Jeff Skele

Jeff Skele is a mixed media painter and muralist based in Austin, Texas. 

Jeff "Skele" Sheely was born and raised in Virginia where he excelled as a soccer player - even received a scholarship offer. But at age 19, he suffered knee injuries that abruptly ended  his bright future as an athlete. 

This became a period of reflection and transition for Skele. As he searched for what he  would do next, it became clear that his “next” was emerging from a sketchpad. As he continued  to recover from his knee injuries, Skele worked odd jobs around Virginia Beach, sketched in his  downtime, and gradually built up a collection of work. After meeting some local graffiti artists  and surrounding himself with creatives, Skele was inspired to focus more on his art and begin  showing work.  

Skele’s 2013 relocation to Dallas was the final push to live off his art. In less than two  months of his arrival in Texas, he was showing work in a gallery. Skele became a fixture in Kettle  Art Gallery, entered numerous arts festivals and live-painting events, and honed his skills as a  studio artist before moving to his current home Austin in 2017. 

If you had to put Skele in a category, you could say he is a neo-expressionist artist. He  loves working in various mediums, but primarily layers spray paint, acrylic paint, and oil pastels  for his canvas works. He has also dabbled in digital art, like t-shirt designs and stop-motion  animation. Recently, Skele has developed an interest in wood sculptures and multi-layer cutout  pieces coated in resin. 

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