Mouty Shackleford
I was born in New Orleans to a multi-generational family of artists, architects & engineers. After a brief stop in Dallas, I became a longtime resident of Los Angeles, and now, I’m currently and happily domiciled in Fort Worth (which has such a wonderful art community), so I have truly grown up surrounded by artists and art, structures, and design.
Being exposed to these varying influences, I embarked on my own journey with art, creating a body of work that builds on all of their elements, and resulting in my two primary styles that are most unique and original to me: Melted Layers (for paintings) and Sewn Paint (for mixed media works).
About my name. My nom de pinceau is Mouty, which started as a “term of love” that my husband coined when we first started dating, and is based on my French-Cajun maiden name, Mouton. It is pronounced ‘Moody’, like the English prog-rock band, The Moody Blues :-) www.MSHACKstudio.com
Artist Statement
As a mixed media artist, I like to create art that transcends the canvas. My current work features either fully vibrant, or subdued greyscales of acrylic paint swatches that are sewn together with thread, and then encapsulated in high-gloss resin. The individual shapes and textures are first created in acrylic paint, allowed to cure on marble, and then meticulously stitched together with a very particular hue of thread I call “Moody Blue”. My “Sewn Paint” work has been featured in galleries all across the country.
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STYLISTIC
Sewn Paint/Mixed Media
My signature style, in which I lay down multi-colored puddles of paint on a smooth, marble
surface and allow them to cure. Once done, I sew designs and textures directly into the paint
with a very specific shade of blue thread, which I call Moody Blue, and then reconstruct the
individual pieces onto a painted canvas and coat it with resin to complete the larger piece.
Melted Layers
A technique I developed, in which I utilize a combination of acrylic paints, resins, and focused
heat (in the form of a crème brûlée torch), which requires intense control and exact pigmentation
placement, not dissimilar to the process and craftsmanship required for decorative glass blowing.
SKILLS
Painting: Acrylic on stretched canvas, plywood, and cardboard
Sewing: Hand sewing, mechanical sewing machines and multi-thread sergers
Resin & Torch: High gloss 2-part resins and crème brûlée torches
3-D Works / Sculpture: Clays and rolled, cured paint
ASSOCIATIONS & AWARDS
Memberships: ArtTooth, Texas Artists Coalition (TAC), Fort Worth Artists Coalition (FWAC), Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), Artist for the Bees.
Awards:
2019 - Award winner, 34th annual Friends & Neighbors
2019 - Dallas AOH Public Art finalist award
2018 - Winner TAC Juried Show
2018 - People’s Choice, Botanical Art Exhibit
2018 - All Women’s Art Exhibition, award winner
2017 - Abstracts Art Show, award winner
2018 & 2019 IN REVIEW
2019
The Other Art Fair (Dallas), presented by Saatchi Art
o Selected to participate in this curated art show.
AOH, Dallas - Sculpture show
o Selected to show a resin sculpture to celebrate art.
Ro2 Gallery - Chaos 7! show
o 4 pieces will be shown during this small works show.
House of Iconoclasts Rebel Rebel show
o 3 pieces were selected for this show.
500x Hot & Sweaty show
o 5 pieces were shown at this Dallas gallery.
Charity Mural, San Diego
o Participated in creating a mural in San Diego, CA
Art on Henderson public art finalist
o Public art sculpture on display in Dallas until 2021.
34th Texas & Neighbors juried show
o Selected mixed media piece was an award winner.
Art Tooth featured artist at Art mixer
o 5 pieces were shown for an Art + Chef event.
TAC Invitational, FWADA’s Spring Gallery Night
o 2 pieces selected for juried show.
Featured in SALAAN magazine
o 7 pieces featured in the 1st sold out edition.
2018
MADEWORTHY magazine
o Featured & noted as a "Fort Worthie", one of the city’s movers & shakers.
Kimbell Museum Red Party in Black Gala
o Selected to create a custom-made "sewn paint" piece to support funding for the "Kimbell Kids" art education program. This event celebrated the exhibit, Balenciaga in Black.
Black & White Juried Show, 311 Gallery
o 311 Gallery is the hub of Raleigh’s Warehouse District Art Row. 2 pieces were selected for this national juried show.
Fort Works Art, 100 for 100
o 5 pieces were featured during this show. All proceeds went toward the nonprofit organization Gallery of Dreams to support future exhibition opportunities and events for local artists.
Near Southside's Arts Goggle 2018
o Participated in the largest Arts festival in Fort Worth with over 985 artists.
New York's 4th Annual Juried Really Affordable Art $how
o Curated and judged by Brenda Kumar, Assistant Curator in Modern and Contemporary Art at The Met.
Grackle Gallery - Chronic Artist Syndrome
o Three pieces were shown at this unique, alternative art space.
Solo Show, TAC Presents: Mouty Shackelford
o My show opened on "Fall Gallery Night" in Fort Worth, Texas, and featured 10 pieces in a private gallery.
13th Annual TAC Juried Exhibit Winner
o Chosen for the Texas Artists Coalition Juried Exhibit, and was named the cowinner of this annual show, juried by Lauren Saba Childs of Fort Works Art.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Summerscape show
o 4 pieces hung in Brooklyn, New York with great success. I was
interviewed about my art in the show by multiple publications.
Selected as an "Artist for the Bees", savethebeesworld.com
o Accepted this incredible honor and now works with this organization to spread awareness of the Save the Bees movement.
The Botanical Art Collective - Fruit, Flowers & Fungi Show
o “PollenNation” received the People’s Choice Award.
I was born in New Orleans to a multi-generational family of artists, architects & engineers. After a brief stop in Dallas, I became a longtime resident of Los Angeles, and now, I’m currently and happily domiciled in Fort Worth (which has such a wonderful art community), so I have truly grown up surrounded by artists and art, structures, and design.
Being exposed to these varying influences, I embarked on my own journey with art, creating a body of work that builds on all of their elements, and resulting in my two primary styles that are most unique and original to me: Melted Layers (for paintings) and Sewn Paint (for mixed media works).
About my name. My nom de pinceau is Mouty, which started as a “term of love” that my husband coined when we first started dating, and is based on my French-Cajun maiden name, Mouton. It is pronounced ‘Moody’, like the English prog-rock band, The Moody Blues :-) www.MSHACKstudio.com
Artist Statement
As a mixed media artist, I like to create art that transcends the canvas. My current work features either fully vibrant, or subdued greyscales of acrylic paint swatches that are sewn together with thread, and then encapsulated in high-gloss resin. The individual shapes and textures are first created in acrylic paint, allowed to cure on marble, and then meticulously stitched together with a very particular hue of thread I call “Moody Blue”. My “Sewn Paint” work has been featured in galleries all across the country.
CV
STYLISTIC
Sewn Paint/Mixed Media
My signature style, in which I lay down multi-colored puddles of paint on a smooth, marble
surface and allow them to cure. Once done, I sew designs and textures directly into the paint
with a very specific shade of blue thread, which I call Moody Blue, and then reconstruct the
individual pieces onto a painted canvas and coat it with resin to complete the larger piece.
Melted Layers
A technique I developed, in which I utilize a combination of acrylic paints, resins, and focused
heat (in the form of a crème brûlée torch), which requires intense control and exact pigmentation
placement, not dissimilar to the process and craftsmanship required for decorative glass blowing.
SKILLS
Painting: Acrylic on stretched canvas, plywood, and cardboard
Sewing: Hand sewing, mechanical sewing machines and multi-thread sergers
Resin & Torch: High gloss 2-part resins and crème brûlée torches
3-D Works / Sculpture: Clays and rolled, cured paint
ASSOCIATIONS & AWARDS
Memberships: ArtTooth, Texas Artists Coalition (TAC), Fort Worth Artists Coalition (FWAC), Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), Artist for the Bees.
Awards:
2019 - Award winner, 34th annual Friends & Neighbors
2019 - Dallas AOH Public Art finalist award
2018 - Winner TAC Juried Show
2018 - People’s Choice, Botanical Art Exhibit
2018 - All Women’s Art Exhibition, award winner
2017 - Abstracts Art Show, award winner
2018 & 2019 IN REVIEW
2019
The Other Art Fair (Dallas), presented by Saatchi Art
o Selected to participate in this curated art show.
AOH, Dallas - Sculpture show
o Selected to show a resin sculpture to celebrate art.
Ro2 Gallery - Chaos 7! show
o 4 pieces will be shown during this small works show.
House of Iconoclasts Rebel Rebel show
o 3 pieces were selected for this show.
500x Hot & Sweaty show
o 5 pieces were shown at this Dallas gallery.
Charity Mural, San Diego
o Participated in creating a mural in San Diego, CA
Art on Henderson public art finalist
o Public art sculpture on display in Dallas until 2021.
34th Texas & Neighbors juried show
o Selected mixed media piece was an award winner.
Art Tooth featured artist at Art mixer
o 5 pieces were shown for an Art + Chef event.
TAC Invitational, FWADA’s Spring Gallery Night
o 2 pieces selected for juried show.
Featured in SALAAN magazine
o 7 pieces featured in the 1st sold out edition.
2018
MADEWORTHY magazine
o Featured & noted as a "Fort Worthie", one of the city’s movers & shakers.
Kimbell Museum Red Party in Black Gala
o Selected to create a custom-made "sewn paint" piece to support funding for the "Kimbell Kids" art education program. This event celebrated the exhibit, Balenciaga in Black.
Black & White Juried Show, 311 Gallery
o 311 Gallery is the hub of Raleigh’s Warehouse District Art Row. 2 pieces were selected for this national juried show.
Fort Works Art, 100 for 100
o 5 pieces were featured during this show. All proceeds went toward the nonprofit organization Gallery of Dreams to support future exhibition opportunities and events for local artists.
Near Southside's Arts Goggle 2018
o Participated in the largest Arts festival in Fort Worth with over 985 artists.
New York's 4th Annual Juried Really Affordable Art $how
o Curated and judged by Brenda Kumar, Assistant Curator in Modern and Contemporary Art at The Met.
Grackle Gallery - Chronic Artist Syndrome
o Three pieces were shown at this unique, alternative art space.
Solo Show, TAC Presents: Mouty Shackelford
o My show opened on "Fall Gallery Night" in Fort Worth, Texas, and featured 10 pieces in a private gallery.
13th Annual TAC Juried Exhibit Winner
o Chosen for the Texas Artists Coalition Juried Exhibit, and was named the cowinner of this annual show, juried by Lauren Saba Childs of Fort Works Art.
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Summerscape show
o 4 pieces hung in Brooklyn, New York with great success. I was
interviewed about my art in the show by multiple publications.
Selected as an "Artist for the Bees", savethebeesworld.com
o Accepted this incredible honor and now works with this organization to spread awareness of the Save the Bees movement.
The Botanical Art Collective - Fruit, Flowers & Fungi Show
o “PollenNation” received the People’s Choice Award.
