Chelsea Ragan - Illustrator
Black Mountain, NC
I’m an illustrator, baker, mother of two and thrift store junkie. I make colorful handmade paper-cut collages that shares moments of joy. You can find me nestled in the Appalachian mountains playroom/studio sketching, painting and cutting paper.
Likes : Grey’s Anatomy, Dean Martin, pumpkin pie and cotton nightgowns
Worked with clients such as Bravery Magazine, Origin Magazine, Be Ready, Honest History, Ditto Magazine, Thomasville Center for the Arts and Beck Financial.
I am also the Co-Founder of both School of the Alternative and Cut in the Fence.
Education
2012 MICA, MFA Mount Royal School of Art- Baltimore, MD
2006 University of Georgia, BFA Painting/Drawing - Athens, GA
Professional
Cut In the Fence, Co-Founder
School of the Alternative, Co-Founder
Vagrant Space, Co-Founder
Talks + Workshops
2020 Maryland Institute College of Art/ Maryland
2019 School of the Alternative/ North Carolina
2019 Asheville School/ North Carolina
2018 Hamiltonian Gallery/ Washington DC
2018 Maryland Institute College of Art/ Maryland
2017 School of the Alternative / North Carolina
2017 Salem College/ North Carolina
2017 Wexner Center for the Arts/ Ohio
2016 MoMA/ New York
Awards
2021 World Illustration Awards - Longlist
2020 ICON / Illustration Academy
2013 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2012 Leadership Recognition - MICA
2012 Launching Art in Baltimore - MICA
2011 Graduate Research Grant - MICA
2010 Mount Royal Graduate Scholarship - MICA
Black Mountain, NC
I’m an illustrator, baker, mother of two and thrift store junkie. I make colorful handmade paper-cut collages that shares moments of joy. You can find me nestled in the Appalachian mountains playroom/studio sketching, painting and cutting paper.
Likes : Grey’s Anatomy, Dean Martin, pumpkin pie and cotton nightgowns
Worked with clients such as Bravery Magazine, Origin Magazine, Be Ready, Honest History, Ditto Magazine, Thomasville Center for the Arts and Beck Financial.
I am also the Co-Founder of both School of the Alternative and Cut in the Fence.
Education
2012 MICA, MFA Mount Royal School of Art- Baltimore, MD
2006 University of Georgia, BFA Painting/Drawing - Athens, GA
Professional
Cut In the Fence, Co-Founder
School of the Alternative, Co-Founder
Vagrant Space, Co-Founder
Talks + Workshops
2020 Maryland Institute College of Art/ Maryland
2019 School of the Alternative/ North Carolina
2019 Asheville School/ North Carolina
2018 Hamiltonian Gallery/ Washington DC
2018 Maryland Institute College of Art/ Maryland
2017 School of the Alternative / North Carolina
2017 Salem College/ North Carolina
2017 Wexner Center for the Arts/ Ohio
2016 MoMA/ New York
Awards
2021 World Illustration Awards - Longlist
2020 ICON / Illustration Academy
2013 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2012 Leadership Recognition - MICA
2012 Launching Art in Baltimore - MICA
2011 Graduate Research Grant - MICA
2010 Mount Royal Graduate Scholarship - MICA