About the Artist
Hi! I’m Ashley, a graphic designer by day, fine artist by night.
Hailing from Kentucky but living and creating in Nashville, Tennessee, Ashley Schell is a Fine Artist specializing in nature-inspired paintings, drawings, and most recently, ceramic forms. 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 lifelong appreciation of nature- and a curiosity about how humans interact with it.
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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
Professional Experience
2019-2021, Clara M. Eagle Gallery - Gallery Attendant
2025-Present, DrawnTogetherNYC Live Event Artist
Workshops
2026 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Ceramic Form Fundamentals and Surface Design Workshop, Gatlinburg TN (To be completed fall 2026)
Honors / Awards
2023 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 Governor’s 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