Shelley Tabakman, Art in Public Places

Saratoga Springs Visitor's Center

297 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY

September 2nd-30th, 2026

Artist Statement 

I am honored to get the chance to share my artwork through Saratoga Arts “Art in Public Places.” My husband and I have lived in Saratoga Springs for 9 years now. I’ve found much to see that sparks my desire to paint, and equally love to take in the work of the many, many talented artists who live in this area.

I’ve lived in Brooklyn, Westchester County, North Carolina, London and now, Saratoga Springs. I have exhibited in each of these places and have been lucky enough to have people enjoy and purchase my work. It gives me great joy to know that my work is on a wall in Bedford NY, California, London and China.

I am now retired from my chosen profession, Audiology. But I’m gratified in the knowledge that I made a difference in many people’s lives by helping them with communication and balance issues. I am equally happy when I see that someone looking at one of my paintings is getting a positive feeling from it. If I can communicate the feeling that I had looking at a scene through my camera lens through paint on canvas, then I’ve succeeded. Angles, shapes and color draw me in more than subject matter. These features and the relationship of objects in the scene create a rhythm for me, as one might hear the rhythm in music.