Arcadia, Iowa
Acrylic & encaustic painting, mixed media

Website: leeshiney.com/about Address: Our “house” is the old Ar-We-Va school at 405 W Center, (but use 500 Towne St, Arcadia, IA in your maps app to arrive at our main south entrance of the school.) Also showing at this location is Haley McAndrews.

Lee Shiney:

“Art is informed by everything. I grew up in rural Kansas. I am colorblind. I love science. I am a two-time cancer survivor. I make things.”

Lee paints large-scale iconic abstracts, and is also a photographer, kinetic sculptor, and mixed media artist, using alternative techniques that focus on positive energy, bright colors, and movement. He employs a variety of paint application and manipulation techniques, homemade turntables, spray devices, and paint dripping techniques as experimentations in his alternative painting processes. Over the last two decades, he has shown in 24 solo art shows and 51 group exhibitions in the Wichita, Kansas and Kansas City areas, as well as being an art educator.

Formerly a lifelong Kansan, Lee and his Iowa-raised wife, Lajean, in 2014 took a leap of faith and have been repurposing the 15,000 square foot old Ar-We-Va school building in Arcadia, Iowa, into their home and studio spaces. His next solo exhibition will be at Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, Iowa in 2027.