Exhibitions
ELLIE CAUDILL + NATASHA SUD + MERRILEE CHALLISS: LEAVES IN THE RIVER
Julia Martin Gallery / 444 Humphreys St. October 4 - 25th
Ellie Caudill, Natasha Sud, Merrilee Challiss
More about the artists:
Ellie Caudill (she/they), also known as PinkPizzza, is a Nashville Native who has stayed true to their roots, with community and family at the core. Ellie helped with the opening of Elephant Gallery in 2017, curating many exhibitions showcasing predominantly local artists with immersive installations. From there she went on to become a prominent mural artist, production designer, installation artist and a much beloved custom portrait painter. Ellie currently works at her studio in East Nashville with her team designing murals, signage, fabrication, graphic design, merchandise, classes and community education.
Natasha Sud immigrated from the Ukraine to the United States at the age of 3. When she was 16 her papa gave her his camera, a Nikon FG. She then became obsessed with photography and studied it at the University of Louisville. She traveled to and lived in many cities photographing everything and everyone. She implemented collage work into her photographs when she was 18 and it has become the primary focus of her work. She has had group and solo shows in both the US and Europe. She currently resides in Louisville, KY.
Born in Cleveland, OH in 1971, Merrilee Challiss is an artist currently living and working in Birmingham, Alabama. Challiss holds a BA in Studio Arts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and a Masters of Arts in Education in the Visual Arts, from UAB. She has received grants from Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Leeway Foundation, and the Verdant Fund.
Image: Ellie Caudill
