Shelbey Tharpe is an intuitive artist and mobile teacher based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is best known for her bold and color saturated abstract figurative paintings. In her paintings she explores the stories and perspectives of women and depicts them facing forward and taking up space on the canvas.

Shelbey graduated with highest honors from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and concentration in painting. She is currently enrolled at Seton Hill University in the Art Therapy master’s program.