CV
Born in 2001, Greensboro, NC. Lives and works in Boone, NC.
EDUCATION
2024 BFA, Concentration in Painting and Ceramics, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2022 Penland Study-Away Program, Penland School of Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC
2018 Pre-College Program, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024 Ceramic Instructional Assistant, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Open Studio Facilitator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
2023 Open Studio Facilitator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
2022 Artist Assistant, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
Office Painter, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
Art Preparator, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2021 Art Lecture Instructional Assistant, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2018 Studio Assistant, Anne Kiefaber Studio, Greensboro, NC
AWARDS AND HONORS
2024 Mentor Scholarship at Women Working With Clay Symposium through Appalachian State University
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Art + Design Expo, Smith Gallery, Boone, NC
Leading Legacy: Visual Arts on Campus Exhibition, Looking Glass Gallery, Boone, NC
2023 Lost and Found Group BFA Show, Smith Gallery, Boone, NC
Clay and Print Group Show, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Appalachian State Student Art Expo, Florence Thomas Art School, West Jefferson, NC
Portrait Show, 3rd Place, Boone, NC
2022 Theminsim Group Show, Nth Gallery, Boone, NC
Portals (Duo Exhibition), 3rd Place, Boone, NC
Art + Design Expo, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2021 Halloween Show, Nth Gallery, Boone, NC
2019 Weaver Academy Senior Show, Greensboro Cultural Center, Greensboro, NC
Minority Art Showcase, African American Atelier, Greensboro, NC
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Jillyan Mobley. “Pop-up gallery “Portals” to depict the perspectives of two local female artists” Mountain Times. 4 May
“Zest: Elissa Paula”, The Peel Literacy and Art Magazine, Spring Publication
NOMINATIONS
2023 ASPN Residency at the Red Lodge Clay Center by Andréa Keys Connell, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator at Appalachian State University