About the Artists

CRYSTAL SCHENK AND SHELBY DAVIS

 
crystal
shelby
 
 
 

Our collaborative work comes out of a shared interest in storytelling, history and symbolism. When deciding what we would like to create, we spend time looking for coincidences - areas of overlap, where we have both been toying with an image in the back of our mind. We search for the most potent icon that inspires us to spend intimate time with its history, learning its stories and form. Currently, we are interested in large shifts of scale, and how changing the size of objects can create dynamic tension in narrative and focus.

We are a husband and wife team living in Portland, OR. We each have our own individual art practices and have also been working together since 2009, creating large-scale sculptures, installations and public artworks. We are actively seeking out similar public art projects and private commissions.