Vitus Shell, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Louisiana Tech School of Design, being presented the 2022 NCLAC President's Award for Artist of the Year by NCLAC President Peter Jones and NCLAC Executive Director Marcie Nelson.

Vitus Shell, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Louisiana Tech School of Design, is showcasing his works across six states this year including Louisiana, North Carolina, Colorado, New York, Texas and Tennessee. NCLAC, partnering with the Black Creative Circle of North Louisiana, commissioned Mr. Shell along with Drek Davis to bring the Greenwood Community Center mural to life in December. Shell and Davis were both named the 2023 NCLAC Artist of the Year. A list of the exhibits featuring Mr. Shell’s works are listed below.

Bout it bout it: The Political Power of Just Being, (traveling exhibition) Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC. Jan - Jun 17th, 2023, Closing Reception: Jun 17th

Unthinkable Imagination: A Creative Response to the Juvenile Justice Crisis, Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. Jan - Jun 17th, 2023

Guest Faculty, Mixed Media: Layered Images, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO. Jun 11-16th

Gold Standard, IBIS Contemporary Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA. July/August, 2023

Our Votes Our Stories, Curated by Jimmy Nunn, Sam & Adele Golden Gallery, New Berlin, NY. October 14th to November 18th, 2023

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage (traveling exhibition), Curated by Katie Delmaz, Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX. Sept 14-Dec 31

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage, Curated by Katie Delmaz, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN. 2024