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Committee Chairperson: Membership for Memphis/Germantown Art
League
Committee Chairperson: Website Administrator for
Memphis/Germantown Art League
Memphis, Tennessee representative of Nasty Women Global Art
Exhibitions & Activism
Co-Founder, Organizer, Producer, Curator & Web
Designer/Developer of Nasty Women Memphis
Web Designer/Developer & Member (Artist) of
Memphis/Germantown Art League
Member (Artist) of Southaven Arts Council
Member (Artist) of Artists Link of Memphis
Member (Artist) of DeSoto Arts Council
Co-Founder, Organizer, Producer & Web Designer/Developer
of Tin Roof Art Walk, Hernando, MS
Organizer, Producer, Web Designer/Developer & Member of
Desoto County Sweet Potato Queens
Co-Founder, Organizer, Producer, Web Designer/Developer &
Member of The Scarlert Darlins
Web Designer/Developer, Editor & Member of MALA
(Mississippi Association of Legal Assistants)
1996-97:
1996:
1993-94:
1993-95:
School of Paralegal Studies, Atlanta, GA - A.A.S. in
Paralegal Studies, Civil Litigation
Oct 2025:
Sep 2024:
Printmaking II, Dana Finimore, ACS ,
Mountain View, AR
Apr 2023:
Clay Sculpture II, Becky Parsons Gottsegen, PaintSpace NOLA ,
New Orleans, LA
Feb 2020:
Metalsmithing -Open Studio, Dana Finimore, ACS ,
Mountain View, AR
Aug 2019: Natural
Responses in Mixed Media, Dana Finimore, ACS ,
Mountain View, AR
Feb 2018: Interpretations in Copper, Dana Finimore, Arkansas Craft
School , Mountain View, AR
Sep 2017: Abstract Mixed
Media Landscapes, Dana Finimore, Mobile Museum
of Art , Mobile, AL
Mar 2017: Metalsmithing/Jewelry, Dana Finimore, Art Place Mississippi ,
Greenwood, MS
Mar 2017: Clay Sculpture,
Becky Parsons Gottsegen, The Journey Lab , Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 2016: Basic Metalsmithing/Jewelry, Dana Finimore, W.A.M.A. ,
Ocean Springs, MS
Sep 2016:
Abstract in Mixed Media, Dana Finimore, W.A.M.A. ,
Ocean Springs, MS
Mar 2016:
Apr 2015:
Masterpieces in Mixed Media, Dana Finimore, Tin Roof
Workshops, Senatobia, MS
May 2015:
Smoke & Fire Raku Pottery, Terry Russell, E.S.S.A. , Eureka
Springs, AR
Feb 2015:
Mixed Media Elements in Painting, NWCC , Dana
Finimore, Senatobia, MS
Sep 2014:
Oct 2012:
Feb 2008: PMC Jewelry, Carol Stroud, NWCC ,
Senatobia, MS
Jan 2008: Dichroic Glass
Fusion, Carol Stroud, NWCC , Sentaobia, MS
Jan 2008: Glass Fusion, Carol Stroud, NWCC ,
Senatobia, MS
1991-Now: Digital: Quark,
InDesign, GIMP, Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, SVG-Edit, Inkscape
1997-Now:
HTML, dHTML, javascript, GIMP, Adobe Dreamweaver,
Illustrator, AfterEffects, Animate, GoLive, Macromedia Flash,
Dreamweaver, WSFTP, ColdFusion, Bootstrap, cPanel, Joomla, WordPress,
Elementor; Linux, Visual Studio with MAMP, LAMP Development Stack, PHP,
MySQL, phpMyAdmin, Composer; Java (Intranet), Canva
2007-Now:
2004-14:
On Staff as Web Designer/Developer
1997-07:
Owner, Web Designer/Developer
2000-01:
On Staff as Web Designer/Developer
1999-00:
On Staff as Web Designer/Developer
1998-99:
On Staff as Web Designer/Developer
1997-07:
Oct 2023:
Aug 2023:
Feb 2023:
Oct 2022:
Sep 2022:
Aug 2021:
Nov 2020:
Oct 2020:
NASTY WOMEN Memphis | WAR Paint! , September 4 -
November 1, 2020, Crosstown
Arts , Memphis, TN - Ruthless (mixed media) and Frankenlamp: NWM
(mixed media)
Due to Covid-19, the above exhibition was modified as a
virtual art exhibition & sale from October 1 - November 6, 2020, at
www.nastywomenwarpaint.com .
Sep 2019:
Rhythm & Flow , Northwest Mississippi Community College , 4975
Highway 51 N, Senatobia, MS 38668, September 3-30, 2019 - Willow
Flycatchers (metal sculpture)
Oct 2018:
Nasty Women Exhibit Memphis - Still Here. Still
Fighting. , South
Main Artspace Lofts , 138 St. Paul Avenue, Memphis, TN 38126,
October 19-26, 2018 - NO KAV (mixed media) and Wake Up! (mixed media)
Jul 2017:
Vital Ingredients , Marshall
Arts Gallery , 639 Marshall Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103, July 14-28,
2017 - 12 Paintings
Feb 2017:
Nasty Women Memphis Art Exhibition ,Marshall
Arts Gallery , 639 Marshall Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103, February
10-19, 2017 - Making Nasty Women (mixed media) and Do Something!
(interactive installation)
Feb 2017:
We Need to Talk, Crosstown Arts , 1350 Concourse Avenue, #280,
Memphis, TN 38104, February 10-24, 2017 - Locked into Resentment (mixed
media)
Jan 2017:
Incognito! Art Auction and Party at Memphis
Botanic Garden , 750 Cherry Road, Memphis, TN 38117, January 27,
2017 - Ginkgo Leaves (mixed media with copper sculpture)
Jan 2017:
New Year Exhibit at Gallery
Ten Ninety One, WKNO , 7151 Cherry Farms Road, Cordova, TN 38016,
January 3-31, 2017 - Fragmented (mixed media with raku sculpture) and
Wallflowers (mixed media)
Apr 2016:
Belongings II: Repurposed, Crosstown Arts ,
1350 Concourse Avenue, #280, Memphis, TN 38104, April 29-May 21, 2016 -
Wallflowers
Feb 2016:
in.form, Crosstown Arts , 1350 Concourse Avenue, #280,
Memphis, TN 38104, February 26-17, 2017 - Cone We Talk About This?!
(monoprint/collagraph)
Jun 2015:
Bloom in Art, Desoto Arts Council , Banks Mansion, 564 West
Commerce Street, Hernando, MS 38632, June 2015 - Cala Lily and Hosta
Leaves (mixed media)
Mar 2015:
Belongings, Crosstown Arts , 1350 Concourse Avenue, #280,
Memphis, TN 38104, March 27-29, 2015 - Flea Market Pearl Button Purse
(mixed media)
Jun 2014:
Bloom in Art, Desoto Arts Council , Banks Mansion, 564 West
Commerce Street, Hernando, MS 38632, June 2015 - Winter Cardinals
(acrylic on canvas)
2010-14:
Sep 2024: Stories & Insights: "Rising Stars: Meet Chelle Ellis ", Canvas Rebel Magazine , Thursday, September 12, 2024
Jul 2023: Stories &
Insights: "Meet Chelle Ellis ", Canvas
Rebel Magazine , Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Nov 2022: Local Stories: "Life & Work with Chelle Ellis ", Voyage Memphis Magazine , Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Oct 2022: Morici, Abigail:
"CHOICE Gallery Show ", The
Memphis Flyer , Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Oct 2018: Aiken, Tio: "Compassion & Creativity ", The Artspace Quarterly , Winter 2018, p.5, mixed
media interactive sculpture: "Wake Up!"
Feb 2017: Butcher, Dwayne:
"Make Art Great Again ", The Memphis Flyer , Friday, February 17, 2017,
Exhibit M: Art News + Reviews
Feb 2017: Maish, Katie: "Interview with Nasty Women Memphis ", Visual
Memphis, Tuesday, February 7, 2017, Exhibition
Jun 2010: King, Herman: "Tin Roof Art Walk: Celebrating the Crossroads for Art
in North Mississippi ", DeSoto
Magazine , vol 7, no. 3, Jun 2010, p.20-22, mixed media painting:
"Social Scene"
Aug 2006: Marrs, Judith: "From Whiz Kid to Web Brat ", Southaven Press, vol
28, no. 31, August 2, 2006, p.A2, p.A11
Private
Collection, Collierville, Tennessee, US
Private
Collection, Granbury, Texas, US
Private
Collection, Bloombury, New Jersey, US
Private
Collection, Colts Neck, New Jersey, US
Feb 2020:
Arkansas
Craft School , Mountain View, AR, February 22-23, 2020 - Assisted
Dana Finimore in Workshop: Metalsmithing-Open Studio
Sep 2019:
Feb 2018:
Arkansas
Craft School , Mountain View, AR, February 23-24, 2018 - Assisted
Dana Finimore in Workshop: Interpretations in Copper
Mar 2017:
ArtPlace
Mississippi , Greenwood, MS, March 17-18, 2017 - Assisted Dana
Finimore in Workshop: Metalsmithing and Jewelry Making
Dec 2016:
Walter
Anderson Museum of Art , Ocean Springs, MS, September 3-4, 2016 -
Assisted Dana Finimore in Workshop: Basic Metalsmithing and Jewelry
Making
Sep 2016:
Walter
Anderson Museum of Art , Ocean Springs, MS, September 3-4, 2016 -
Assisted Dana Finimore in Workshop: Natural Responses in Mixed Media
Jun 2016:
Northwest
Mississippi Community College , Senatobia, MS - Taught Art Camp-Fine
Arts, ages 8-14
Feb 2016:
Northwest
Mississippi Community College , Senatobia, MS - Taught Continued
Education: Monoprinting
Apr 2015:
Tin Roof Workshops, Senatobia, MS, April 2015 - Taught
Workshop: Monoprinting and Image Transfer
Feb 2015:
Northwest
Mississippi Community College , Senatobia, MS, February 2015 -
Assisted Dana Finimore in Workshop: Acrylic Mixed Media
Oct 2022:
Sep 2022:
Aug 2021:
Nov 2020:
Oct 2020:
Sep 2019:
Oct 2018:
Sep 2018: Co-Evolve: A Juxtaposition of Mixed Media and Metal Shainberg Art Gallery, Memphis Jewish Community Center ,
Jul 2017:
Vital Ingredients Marshall
Arts Gallery ,
Feb 2017: Nasty Women Memphis Art Exhibition Marshall
Arts Gallery ,
Nov 2016: Human Nature MFA Thesis Exhibition Memphis College of Art ,
2020-Now: Blogger for Sadie's
Old House / www.SadiesOldHouse.com
2003-2014 :Staff Writer for
DeSoto
Magazine / www.DesotoMagazine.com
2004-2006 :Content
Creation, Design & Layout of Product Catalog for
Southaven Supply
2005-2007 :Content
Creation, Design & Layout of IMPACT Quarterly for DeSoto
Sunrise Homes
1996-1998 :Writer &
Editor for Mississippi Association of Legal Assistants, MALA
Newsletter
1990-1994 :Humor Columnist
for The Panolian Keeping Up With The Joneses
