EmberEstridge
I make illustrative art that is explorative and eclectic in nature. Using vivid colors and whimsical themes, I seek to use art as a tool for coping and overcoming the discordant world we live in. Creating both sequential mass consumption pieces as well as stand-alone gallery pieces, I desire my work to captivate a wide audience.
As an art educator in public Title 1 schools, much of my work is inspired and created around the classroom. I tailor projects and lessons to engage and motivate students, impacting my own art making in the process. The resourcefulness and inventiveness of creating art projects accessible to a wide range of students and ages allows me to see multiple possibilities for each art material.
Curriculum vitae
EMBER ESTRIDGE____________________________________________________________
Lives and works in South Carolina
EDUCATION
2022 MFA, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
2013 BFA with minor in education, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Annual Juried Exhibition, Artists Collective, Spartanburg, SC
2016 - 2022 Marian Hagins Memorial Art Competition & Exhibit, Lancaster County Arts Council,
Lancaster, SC
2022 Honorable Mention, Carolina Wren 2
2021 People’s Choice, Deer Map
2019 4th place, Preserve Me
2022 South Carolina State Fair, Columbia, SC
2022 Western Carolina State Fair, Aiken, SC
2021 MFA in the Works, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
2021 The Art of Darkness, Blackcreek Arts Council, Hartsville, SC
2013 Radical Jewelry Makeover VIII, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Four pieces held in Winthrop’s permanent collection
2012 Art Education Senior Show “and Away we Grow,” Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
ART SHOWCASE
2021 - 2022 Salon Stages, Camden, SC
2019 – 2022 SC Artisans Center, Walterboro, SC
2022 The Golden Daffodil, Walterboro, SC
2022 Artists’ Hub of the ACE Basin, Walterboro, SC
2018, 2022 Crema Coffee Shop, Hartsville, SC
PUBLICATIONS
2022 October 2022, The Artist Life Featured Artist
2020 “Mama, Why Did God Make Flies?” Illustrator
2016 “Leon’s Lines,” Author and Illustrator