Shelley Watters (she/her) (b 1981) is an emerging artist who resides and creates on the unceded lands of the Gadigal and Wangal peoples. She explores modes of repair to further social and environmental justice through an interdisciplinary practice spanning sculpture, installation, performance, photo media, textiles, sound, and video.
In November 2023 she presented Safe Space, an installation exploring gender-based violence at 107, Redfern, assisted by the City of Sydney and 107, in 2024 she presented COMPOST IS SO HOT at Airspace Projects. Her work has been included in group shows at Articulate Project Space, George Paton Gallery, and Herland at the Women’s Library, Newtown. This year she was a finalist in the Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize, and was shortlisted for the Incinerator Art Award: Art for Social Change.
Watters is a mother to three children, recently identified as autistic, and will graduate from Sydney College of the Arts later this year. Alongside her art practice, her professional career spans more than 20 years with roles in the arts, entertainment, and non-profit sectors.