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SHELLEy masters


Auckland based painter Shelley Masters creates subdued drama out of commonplace subjects, layering them with poetic meaning and inviting narrative interpretation. Like the American realist painter Edward Hopper, Masters captures the private emotions of those caught unaware, be it in a moment of solitude, contemplation, hope, nostalgia, perhaps even despair. The artist's subjects express the modern disconnection we all experience, and whether the disconnection of his subjects is voluntary or imposed, is left for the viewer to decide.

It became very clear to Masters that many people have never acquired the essential life-skill of being alone. We are taught to be social animals, as part of a group or team – being at one with yourself hardly gets a mention. In a narrative sense, these paintings are about that moment when something changes. An ending, a beginning, a discovery.

Shelley Masters grew up in post-war Britain with all the economic and social change that brought. He trained in London as a designer and illustrator, worked in the theatre, then through the 70s and 80s as an award-winning graphic designer. Shelly has received commissions from many high-profile organisations including the British Museum, Royal Festival Hall, Pfizer, IBM, and the British government. Having moved to New Zealand in the early 2000s, he now paints full-time. His work can be found in collections across the UK, Europe and New Zealand.
Shelley Masters creates subdued drama out of familiar scenes, layering them with poetic meaning and inviting narrative interpretation. ​

AVAILABLE WORKS


Shelley Masters Seen and Unseen Oil on Board, Tray Framed 600 x 900mm 2025
Shelley Masters
Seen and Unseen
Oil on Board, Tray Framed
600 x 900mm
2025
$6500
Available
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Shelley Masters Eleventh Hour Oil on Board, Tray Framed 600 x 900mm 2025
Shelley Masters
Eleventh Hour
Oil on Board, Tray Framed
600 x 900mm
2025
$6500
Available
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Shelley Masters The Magic Carpet Oil on Board, Tray Framed 600 x 900mm 2025
Shelley Masters
The Magic Carpet
Oil on Board, Tray Framed
600 x 900mm
2025
$6500
Available
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Shelley Masters Goodbye to all that Oil on Board, Tray Framed 600 x 900mm 2025
Shelley Masters
Goodbye to all that
Oil on Board, Tray Framed
600 x 900mm
2025
$6500
Available
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Shelley Masters In Attendance Oil on Linen 600 x 900mm 2023
Shelley Masters
In Attendance
Oil on Board
600 x 900mm
2023
$5500
Available
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Shelley Masters Spring oil on linen 500 x 750mm 2023
Shelley Masters
Spring
Oil on Board
500 x 750mm
2023
$4800
​Available
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past shelley masters works


Shelley Masters- "Meeting rooms", Oil on Canvas, 490 x 700mm
Shelley Masters- "Looking Beyond", Oil on Linen, 920 x 710mm,
2022
Shelley Masters- "Browsing", Oil on Linen, 600 x 900mm
Shelley Masters- "Ship to Shore", Oil on Linen, 920 x 710mm, 2022
Shelley Masters- "Quiet room", Oil on Canvas, 600 x 900m
Shelley Master- "Siblings", Oil on Linen, 920 x 710mm, 2022
Shelley Masters- "Beside the Seaside", Oil on Linen, 600 x 900mm, SOLD
Shelley Masters- "Reading Room", Oil on Linen, 920 x 710mm, 2022, SOLD
Shelley Masters- "Looking Out", Oil on Linen, 920 x 710mm, 2022, SOLD
Shelley Masters "​Borrowed Light", Oil on Linen, 920 x 710mm, 2022
Shelley Masters, "Outlook Fair", Oil on Linen, 900 x 600mm, 2023
Shelley Masters, "Window Seat", Oil on Linen, 600 x 900mm, 2023
Shelley Masters, "The Outlooker", Oil on Linen, 600 x 900mm, 2023
Shelley Masters, "Secret Room", Oil on Linen, 600 x 900mm, 2023
Shelley Masters, "Woman Reading", Oil on Linen, 600 x 900mm, 2023
Shelley Masters "Reading", Oil on Board, 600 x 900mm, 2024
Shelley Masters "The Cataloguer", Oil on Board, 600 x 900mm, 2024
Shelley Masters "A World Elsewhere", Oil on Board, 600 x 900mm, 2024
Shelley Masters "Holiday Reading", Oil on Board, 600 x 900mm, 2024
Shelley Masters "Reflecting", Oil on Board, 600 x 900mm, 2024
Shelley Nasters "Waving not Drowning", ​Oil on Board, Tray Framed, 900 x 1200mm, 2025
Shelly Masters "Distant Relations", ​Oil on Board, Tray Framed, 600 x 900mm, 2025
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Parnell, Auckland,
​New Zealand, 1052
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