{{Short description|American artist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Shea Hembrey | birth_date = 1974 | birth_place = Hickory Grove, Arkansas, U.S. | occupation = Conceptual artist | education = Master of Fine Arts, Cornell University | known_for = "SEEK" biennial | website = {{URL|http://www.sheahembrey.com}} }}
'''Shea Hembrey''' (born 1974 in Hickory Grove, Arkansas) is an American conceptual artist. He received national attention<ref>{{cite web |author=Corbett, Sarah |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/magazine/shea-hembrey.html?pagewanted=all |title=One Hundred Artists Rolled Into One Man |work=The New York Times |date=December 16, 2011 |accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Grant, Drew |url=http://observer.com/2011/09/shea-hembry-curator-and-creator-of-100-artists |title=Shea Hembrey: Curator and Creator of 100 Artists |work=The New York Observer |date=September 21, 2011 |accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref> in 2011 with the release of [http://www.sheahembrey.com/seek.php "SEEK"], a biennial of art showcasing the work of 100 artists—all of whom he invented and created the artwork for himself. Before entering the art world, he worked as licensed breeder of migratory waterfowl with the U.S. Department of the Interior.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rubin, Josh |url=http://www.coolhunting.com/design/shea-hembrey-seek.php |title=Shea Hembrey: 100 Artists |work=Cool Hunting |date=September 22, 2011 |accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref> He also spent a year studying Maori art in New Zealand and, in 2007, he received Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University. He is an advocate for artwork that marries intellectual rigor, technical mastery, and heart and soul.<ref>{{cite web |author=Shea Hembrey |url=https://www.ted.com/talks/shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists |title=How I became 100 artists |work=TED TALKS |date=March 2011 |access-date=September 21, 2012}}</ref>
He is represented by Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in New York and by the Wylie literary agency.
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.sheahembrey.com}} * [http://www.brycewolkowitz.com/www/ Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery] * {{TED speaker}}
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