Shan Wells

Shan Wells
Born	Shan Wells (1967-05-31) May 31, 1967 (age 57) Colorado, United States
Nationality	American
Education	Art Center College of Design, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Occupation(s)	Political cartoonist, Sculptor, blogger
Years active	1992 – present
Notable credit(s)	The Huffington Post, Artizans
Title	Master of Fine Arts
Website	http://www.shanwells.com/

Shan Wells is a North American sculptor, filmmaker and illustrator. He attended Art Center College of Design in California and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where he studied under Andrew Drummond and completed a Master of Fine Arts in 1998.

Wells illustrated a weekly political cartoon for the Durango Telegraph,^[1] an independent weekly newspaper in Durango, Colorado, from 2002 to 2021.^[2] Wells retired from political illustration after 19 years citing the need for white men to "shut up and listen," and the lack of input from "underrepresented voices" in U.S. political discourse.^[3] Wells also blogged as a cartoonist for the Huffington Post from 2009 to 2016.^[4]

Wells is the videographer for Fort Lewis College.^[5]

Awards and grants

• 2003 Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship- Sculpture^[6]
• 2002 Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art Biennial Award
• 2000 Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship-Drawing^[7]
• 1999 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant ^[8]

Important works

Image	Dates	Title	Location
	2001–2002	calendar	Berg Park, Farmington, New Mexico[9]
	2004–2005	moments project	Durango, Colorado[10]

Political cartoons

2015 cartoon referring to the prevalence of religious-sponsored terrorism

References

1. The Durango Telegraph - The independent weekly line on Durango and Beyond
2. "Tooned Up - Durango Telegraph". www.durangotelegraph.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
3. "Tooned Up - Durango Telegraph". www.durangotelegraph.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
4. "Shan Wells | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
5. "Contact Marketing and Communications, Fort Lewis College". www.fortlewis.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
6. Colorado Council on the Arts Archived 2006-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
7. Colorado Council on the Arts Archived 2006-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
8. artnet.com Magazine News - ArtNet.com News 8/19/99
9. "River Reach Foundation, Farmington New Mexico, Animas River, four corners, New Mexico". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
10. "Durango Colorado Official Web Site - Public Art". Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

External links

• http://www.shanwells.com
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shan-wells/