Sanguine; to be optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
skills; the ability to do something well
I am Skela and I utilize my Sanguine Skills to brighten up your day. Growing up in France and Malawi and having lived all over, I got stung by the itch to travel and discover the magic of each culture. The world has become overwhelmingly negative so my goal in life is to bring color and a smile to people. Through my murals and paintings in my signature style which I call Skelarizing, a geometrical shell that explodes with color, nature and energy, I have been creating and exploring my own allegorical mythology, while discussing extinction, pollution and the plethora of discrepancies on the planet. I consider myself an Artivist at heart with galactic messages.
I studied fine arts at Ringling College of art and design, and graduated in 2006 after which I returned to Europe pursuing my art in new ways such as street art. In 2010 I moved to San Francisco CA, where I became the head scenic artist for an event production company. I eventually moved around again a few times and ended up in New Orleans LA, where before becoming a fulltime artist, I managed an art gallery. I currently reside as of recently in Denver CO.
awards, shows and mural festivals
2025
Year of the snake, Group show, Upper Level gallery, Kansas City MO
Estilo, group show, Alto Gallery, Denver CO
Babe Walls, group show, Denver CO
Nosotras estamos en la calle, Mural fest, Lima Peru
Green Graff, Lima Peru
High Expectation, Group Show, Inside Town, Chicago IL
Abstract Tales, duo show, Alto Gallery, Denver CO
upcoming
Futura, Morelia Mexico
Meeting of Styles Chicago
Creepshow, group show, Alto Gallery Denver, CO
2024 Cosmic Catwalk, Solo show, Chicago Truborn, Chicago IL
High Expectation, Group Show, Inside Town, Chicago IL
Wild West Walls, Billings MT
Streetwise, Boulder CO
The house of Medusa, group show, 40 Wes Arts, Denver CO
Colfax Canvas, Aurora CO
2023 Street Art CAncun, Cancun Mexico
Wynwood Mural Fest, Miami FL
VOGUE GALACTIQUE, Solo Art Show, Residence de France, New Orleans LA
Summer Camp, group show, ShockBoxx, Hermosa Beach CA
2022 BUKU Fest, New Orleans LA
Paint Memphis, Memphis TN
Paint the Town, Clarksdale MS
Akumal Mural festival, Mexico
2021 Sprayseemo, Kansas City, Mo
Walls Art Park Paint Jam, Waverly TN
Wynwood Mural Fest, Miami Fl
2020 SpraySeeMo, Kansas City MO
Flint Public Art Project, Flint MI
2019 Akumal mural festival, Mexico
Wynwood mural fest, Miami FL
A-Wall, Miami FL
SpraySeeMo, Kansas City, MO
Paint the town, Clarksdale MS
Paint Memphis, Tn
Fundacion El Homiguero festival de arte, Medellin, Colombia
2018 Rockin Print Shop, Mural, Greensboro NC
Akumal Mural Festival, Mexico
FOCUS, Lake worth, FL
TRack Side, Wynwood Miami, FL
Pikchur Magazine, Halloween Edition
Nola Mural Project, New Orleans LA
Sea of Change, Volcom & Pangeaseed, Austin TX
2017 Galera Collective, Wynwood, Miami, fl
2016 Coaster Art show, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles CA
2013 Krampusmas, 63 Bluxome Gallery, San Francisco,CA
Feast Your Demise, Abco ArtSpace, Oakland, CA
2012 Friday Thirteen, Artful Tattoo shop, San Francisco, CA
2011 Rebeka Skela, Disco Volante, Oakland, CA
The Tesseract, Ghosttown Gallery, Oakland, CA
2009 Terres et Toiles, Office du Tourisme, Divonne, France
Relevant BCN magazine, January edition, Spain
2008 Terra de ningu, Centro Polidor, St Adria, Spain
2007 Fridolf doesn't weld, Metafora, Barcelona, Spain
SkelaBear puede matar, Belchica, Barcelona, Spain
2006 Fine arts thesis show, Sarasota, FL,USA
Printmaking abraison, permanent collection, Sarasota, FL, USA
2005 The way we see it its not pretty, Crossley Gallery, FL, USA
President Award, Keating Center,FL, USA
Mind maps, Crossley Gallery, FL, USA
YAMA aesthetic award
Best of Ringling Show, Selby Gallery, Sarasota FL
1996 National Wildlife Reserve Annual Poster Competition, 1st place
Lilongwe Malawi