About
Ella Mackinson is a visual artist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina. She received her BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York (2023) in painting with a minor in the history of art. She makes paintings and mixed media textile pieces with oil, gouache, and second-hand fabrics, using her upbringing in North Carolina as inspiration for her work. In 2024 she completed her first residency at Goodyear Arts in Charlotte and had her first solo show at the Tom S. Getty Center with Friday Arts Project in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Her work has been selected for juried exhibitions at the Artfields Festival in Lake City, SC, the Arts Council of York County in Rock Hill, SC and the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
b. 2000
Education
2023- BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2024- Every Stitch a Reckoning, Courtroom Gallery at the Tom S. Getty Center with Friday Arts Project, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Residencies
2024- Goodyear Arts Fall Residency, Charlotte, North Carolina
Group Exhibitions
2025
Constant/Change: Statements from a New Generation of North Carolina Artists, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina
[Verde], Lorem Ipsum Listening Bar, Charlotte, North Carolina
Director’s Choice Exhibition, Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, North Carolina
2024
Hunnid Dollar Art Fair, Camp North End, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nutrient Rich, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina
Winter Show, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina
Goodyear Arts Fall Residency Showcase, Charlotte, North Carolina
Texture and Textile: An ArtPop Alumni Exhibit, Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, North Carolina
ArtFields Festival 2024, The R.O.B. Gallery, Lake City, South Carolina
2023
Spartanburg County Public Libraries’ 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters, Spartanburg, South Carolina
34th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Every Stitch a Reckoning, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York
Tender, DeKalb Gallery at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York
2022
Library Adorned Jewelry Cuff Exhibition, NYC Jewelry Week, Pratt Institute Library, Brooklyn, New York
F**king It Up, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2021
Fall 2021 Billboards: Modern Mucha, Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, North Carolina
America the Beautiful: The Real & the Imagined, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York
32nd Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Arts Council of York County, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, South Carolina
ArtPop Street Gallery Class of 2021, Charlotte, North Carolina
Awards & Grants
2024
Arts & Science Council Artist Support Grant, Charlotte, North Carolina
2023
Librarian’s Award at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries’ 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Honorable Mention at the Arts Council of York County’s 34th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Pratt Circle Award for Academic Achievement, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Outstanding Merit Award, Pratt Fine Arts Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2021
Honorable mention at the Arts Council of York County’s 32nd Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, Rock Hill, South Carolina
ArtPop Street Gallery Billboard, Charlotte, North Carolina
2018
Pratt Institute Presidential Merit Scholarship
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Regional Gold Key (Drawing and Illustration), 2 Regional Silver Keys (Painting), 3 Honorable Mentions (Painting)
2017
Second place in the Congressional Art Competition for District 12 of North Carolina
Press and Media
2023
Eno: Issue 11, Environmental Arts and Literature Magazine for the Nicholas School of Environment at Duke University
2021
Baldeck, Brett. “Organization Continues Featuring Artists On Area Billboards Despite Pandemic.” Fox 46 Charlotte, https://www.fox46.com/news/local-news/organization-continues-featuring-artists-on-charlotte-area-billboards-despite-pandemic/
Google Arts and Culture, ArtPop Street Gallery, https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/artpop-street-gallery-charlotte-nc-2021/OgLies8i6I-fKw
Christensen, Elle. “19 Creatives POP Against the Charlotte Skyline.” The Mill Magazine, Feb. 2021, https://issuu.com/marketstyle/docs/tmm-edition12-no1
2020
Larsh, Laurie. “Coming to a Charlotte Billboard near You: ArtPop Announces Its Class of 2021.” Charlotte Observer, 14 Dec. 2020, https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/article247456565.html
