About Shelley Alger Photography
Shelley Alger, a San Francisco-based photographer, travels the world to document vanishing wildlife and indigenous cultures. Through her work, she hopes to raise concern for the endangered wisdom of the planet by creating images that capture the universal spirit of people and animals within an ancient web of life.
Her work has won her awards and has been shown in various San Francisco Bay Area galleries. She is currently exhibiting work from India, Burma and Mexico in several venues, as well as working on installations that feature large-scale silk-screen images that portray animals in motion.
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Awards & Honors:
- "La Carcajada"; Winner of Napa's Studio II's Passion Show, Judged by Matthew Adams, grandson of Ansel Adams, November 2008
- “Novice Monk at Mandalay Bay” — Feature Selection, Ode Magazine, November 2007
- Wheelchair Donation in Chengdu, China — Published Series, Benefit Magazine, August 2007
-Book Passage Photo Contest — Winner Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Workshop, 2005 Judged by National Geographic Photographers’ Panel
- Marin County Fine Arts Exhibit — Winner, Jemgraphics Award Marin County Fine Arts Exhibit, 2005
- National Wildlife Magazine Photo Contest — Published Winner National Wildlife Magazine, December 2002
- Shutterbug Phot Contest — Published Winner Shutterbug, August 2003
-Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photo Contest — 2nd Place, Honorable Mention Napa Valley Mustard Festival, 2003
-Marin County Fair Photo Contes — Honorable Mention Marin County Fair, 2003
-Judge for several local county fair photography shows
EDUATION
UCLA, BA International Political Science, Spanish minor
Dominican University, MBA Pacific Rim Studies
Napa Valley College, Photography Certificate
National Geographic Photography Workshops
EXHIBITS
"Day of the Dead" - Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave., Napa - Nov. 1 - 31, 2009
"Zen" - Private home of Chip Conley, San Francisco, Dec. 5th, 3 pm - 8 pm
"Love" - Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave., Napa - Feb. 11 - March 5, 2006
"Speed" - Studio II Gallery, Soscol Ave., Napa - Nov. 11 - Dec. 21, 2005
St. Supery Winery - Oct. 21 - Nov.21, 2005 - 20 Year Anniversary Photo Show for Napa Valley College Travel Program
2005 Marin Arts Council Member Exhibit, Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael - June 8 - August 25, 2005
Marin County Fair Photography Competition and Show -June 30 - July 4, 2005
Vietnam Revisited, Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave, Napa - April 3 - May 28, 2005
Art of a Community, Benicia Arts Council
CUBA LIBRE @ St. Supery Winery, Rutherford, CA. Oct. 29 - Nov. 30 , 2004
O'Rourke Gallery, Benicia Public Library, 150 East L St. , Benicia September 11 - Oct. 21, 2004 Solo Exhibit of Fine Art African Images
La Vie Belle Interiors, Clinton Street, Napa Nov. 2003 thru Feb. 2004
Arts & Crafts Faire at The Grange, Napa Friday Dec. 5 1pm to 7pm Saturday Dec. 6 10am to 6pm
St. Supery Winery, - February 5 - 29, 2004 Vietnam/Cambodia Group Exhibit
2 person show at Napa Valley College from April through June 2003
Juried show at Artisan Gallery in Mill Valley, May 2003 - “All Creatures Great and Small” Show
"Shoes on First" art exhibit - 2002 and 2003
St. Supery Exhibit of Napa Valley Open Studios artists, Sept. 2003
Marin County Fair Photo Exhibit, July 2003
Napa Valley Town and Country Fair, August 2003
- "La Carcajada"; Winner of Napa's Studio II's Passion Show, Judged by Matthew Adams, grandson of Ansel Adams, November 2008
- “Novice Monk at Mandalay Bay” — Feature Selection, Ode Magazine, November 2007
- Wheelchair Donation in Chengdu, China — Published Series, Benefit Magazine, August 2007
-Book Passage Photo Contest — Winner Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Workshop, 2005 Judged by National Geographic Photographers’ Panel
- Marin County Fine Arts Exhibit — Winner, Jemgraphics Award Marin County Fine Arts Exhibit, 2005
- National Wildlife Magazine Photo Contest — Published Winner National Wildlife Magazine, December 2002
- Shutterbug Phot Contest — Published Winner Shutterbug, August 2003
-Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photo Contest — 2nd Place, Honorable Mention Napa Valley Mustard Festival, 2003
-Marin County Fair Photo Contes — Honorable Mention Marin County Fair, 2003
-Judge for several local county fair photography shows
EDUATION
UCLA, BA International Political Science, Spanish minor
Dominican University, MBA Pacific Rim Studies
Napa Valley College, Photography Certificate
National Geographic Photography Workshops
EXHIBITS
"Day of the Dead" - Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave., Napa - Nov. 1 - 31, 2009
"Zen" - Private home of Chip Conley, San Francisco, Dec. 5th, 3 pm - 8 pm
"Love" - Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave., Napa - Feb. 11 - March 5, 2006
"Speed" - Studio II Gallery, Soscol Ave., Napa - Nov. 11 - Dec. 21, 2005
St. Supery Winery - Oct. 21 - Nov.21, 2005 - 20 Year Anniversary Photo Show for Napa Valley College Travel Program
2005 Marin Arts Council Member Exhibit, Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael - June 8 - August 25, 2005
Marin County Fair Photography Competition and Show -June 30 - July 4, 2005
Vietnam Revisited, Studio II Gallery, 570 Soscol Ave, Napa - April 3 - May 28, 2005
Art of a Community, Benicia Arts Council
CUBA LIBRE @ St. Supery Winery, Rutherford, CA. Oct. 29 - Nov. 30 , 2004
O'Rourke Gallery, Benicia Public Library, 150 East L St. , Benicia September 11 - Oct. 21, 2004 Solo Exhibit of Fine Art African Images
La Vie Belle Interiors, Clinton Street, Napa Nov. 2003 thru Feb. 2004
Arts & Crafts Faire at The Grange, Napa Friday Dec. 5 1pm to 7pm Saturday Dec. 6 10am to 6pm
St. Supery Winery, - February 5 - 29, 2004 Vietnam/Cambodia Group Exhibit
2 person show at Napa Valley College from April through June 2003
Juried show at Artisan Gallery in Mill Valley, May 2003 - “All Creatures Great and Small” Show
"Shoes on First" art exhibit - 2002 and 2003
St. Supery Exhibit of Napa Valley Open Studios artists, Sept. 2003
Marin County Fair Photo Exhibit, July 2003
Napa Valley Town and Country Fair, August 2003