Shanell Papp lives and works in Lethbridge Alberta. Where she maintains a labour intensive studio practice, Curates for the Local Library and teaches sessionally / conducts workshops for the University of Lethbridge, the Galt Museum and Archives and the SAAG. Papp spends many hours at her Grandmothers Junk store and with her large family. She received her BFA from the UofL in 2006 and her MFA from the UofS in 2010.