cerebration - Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Sydney, NSW, Australia

AWARDS / GRANTS
2009 Department of Culture and the Arts - Artsflight grant - Adelaide.
2006 City of Wanneroo Art Award – Awarded Sculpture Prize, Perth, Western Australia.
2005 Gold Coast International Ceramic Award – Acquisition for Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2004 Arts WA - Artflight grant, Canberra.
2001 Port Hacking Potters Group 40th Award, Sydney
2001 Townsville Ceramic Competition, Queensland
2000 Arts WA - Artflight grant, Sydney
2000 Town of Vincent - Art Award Ceramic Commendation, Western Australia
1999 Town of Vincent - Art Award, Western Australia
1998 Victoria Park Sculpture Award, Western Australia
1998 Jah Roc Sculpture Prize York Art Awards, Western Australia
1997 Jah Roc Sculpture Prize York Art Awards, Western Australia

COLLECTIONS
2010 St John of God Hospital, Murdoch. Western Australia
2007 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
2005 Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia
2005 National Australia Bank, Melbourne, Australia
2004 City Of Wanneroo Art Collection, Perth, Australia
2002 La Trobe University Art Collection, Melbourne, Australia
2000 Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, Australia
2000 City of Perth , Art Council Collection. Perth, Australia
2000 Healthway.West Australian Health Promotion Foundation, Perth,
2000 Perth College Art Council, Perth, Western Australia
Private collections in Australia, Europe, U.K , U.S.A and Middle East.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 The Journal of Australian Ceramics no 48#1 pg 48 - 51 Rachel Schulze.” Primordial Yearnings”
2009 The West Australian – Today Arts – ‘Sculptor eyes child’s view’. By Ara Jansen pge 12
2009 The Sunday Times – Home Photo Finish – My 10 Favourite things Pg 32. April 12th by Beth Rivers
2008 Ceramic Art and Perception. No 71 pg 25 -28.Judith McGrath. “Amanda Shelsher’s Friendly Forms”
2007 SOFA Catalogue –Chicago USA
2007 Ceramic Review Magazine U K issue Sept/ Oct 227 – Review gallery- page 20.
2007 The West Australian-Visual Arts “Shining Sprit of Collaboration” review by Ric Spencer. June 23rd.
2007 Art seen in WA.“Garden of Curiosities” Judith McGrath www.artseeninwa.com/shelsher.html July
2007 Homes and Living Year Book pg 68 “Fine Figure”
2007 Arts Hub Australia - Proust Pin- Up June 26th www.artshub.com.au/au/news
2006 The Journal of Australian Ceramics. Home is where the heart is. By A. Shelsher Vol 45#3. pp22-23
2006 Art Taipei - Exhibition Catalogue 2006. pp 124 – 125
2006 Oh my Deer “18th Feast of the mind Buffet of Art” Taipei Catalogue.Pg 11-12 FUBON Arts Foundation.
2006 Sculpture by the Sea. Exhibition catalogue
2006 Craft Arts International magazine. Issue 66: 24th Gold Coast International Ceramics Award: pg113.
2005 Craft Arts International magazine. Issue 64..SOFA Chicago 2004 Exposition p 87. By K. Wallace
2004 Canberra Times. “Capturing the Untouched.” August 21st. Panorama Arts. By Sonia Barron.
2004 SOFA Catalogue –Chicago. pg 238
2004 The Journal of Australian Ceramics..Vol 43 # 3.. “Precious” Sue Buckle. Feature article pgs 6- 9.
2003 Ceramics Art And Perception: Vol 52 pg 55:“Ceramics in the Australian & New Zealand Context”by R.Reason.
2002 Craft Arts International magazine. Issue 55. pg 54-57. Article by Fleur Downs.
2002 Ceramics Art And Perception: issue 48. pg 63: Gold Coast Ceramics Award: by Rosemary Macfarlane