Artist Shelley Tate Garner was born in Denison, Texas but has resided in southern Oklahoma for the past 29 years. Her career brought her back to the arts community of Denison in 2003 where she continues to work and teach at her studio in the heart of historic downtown.

She graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, specializing in painting and ceramics. Her interest has focused primarily on contemporary abstraction and non-representational painting, but also reaches into sculpture, graphics, and other mixed-media applications. Since school, she has been featured in numerous group exhibitions across the southwest region and recently completed a solo showing.

Shelley Tate Garner has received numerous awards for her painting and sculpture works. Her work is included in prominent private and corporate collections across the United States, Canada, and Germany.