Name/Title
Sheila Moore - “Moore II” = Excel HealthcareDescription
Born in 1961 and raised Oakland, CA., Sheila attended McChesney Junior High and then Oakland High. Later on, she became a typist at Hine Laboratory and had two children. Throughout her life Sheila was very adventurous, her favorite thing growing up was motorcycles. She rode a four-wheeler around town. When she met her husband, they traveled the country together going as far as her husband was able to drive that day. They loved going on trips to different states and wanted to do so by motorcycle. A trip she recalls fondly is visiting her husband’s hometown in Oklahoma. Sheila’s dream is to travel to Egypt.
Sheila began making artwork through Art With Elders. “My painting comes out of me wherever I am. I don’t know what is going to come out, it is sporadic and don’t know until I am there.” Art has become a form of self-expression for Sheila. Art making is an automatic gesture for her that happens naturally. “The teacher wants us to express and that is what happens. What comes out of me is what is in my background.” Sheila explains that when she is making art, her mind switches off and she just focuses on the art.
