Shan Wells is a North American

North American

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 sculptor and political illustrator

Illustrator

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. He attended Art Center College of Design

Art Center College of Design

Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...

 in California

California

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 and the University of Canterbury

University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...

 in New Zealand

New Zealand

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, where he studied under Andrew Drummond

Andrew Drummond (artist)

Andrew Drummond is a New Zealand painter and sculptor. Born in 1951 in Nelson, New Zealand, he attended University of Waterloo in Canada, graduating in 1976. He was a Frances Hodgkins Fellow in 1980....

 and completed a Master of Fine Arts in 1998.

Wells illustrates a weekly political cartoon for the Durango Telegraph

Durango Telegraph

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, an independent weekly newspaper in Durango, Colorado

Durango, Colorado

The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...

. His illustrations and editorial cartoons are sydicated worldwide with Artizans, and he is a blogger for the Huffington Post.

Awards and grants

• 2003 Colorado Council on the Arts
  Colorado Council on the Arts
  The Colorado Council on the Arts is an agency of the state government of Colorado, responsible for the promotion of the arts. Its budget combines state funds with federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Its offices are located in Denver. As of September, 2006, the current director...
  
   Fellowship- Sculpture
• 2002 Fort Collins
  Fort Collins, Colorado
  Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...
  
   Museum of Contemporary Art Biennial Award
• 2000 Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship-Drawing
• 1999 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant

Important works

Image	Dates	Title	Location
	2001–2002	calendar	Berg Park, Farmington Farmington, New Mexico Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the city had a total population of 45,877 people. Farmington makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas in New Mexico. The U.S... , New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
	2004–2005	moments project	Durango, Colorado Durango, Colorado The City of Durango is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau said that the city population was 16,887 in 2010 census.-History:...

External links

• http://www.shanwells.com