Shelley Watters (she/her) (b 1981) is an activist and emerging interdisciplinary artist who resides and creates on the unceded lands of the Wangal, Kameygal and Bidjigal peoples.
She primarily works in sculpture, video and sound to probe themes of feminism, technology, compost, and community in global and personal contexts. In November 2023 she presented Safe Space, an installation exploring gender-based violence at 107, Redfern assisted by the City of Sydney and 107.
Her work has been included in group shows at Articulate Project Space, George Paton Gallery, and annually within the group show Herland at the Women’s Library, Newtown.
Watters is a mother of three young children and will graduate from Sydney College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2024. She is an established leader in arts marketing and communications, with 20 years’ experience across leading institutions – she currently undertakes freelance consultancies.