ARTIST STATEMENT
I am exploring the complex way in which our society views women and their relation to beauty. Inspired by fashion photography and the evolution of the roles of women, I place idealized women in isolated settings saturated with bright colors, challenging the viewer to confront the dichotomy between the perception of liberation and that of confinement.
BIO
Chambers Austelle is a contemporary figurative painter and educator living and working in Charleston, SC. Austelle is best known for her compositions of vivid color and female subjects. The isolated environments challenge the viewer to question the way beauty and women are perceived in our culture.
Austelle’s work has been exhibited nationally and exists in many private collections. She was awarded Best in Show at The City Gallery for “Piccolo Spoleto’s 2016 Juried Exhibition”, as well as Charlie Magazine’s “50 Most Progressive”. Most recently, she was the 2018 recipient of St. Thomas’ Artist Grant. Austelle’s work has been featured in publications such as Expose Art Magazine, The Artist Catalogue, Fresh Paint Magazine, The Jealous Curator, Create Magazine and more.
EDUCATION
2011 Bachelor of Arts, Studio Arts
. College of Charleston
AWARDS & HONORS
2018 St. Thomas' Artist Grant
2017 Artist-in-Residency, Phillip Simmons
2016 Artist-in-Residency, Sanders Clyde
. Creative Arts School, December 2016
2016 Best in Show, Piccolo Spoleto Juried
. Exhibit, City Gallery
2016 50 Most Progressive, Charlie Magazine
2016 Artist-in-Residency, Sanders Clyde
. Creative Arts School, March 2016
2015 Artist Stipend, Charleston Supported Art
2015 Art Matters Grant Nominee
2011 President's Choice Award for Photography,
. College of Charleston
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Zodiac, Candy Shop Vintage, New York, NY
2019 Calendar Girls, Furbish Studio, Raleigh, NC
2018 Look, Jahde Atelier, Charleston, SC
2018 Cabana, Furbish Studio, Raleigh, NC
2017 Girls, Saint Claude Social Club,
. New Orleans, LA
2017 Birdcage, Beresford Studios
. Charleston, SC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Glow, Gallery 26, Charleston, SC
2019 15th Anniversary Exhibit, Robert Lange Studios,
. Charleston, SC
2019 Magnolia Ball, Ogden Museum of Southern Art
. New Orleans, LA
2019 INTRO - May, The Art Mag, Charleston, SC
2019 Young Collector's Art Fair, Memphis, TN
2019 Society 1858, The Gibbes Museum
. Charleston, SC
2018 Redux Annual Art Auction, Redux
. Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2018 INTRO - November, The Art Mag, Charleston, SC
2018 The Feminine Now, Gallery 26, Charleston, SC
2018 Magnolia Ball, Ogden Museum of Southern Art
. New Orleans, LA
2018 INTRO - March, The Art Mag, Charleston, SC
2017 Get Well Soon, The Southern Gallery,
. Charleston, SC
2017 Redux Annual Art Auction, Redux
. Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2017 Esoteric, Etcetera, The Artistry,
. Greenville, SC
2017 Face, Palmetto Curatorial, SCETV
. Columbia, SC
2017 Homage, Robert Lange, The Vendue,
. Charleston, SC
2017 Graffiti In The Garden, The Gibbes Museum
. Charleston, SC
2017 From The Pages, Paradigm Gallery
. Philadelphia, PA
2016 Redux Annual Art Auction, Redux
. Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2016 Southern Works on Paper, The Southern
. Gallery, Charleston, SC
2016 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibit,
. The City Gallery, Charleston, SC
2015 Redux Annual Art Auction, Redux
. Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2015 Dig South, Show and Tell Art and
. Design, Charleston, SC
2015 Imagining Eliza, The George Gallery
. Charleston, SC
2014 Awe & Awe, Show and Tell Art and Design
. Awendaw, SC
2014 Cradle of Creativity, Piccolo Spoleto,
. The City Gallery, Charleston, SC
2014 ReNude, Redux Contemporary Art Center
. Charleston, SC
2014 Artfields, Lake City, SC
2013 Choice, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Young Contemporaries, Halsey Institute of
. Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
2011 Salon des Refusés, The Hill Gallery
. Charleston, SC
2010 Salon des Refusés, The Hill Gallery
. Charleston, SC
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Beacon Quarterly, Issue 7
2017 Art Maze Magazine, Issue 2
2017 Art Mag, Winter Issue
2017 Create! Magazine, Issue 2
2016 Art Maze Magazine, Digital Issue
2016 Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 11
2016 Haute Punch, Digital Issue
2016 Expose Art Magazine, Next Generation Edition
2016 The Artist Catalogue, Volume 5, Issue 1
2015 Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 7, 10
2015 Mad House Publications, Volume 3
2014 Yemassee Literary Journal, Issue 21.2
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/ LECTURES
2018 Guest Lecturer, Marketing and Advertising in the Arts
. College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, November 2017
2017 Guest Lecturer, Gallery Fundamentals, College of Charleston
. Charleston, SC
2017 Guest Lecturer, Marketing and Advertising in the Arts
. College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, February 2017
2016 Lecturer, Greenville Technical Charter High School
. Greenville, SC
2014 - Redux Contemporary Art Center, Instructor
2012 Roots + Wings School of Art, Instructor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 Art Fields Jr., Juror
2017 Lowcountry Local First, Public Art Curator
2016 - Charleston Trading Eights, Co-Founder
2015 - Young Artists, Founder + Director
2014 - 2017 Redux Contemporary Art Center,
. Outreach Coordinator