About the Artist
Hailing from Kentucky but living and creating in Nashville, Tennessee, Ashley Schell is a Fine Artist specializing in nature-inspired paintings, drawings, and block prints. She graduated in 2021 from Murray State University with a BFA in Studio art with an emphasis in drawing and printmaking.
Her art practice stems from a deep love and understanding of nature, which was nurtured from a childhood stomping around in the rural landscapes of Kentucky. It is through this love of the natural world that she recognizes the importance of sharing the beauty of nature with others through her artworks.
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Ashley Schell, Artist
ashleyschell.com
ashleyschellart@gmail.com
Nashville, TN
Education
Murray State University, B.F.A., Studio Art, 2017-2021, Summa Cum Laude
Related Experience
Clara M. Eagle Gallery - Gallery Attendant, 2019-2021
Honors / Awards
2022 Kentucky Emerging Artist Grant, KY Arts Council
2021 Second Best In Show, Organization of Murray Arts Students Show
2020 Art House Award, Murray State University
2020 Organization of Murray Art Students Show, OMAS Woodworking Award
2019 Sasso Art Education Scholarship
2019 Art Auction Preview Night Invitation
2019 Organization of Murray Art Students Show, First place in Sculpture
2017 Second Place, 2017 Congressional Art Competition, Washington D.C.
2016 Best in Show, Brescia University Juried Student Competition
2016 First Place in Drawing, Kentucky State Beta Club Convention
2016 Kentucky Governors School for the Arts Student
Solo Exhibitions
2021, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Senior Exhibition “Between Fire”, Murray, KY.
Group Exhibitions
2022 “Centennial Alumni Juried Exhibition”, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
2021 “Organization of Murray Art Students Show”, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
2020 “Organization of Murray Art Students Show”, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
2019 “Professional Blends”, Clara M. Eagle Art Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2019 “Ameliorate”, Thistle Cottage Museum, Greenville, KY
2019 “Organization of Murray Art Students Show”, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
2019 “University Open Exhibit” Artsplace Gallery, Lexington, KY
2018 “Foundational Show”, Murray state University Curris Center, Murray, KY
2016 “Brescia University Juried Student Competition”, Owensboro, KY