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A completed abstract artwork from the 'Wake Up' series by Chalice Meikle. This series is inspired by the artist's meditative experience outdoors. Chalice used various techniques and materials including flashe, acrylic paint, paint marker, brushes, nail polish, spatula, stencils, and spray paint. The artwork features layered hues and squiggles of traffic cone orange, lilac, sky blue, purple, grass green, and fire engine red with purple paint marker on top.
TheRealChalice gazes confidently at the camera. Her short hair and glasses frame her face, accentuated by a pendant necklace. She wears a vibrant red ensemble designed by local artist CHDWCK!, consisting of matching top and pants. Balancing on one leg, she crosses the other over, and rest both arms on the crossed leg, exuding bold and self-assured style.

“I am not what I am, I am what I do with my hands...”

― Louise Bourgeois

EDUCATION

2015

Savannah College of Art and Design

Received a BFA in painting with a minor in performing arts.

AWARDS

2025

ArtPop Street Gallery, Billboard Gallery 
Charlotte, NC

Honorable Mention

2020

The Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art (MOFSA)
Mint Hill Fine Arts Center
Mint Hill, NC

2nd Place
Wizard of Oz Costume Contest

2007

Parliament House

Drag Queen Night Club

Orlando, FL

awards

RESIDENCIES

Braitman Studio

2019

Charlotte, NC

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2017 - 2020

Chicago, IL

2016

Dacia Gallery

New York, NY

Residences

GRANTS

Creative Entrepreneur Initiative

2023

Charlotte Is Creative 
Charlotte, NC

HUG Micro Grant

2023

Charlotte Is Creative  
Charlotte, NC

MOFSA Grant Program

2020

The Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art (MOFSA)Mint Hill Fine Arts Center

Mint Hill, NC

GRANTS

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Present 

2022 - 2024

Arts Plus 

Painting Teacher

Temporary Role. Teen and adult group classes. Each semester was six weeks meting for once a week. Taught beginner, intermediate, and advance painting techniques. 

Jan 2023 - March 2024

Chair of Programming Committee
The VAPA Center 

Arts and Science Counsil
Culture Blocks Classes

Temporary roles. Culture Blocks funding specailizing in giving creativity to underserved areas. Meets once a week.  Instruction varied from mono Gelli printing, cyanotypes, and water color classes. 

2023

McColl Center

Temporary role. Co-Created the weekly figure drawing sessions alongside Felicia Van Bork. Host and facilitated and hosted sessions once a week. 

Volunteer. Organizes and facilities internal and external events. This includes but is not limited to monthly and annual programming event: VAPAVERSARY, VSCS (vapa summer concert series), VAPTOBERFEST, The Holiday Crown Ball, Open Studios, and The Crown Party. 

2022 - 23

Art Teacher
The Arts and Empowerment Project

2022

Assistant Curator
Nine
Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery

Temporary roles and volunteer. Facilitating curriculums for students ages 5 to 18. The Arts and Empowerment Project focuses on children and teens who have come from homes of violence or trauma.

2017 - 2020

Owner, Instructor, and Curator
Unorthodox Studios

2018 - Present

Figure Modeling

Sole proprietor. Studio Gallery. Orchestrated marketing, finances, sublets, class instruction, lead curator in solo and group exhibitions, and class figure modeling.

Temporary roles. Figure modeling for artists at various studios, artists, and photographers.

Temporary roles and volunteer. Co-curating and assisting with art exhibitions in  Raleigh, Highpoint, and Charlotte. Ms. Meikle also curated and hosted pop-up exhibitions with Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery. 

2018 - 2020

Art Teacher
Noahs Art

Worked temporary roles. Created a full curriculum for ages 3 to 13, class size of about 15 to 30 children. Taught and hosted art classes, summer camp, and birthday parties.

2016 - 2017

Curator and Coordinator

Worked in temporary roles—curating and coordinating art exhibitions with Charlotte Art League, Spirit Square, and XFoundation.

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2022

100 Tiny Things
CIAF, Blumenthal 

During the 2 week take over of the city, Charlotte International Arts Festival offers a walk around the city for viewers to find unique tiny pieces of art. 

2020

Counting Up

Levine Museum in Charlotte, NC. The works in the exhibition were selected from local artists whom were given the direction of 'making your own ballot'.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

Vagarious Visions

Exhibition at Love Tiya Caniel Gallery and Gift shop located at The VAPA Center. Featured brand new work of Ms. Meikle.

2024

Portraits

The exhibition at Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery is in The VAPA Center in Uptown Charlotte, NC. The artwork shown ranged from 2014 to 2023 truly going through the phases of the artist's work. 

2023

Phases

Traveling exhibition. Displayed at Free Range Brewery in NoDa Charlotte, NC, Amor Artis Brewery in Fortmill, SC, and Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery is in The VAPA Center in Uptown Charlotte, NC. The artwork shown ranged from 2014 to 2023, truly going through the phases of the artist's work. 

2018

Private Show

Show at Legion Brewery and Blue Blaze Brewerin Charlotte, NC. The works exhibited were small to medium abstract pieces.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Perspective

'Perspective' featured Chalice Meikle, Carey James, and Kate Bankston at The Long Room in the heart of Plaza Charlotte, NC. Each artist brought their perspective on creativity and genre. 

2023

Unbound

Charlotte Art League Charlotte, NC. Curated by meridith Connely and sponsured by Safe Allaince. This exhbition focsed on artwork created by the survivors of sexual assualt, domestsic violence and much more. 

2016

Et Pingere

Dacia Gallery in New York, NY. The exhibition was a closing ceremony to a figure painting residency with the gallery.

2016

McColl Center Member Show

McColl Center Gallery in Charlotte, NC. The exhibition was held for members only, a great experience all in all.

2015

Drawing Works

Alexander Hall at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah GA. This show glorified the natural line work of sketching, in any shape or form.

DONATIONS

2022

2022

Art for Reproductive Choice

Reproductive Rights Coalition held a silent auction at Bird Song Brewery. Ms. Meikle donated three hand-painted Chalice's for the event. 

2018

D’Art for Art

Shine

The Arts and Empowerment Fundraiser held silent auctions for their annual Shine Fundraiser. Ms. Meikle donated several small mixed-media pieces for the event.

2016

Heart Ball

Crooked Tree Arts Center in Traverse City, MI. Eb and Flow GB1was accepted for a silent auction, proceeds benefited Cancer treatments. 4' x 6' expressionist piece.

American Heart Association at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC. Three abstract pieces were accepted for a silent auction where the proceeds benefited heart treatments.

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