Education

University of the Arts, BA in Sculpture, 1994
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1980-1981

Experience

SPECTOR Gallery/Projects Founder and Director
1999 – Present
A Philadelphia program that showcases local and emerging artists, garnering local, national, and international acclaim. It has bolstered the careers of many artists offering them their first solo exhibits and ushering them on to major museums and galleries from Tokyo to Milan and Paris. With emphasis on developing their professional careers and developing outreach to new and growing audiences, the artists works have entered the permanent collections of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York. SPECTOR has partnered with other local arts organizations including the Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia Print Collaborative (now Philagrafika) and Space 1026 artist studios and gallery.
-Program development and implementation, marketing, public relations and management
-Design, development and editing for three interconnected promotional and sales websites utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Adobe GoLive and Filemaker Pro. The websites are Spectorspector.com, gallery website with built in retail sales component, ShelleySpector.com, artist website and ArtJaw.com, an online collection of first-person stories by and about Philadelphia’s art community.
-Gallery curator

Development
1997 – Present
-Corporate Sponsorship
SPECTOR’s PaperTrail, two-day event to launch ArtJaw.com sponsored by Ameriprise Financial Services
-General Sponsorship
Structure in place on ArtJaw.com for single website page sponsorship aimed towards individual artists, large and small art institutions and neighborhood businesses.
-Cash for Goods
SPECTOR’s Red Dot, implemented in 2000, an annual 3-day gallery fundraiser aimed to raise funds to sustain the gallery during its off-season.
-Consultation
Leeway Foundation, Transformation Awards and Art and Change Grants, Steering committee
P4 Gallery, Milan, Italy, Urban Edge, Liaison to Philadelphia artists
National Constitution Center, We Were There Exhibit, Planning and development
915 Spring Garden Artist Building, Open Studios, Marketing administrator

Media Projects for Public Relations
1999 – 2006
-TurnHere.com, Philly Arts, host of a travel video segment.
-WYBE, Art and Activism, featured subject of documentary by Academy Award nominee, Wendy L. Weinberg.
-SPECTOR gallery has been featured on National Public Radio, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, City Paper, and Philadelphia Weekly newspapers, and in New York Magazine, Art Review, National Geographic, Philadelphia Magazine and Juxtapoz.

Educator
Early Education
1994 - Present
Worked with lower school classes on and off site on thematic projects. Schools include Independence Charter School, Germantown Friends, The Baldwin School, Friends Select, Moonstone Preschool, and University of the Arts Saturday School.

Internship Sponsor
1999 - Present
Worked with college and high school career development departments in offering students year long internships in both the studio and gallery. Schools include University of the Arts, Moore College of Art, University of Ohio, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Syracuse University and Friends Select School.

Guest Lecturer
2002 - Present
Lectured on various topics including art in Philadelphia and the business of art at Philadelphia Art Museum of Art, Institute of Contemporary Art, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Drexel University, Villanova University, University of the Arts, , Free Library of Philadelphia and Center For Emerging Visual Artsits.

Adjunct Instructor
2005 - Present
University of the Arts- Professional Practices course focuses on all elements of the business of art including presentation, promotion, outreach and organizational skills.
2006
Maryland Institute College of Art - 3-D Illustration

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