Paula Shoultz is a multidisciplinary artist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Since 2000 she has been using her camera to document her own life, the lives of people close to her and continues to help other families capture their special moments through her photography services. By way of her art practice she tells stories and conducts ongoing research about the world around her. Shoultz has been practicing the art of flower design since 2007 and offers design for events. From 2009-2021 she ... view more »
Artist Style: Visual: Collage, Conceptual, Documentary, Dream Imagery/Ethereal, Experimental, Expressionistic, Figurative, Focus on Color/Light/Movement, Narrative/Historical, Nature/Wildlife, Political, Portraiture, Social Commentary, Still Life, Surrealistic, Symbolic
Artist Medium: Visual Arts: Collage, Earth, Fiber/Fabric, Mixed Media, Photography, Wood; Flowers
Paula Shoultz makes photos, performances, installations and conceptual artworks. Her photographs are considered aesthetically effervescent, a serial springboard for reflection and projection. By referencing Romanticism and symbolism, her works embody the post-modern, champion the feminist and buck the archaic traditions of religious and sociopolitical standards.
By challenging the division between memory and experience, Shoultz creates work through a labor intensive process which can be interpreted as a personal liberation ritual. Her images demonstrate how life extends beyond its own subjective confines and often narrates storylines that are globally relatable even if embedded in staunchly personal constructs.
Shoultz transfers her imagery from both celluloid and pixels to many different materials such as silk, wood, paper and phototex. Experimentation and performance is at the core of her process, always scrutinizing and harmonizing her approach to best catapult her imagery into the landscape of the beholder.
Paula also works with fresh flowers as a medium for expression providing delivery city wide and full service for events and weddings.
BFA Photography Herron School of Art and Design 2006
