Chellis BAIRD

Chellis Baird earned her BFA in textiles from Rhode Island School of Design and studied studio art at the Art Students League in New York City. Baird previously worked as a designer for renowned fashion labels such as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, and Tuleh. Baird’s accomplishments include receiving a fellowship at the National Arts Club in New York, marking a significant milestone in her career. In the fall of 2021, Baird showcased her first solo museum exhibition at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum in South Carolina. She also held solo shows at notable venues like the Louise Nevelson Chapel and the National Arts Club. In addition to her exhibitions Baird contributes her expertise to the New York City Culture Club as a board member. Her artwork is in several prestigious private collections and has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Artnet, Elle Magazine, Forbes, Architectural Digest, Luxe Interiors Magazine, and Portray Magazine.

Born in 1983 in Spartanburg, USA; lives and works in New York, USA.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022
The Touch of Red, National Arts Club, Curated by Jenny Mushkin Goldman, New York, USA.
2021
Tethered, Myrtle Beach Art Museum, Curated by Liz Miller, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.
Illuminations, Spirited Away Boutique, Curated by Douglas Watters, New York, USA.
2020
Chellis Baird, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
2019 – 2020
Meditative Motions, Narthex Gallery: Louise Nevelson Chapel Restoration Project, Curated by Heather Zises and Nicolene Strom-Jensen, Saint Peter’s Church, New York, USA.
2018
Becoming Encounters, 5-50 Gallery, Long Island City, Queens, USA.


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
Rule of Five, SLAG&RX, New York, USA.
Seeing Red: Renoir to Warhol, Curated by Franklin Perrell and Alex Maccaro, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, USA.
National Arts Club Artist Members Exhibition, New York, USA.
City Arts Inc, Art Auction, Curated by Tsipi Ben-Haim, New York, USA.
Modern Muses, Curated by Rachel Cole Art Advisory, Park Hyatt Hotel, New York, USA.
2023
Beyond Painting, Curated by Elizabeth Goddard, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
Currents, Curated by Alex Feim, Morris Adjmi, New York, USA.
Fractals and Figures, Curated by Clayton and Parker Calvert, NYC Culture Club: The Oculus, New York, USA.
Art for Healing, Curated by Rachel Khafif & Robin Braka, L’Space Gallery, New York , USA.
Arcane 17, Curated by Elliott Decesare, Kurt Seligmann Center, Chester, New York, USA.
Coming Close, Chellis Baird & Megan Dyer Curated by Seph Rodney, SLAG&RX Gallery, New York, USA.
Affiliation, Curated by JoAnne McFarlan, Sasha Chavchavadze, and Heather Topick, National Arts Club, New York, USA.
Volta Art Air, FORMah Gallery, New York, USA.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief Benefit + Fine Art Auction, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, hosted by NYC Culture Club, New York, USA.
Rights & Empowerment Show, Juried panel, Benefit WREN, Internal Affairs Art Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
Reverberation, Chellis Baird & Jim D’Amato, Curated by Josh Campbell, High Line Nine Galleries #1, New York, USA
Winters Ball for Second Stage Theater, Auction, New York, USA
Sumter Collects III, Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.
A Suitable Accomplishment, Trotter & Sholer, New York, USA.
2022
Thriving, FORMah Gallery, New York, USA.
Rejuvenation, Serhant Collaboration, Curated by Josh Campbell, New York, USA.
Welcome Back, Curated by Parker & Clayton Calvert, NYC Culture Club: The Oculus, New York, USA.
Tempus Fugit, Curated exhibition, Latchkey Gallery, New York, USA.
New York Junior League Auction, Curated by Bridgett Fossel, New York, USA.
Life, Death, and Hereafter, Curated by Jenny Mushkin Goldman, Narthex Gallery: Louise Nevelson Chapel, New York, USA.
2021
Wknd Nation, Fundraiser for Lung Force Cancer Research, Curated by Jenny Mushkin Goldman, New York, USA.
Reasons, Curated by Josh Campbell, NYC Culture Club: The Oculus, New York, USA.
Resurgence, Curated by Clayton Calvert, NYC Culture Club: The Oculus, New York, USA.
Talismans, Presented by Monica King Projects, Artsy
2020
Art Aspen 2020, Virtual art fair, Monica King Contemporary, New York, USA.
Spring to Action: Benefit exhibition to support Feed the Frontlines, Monica King Contemporary, New York, USA.
The Center Fold, Equity Gallery, Curated by Lexi Axon, Guy De Baere, Maria Duran Smapedro, Hayley Ferber, Mija Jung, Kelly
Olshan, New York, USA
Light & Spirit, Church of Heavenly Rest Gallery, Curated by Jim DeWoody, New York, USA.
2019
HUE, Studio 525 Gallery, Curated by Trotter & Sholer, New York, USA.
These Times are Racing, Highline Nine Gallery, Curated by Arisohn & Murphy, New York, USA.
GUT: Women in the Arts, Gut Boutique Gallery, Curated by Nelsena Burt-Spano, Brooklyn, USA.
Twist & Twine Summer Exhibition, ChaShaMa Gallery, Curated by Paradice Palase, Long Island City, Queens, USA.
Materials and Geometries, East End Culture Club Gallery, Curated by Clayton Calvert, South Hampton, USA.
Tenet Shop, Tenet Gallery Shop, Curated by Clayton Calvert, East Hampton, USA.
Paper, Silvermine Arts Center, Curated by Jennifer Farrell, New Canaan, CT
Twisting Fibers: An Art for All Reasons Exhibition, Art League Rhode Island, Curated by Ellen Matesanz, Pawtucket, RI
2018
Green, Webster Arts Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Temporal Escape: Women of Abstraction, 326 Gallery, Curated by Megan Green & Jenny Mushkin Goldman, New York, USA.
29th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists Gallery, Juried by Johanna Burton, New York, USA.
Evening Red, Lilac Preservation: Curated by MW Projects, Pier 25, New York, USA.
Light, Church of Heavenly Rest Gallery, New York, USA.
Reis Studios Experimental Space, LIC, NY, Curated by Julian Calderon, Long Island City, Queens, USA.
Abstraction at Large, Site Brooklyn Gallery, Juried by Eleanor Heartney of Art in America, Brooklyn, USA.
Between the Seam, Woman’s Made Gallery, Juried by Nnenna Okore, Chicago, USA.
Pop-Up On & Off the Wall, First Street Gallery, Juried by Kathleen Bennett Bastis, New York, USA.
2017 – 2018
Small Works, Citi De Ford Gallery, Curated by Teri Lehner, Long Island City, Queens, USA.
2017
Fear, Plaxall Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Long Island City, Queens, USA.
Making Connections, Plaxall Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Long Island City, Queens, USA.
Google Manhattan, Curated by Megan Green, New York, USA.
Conference Board, British Embassy, Exhibition Outreach Program with the Art Students League, New York, USA.
Wrath of Rhythm, Juried Exhibition by Con Artist Collective, New York, USA.
2016
Mixed Media Group Show, Art Students League Gallery, Curated by Deborah Winiarski, New York, USA.
2005
Fashion & Textiles, Woods Geary Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.


 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Joan Horning, New York, NY
Francis Greenburger, New York, NY
Lora Aroyo & Chris Welty, New York, NY


COLLABORATIONS

2024
The Eyes of Her: Chellis Baird curates show for Womens History Month with Port Authority & NYCCC, New York, NY
2023
New York Textile Month VIII: Artist Chellis Baird hosts studio tour, September 19, 2022, Long Island City, New York, USA.
2022
New York Textile Month VII: Artist Chellis Baird hosts studio tour, September 23, 2022, Long Island City, New York, USA.
Rx Room, Installation at Rx Room, Curated by Sabrina Wirth, Wirth Galerie, New York, USA.
Brooklyn Heights Designer Showcase, Curated by Tara McCauley, Brooklyn,USA..
The National Arts Club Podcast: “The Arts in Conversation”, Moderated by Mitch Case, New York, USA.
Flirt, Installation at Zero Bond, Curated by Josh Campbell with Apostrophe Gallery, New York, USA.
2021
Revitalization, Curator with Clayton Calvert and The Nevelson Legacy Council, New York, USA.
2019
Meditative Motions, Opening reception: Dance Collaboration choreographer Roberto Lara, Saint Peter’s Church, New York, USA.
Featured artist for Carla van de Puttelaar book project: Women in the Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Guest Juror for Conception Arts Pop Up Exhibition for emerging artists www.conceptionarts.com, New York, USA.
2018
Becoming Encounters, Digital Light Installation with new media artist Alida Sun, 5-50 Gallery, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA.
2017
500th Reformation of Lutheran Church, Collaboration choreographer Roberto Lara, St Peter’s Church, New York, USA.


SELECTED PRESS

CultBytes Power List: Who to Keep an Eye on in 2025, January, 2025
Canvas Rebel, Interview with Chellis Baird, by Michael Rivera, January, 2024
Artlyst, Art Basel Miami Bech 2023 Events Round Up Diary, by Clayton Calvert, December, 2023
Grit Daily, At #704 and Morris Adjmi Architects, Sculptor Body Innovates Materials, by Alexandra Israel, November, 2023
The Villager AMNY, Two-woman art exhibit curated by Seph Rodney extended at Chelsea gallery, August, 2023
Eazel Magazine: Inside the Studio, A Virtual Tour of Chellis Baird’s Studio in LIC, NY, May, 2023
The New York Times, “Clothes for People who Love Books”, February, 2023
The Style That Binds Us Mini Mag, “Interview with Chellis Baird”, March, 2023
TheArtGuide, “Reverberation: What to see this week at High Line Nine Galleries”, January, 2023
Forbes, “What to pack for Miami Art Basel”, by Alexandra Bregman, December, 2022
Galerie Magazine, “The Artful Life: 6 Things Galerie Editors Love this Week”, by Galerie Editors, July, 2022
Gio Journal, “Lady in Red! Emerging Contemporary Artist Chellis Baird is One to Put on your Radar”, April, 2022
Art Spiel, “Chellis Baird Redefining Sculpture” by Alexandra Israel, April, 2022
WhiteHot Magazine, “Chellis Baird: The Touch of Red” by Vittoria Benzine, April 2022 
Art Net, Editors Picks (#6) “Chellis Baird: Touch of Red” by Sarah Cascone, April, 2022
Portray Magazine, “Painting the Town Red” by Heather Zises, March 2022
Luxe Interiors Magazine, “Delicate Dance” by Hilary Oswald, November / December Issue, 2021
Carolina arts, “Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, Features Works by Chellis Baird”, October, 2021
Grand Strand Magazine, “Candescent”, October, 2021
Art Net, “Top 11 (#9) Must-see exhibition from editors picks of Resurgence Exhibition at NYC Culture Club”, July 2021
Yimby, “Resurgence Art Exhibit Opens At The World Trade Center’s Oculus In Financial District, Manhattan”, June 2021
The Coveteur, “In the Studio with Chellis Baird” by Tim Latterner, October 2020
Architectural Digest, “Monica King Gallery Spring to Action Benefit”, April 2020
LINEA, “Meditative Motions: Chellis Baird found a kindred spirit in the great iconoclastic sculptor Louise Nevelson.”, March 2020
PreGame Magazine, “Featured Artist: Chellis Baird”, January 2020
CultBytes Review,“A Woven Life” by Alexandra Bregman for Solo Exhibition at the Nevelson Chapel, November 2019
Architectural Digest, “Must-see exhibit for Solo Exhibition at the Nevelson Chapel”, October 2019
Art Net, “Top 19 (#10) Must-see exhibition from editors picks of Solo Exhibition at Nevelson Chapel”, November 2019
WhiteHot Magazine, “Interview: Jenna Ferrey and Chellis Baird”, December, 2019 
ArtBinder, “Artist Spotlight Interview: Chellis Baird Solo Exhibition at the Nevelson Chapel”, November 2019
Art News, “Sammy’s Beach Reunion with the Elaine De Kooning House”, June 2019
Arch Digest, “An Art Lover’s Guide to the Hamptons This Summer: East End Culture Club", June 2019
Art Gallery America, “Interview with Chellis Baird”, November 2019
Save the Loom, “Featured Artist”, August 2019
Art Net News, "Editors Picks", August 2019
At Beach Magazine, “East End Culture Materials and Geometrics Opening”, June 2019
Vast and Rook, “Interview for Becoming Encounters Exhibition”, November 2018
Ante Magazine, “Temporal Escape: 326 Gallery Empowers the Feminine in Contemporary Art by Audra Lambert”, August 2018
Long Island City Arts Commission, “Featured Artist / Day of an Artist”, June 2017
Art Blog, “Art Ruby featured artist for show at Google by Olga Rei”, June 2017
LINEA, “Catalogue feature for painting: Blind”, January 2017
LINEA, “Catalogue feature for painting: Quilt”, January 2016
Nordstrom Anniversary Book, “Spring Dresses”, May 2014
Oprah Magazine, “Ralph Lauren Dress Design”, December 2010
Elle Magazine, “Featured designer on textile designs like Jackson Pollock by Jenny Feldman”, February 2006
Womens Wear Daily, “Color report from Premiere Vision by Daniela Gilbert”, October 2006
The New York Times “Designing as Fast as they Can, by Cathy Horyn”, September 2005
WWD, “Featured inspiration collage for Spring 2006 Tuleh Collection”, September 2005


ARTIST TALKS AND WORKSHOPS

2023
The Visual Language of Texture Workshop, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
Beyond Painting, Artist Talk and private tour led by Chellis Baird, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
Beyond Painting, Artist Talk for the reception, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
Fractals and Figures, Artist Talk, moderated by Clayton Calvert, NYC Culture Club, New York, USA.
Coming Close, Chellis Baird & Megan Dyer, moderated by Curator Seph Rodney, Slag & RX Gallery, New York, USA.
Reverberation, Artist Talk moderated by Josh Campbell, High Line Nine Galleries, New York, USA.
2022
The Touch of Red, Artist Talk moderated by Jenny Mushkin Goldman, The National Arts Club, New York, USA.
2021
Tranquil Blue, Myrtle Beach Art Museum Mixed Media Workshop, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.
Sundays@Studio Interview: Nina Kong-Surtees founder of smART Advisory, New York, USA.
Hook Art: Curatorial talk moderated by Elisabeth Johs, Hook podcast, New York, USA.
2020
Society of Domestic Museology: Artist Talk led by Heather Topcik, Saint Peter’s Church, New York, USA.
Meditative Motions: Curatorial talk moderated by Heather Zises, Saint Peter’s Church, New York, USA.
2018
Artist Panel Discussion moderated by Johanna Burton of the New Museum, Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, USA.
2017 Artist talk led by Megan Green, Google Headquarters, New York, USA.


AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2022
Artist in Residence, Apostrophe Gallery, Zero Bond Private Club, New York, USA.

The National Arts Club Fellowship, New York, USA.
2017
Red Dot Winner for the Concours Del Rosario at Art Students League of New York for painting, New York, USA.
Red Dot Winner for the Concours Winiarski at Art Students League of New York for painting, New York, USA.
2004
Echo Design Scholarship Recipient, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
2003
Textron Scholarship Recipient, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
2001-2003
RISD Scholar, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.


AFFILIATIONS

2023-24 The National Arts Club Member, New York, USA.
2021-24 Board Member, Secretary, NYC Culture Club, New York, USA.
2023-24 Junior Council Neue Galerie, New York, USA.
2019-24 Young Patron, Joyce Theatre, New York, USA.
2021-24 Patron of the Artist Immigrant Biennial, New York, USA.
2018-23 Young Patron, New York City Ballet, New York, USA.