Creative at Large
Self-described “creative junkie” Shelby Joy Adams is a multidisciplinary artist with deep roots in Minnesota and Colorado. Music and photography are Shelby Joy’s primary mediums, with videography, graphic design, fashion, and textiles all acting as vehicles for her creativity.
The best place to keep up with Shelby Joy is on Instagram, and inquiries can be made here.
Exhibit in Denver, CO
September 2025
Berkeley Untapped
4267 Tennyson Street
Reclamation
Honoring regrowth, Reclamation is a collection that Shelby Joy didn’t know she was starting in 2019 when she was first inspired to capture nature’s power of slowly and deliberately regaining its territory.
Embodiment
Sometimes we move through emotions, and sometimes they move through us. Embodiment is a collection that explores the physical manifestations of feelings, both intentional and involuntary.
Rubber
Intimacy. Exploration. Pleasure. Power. Shelby Joy’s fascination with taboo is highlighted in Rubber, a collection whose subjects are simultaneously restricted and liberated.