ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY
Chlese Henderson
chlsjiles@gmail.com
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Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art (Digital Illustration Concentration)
Honors Program Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA - 2019.
Exhibitions/Residencies
Pastime: The Relationship Between our Past Creativity and our Present Selves
The Meadow Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA.
(Curated by Anna Jane Storms, Student Intern)
Self- Directed Artist Residency
The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA.
The Puppy Project Auction
Davis Athletic Complex, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by the Ruston Cultural District Board, Ruston, LA.)
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#50@50 Annual Art Auction
Ruston Artisans, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by Katy Larson, Owner of The Agora Borealis Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA.)
Art & Ag Residency
Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation, Ruston, LA & Shreveport, LA.
The Outside Show
Downtown Ruston, LA.
Flavors
North Central Louisiana Arts Council Virtual Gallery, nclacgallery.org
#50@50 Annual Art Auction
Ruston Artisans, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by the North Central Louisiana Arts Council, Ruston, LA.)
Meraki
F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
Annual Student Show
F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by Wes McWhorter, Product Manager, Revelry Labs, New Orleans, LA.)
JC SNNACK
Center of Performance and Technology, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts,
Natchitoches, LA.
Coven
Upstairs Gallery, Monroe, LA.
#50@$50 Annual Art Auction
Ruston Artisans, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by the North Central Louisiana Arts Council, Ruston, LA.)
Chain Reaction
Center of Performance and Technology, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts,
Natchitoches, LA.
The Here and Now: Art and Politics
Enterprise Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by Nick Bustamante; Whitney Trisler Causey; Nicole Duet; Tom Futrell)
The Great Maker’s Show
University Hall, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
The Untold Show
F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
Art on 45 Auction
Ruston Artisans, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by Christiane Drieling, Multidisciplinary Artist, Ruston, LA.)
The OG Show
F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
Annual Student Show
F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA.
(Juried by Jude Landry, Associate Professor of Communication Design, University of North Texas,
Denton TX.)
Experience
Freelance Illustration/Design
2015 - Present.
Workshop Instructor
Organized and instructed a digital illustration workshop using Procreate with a local art gallery and workshop space, Creative Exchange - 2023.
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Organized and instructed a digital illustration workshop with a group of high school students as part of a collaboration with Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation and Alpha Kappa Alpha's Project Touch Debutantes - 2023.
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Book Illustration
Growing Together: Where Community Meets Gardening, an illustrated book created during Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation’s Art & Ag Residency. Partnered with two non-profit community gardens & Campti Field of Dreams to illustrate the stories of the gardens as well as NRCS recommended healthy soil practices, Ruston, LA & Shreveport, LA - 2021.
Going, an illustration only children’s book about loss, grief, and hope, Ruston, LA - 2019.
Mural Painting
Painted a mural installation for “The Outside Show,” Ruston, LA - 2021.
Assisted in painting a mural on the path of a new city walking trail, Rock Island Greenway, Ruston, LA - 2018.
Graphic Design
Provided graphic design for program advertisements as well other artistic needs as a campus ministry intern, The Wesley Foundation at La Tech, Ruston, LA - 2019 - 2021.
Related Skills
Digital Illustration
Adobe Photoshop CC, Procreate
Painting
Mural
Acrylic
Oil
Watercolor
Fiber Crafts
Embroidery
Punch Needle
Crochet