about me
Ella Pearson is an artist working in Manassas, Virginia. She graduated from Hollins University, in which she was a Studio Art major, English and Art History minor. During her time at Hollins, she held art shows including a collaborative photography exhibition and a museum show featuring her senior thesis work. Her studio work uses elements of textile media, such as crochet, weaving, and embroidery, in addition to painting, drawing, illustration, ink, and digital.
artist resume/CV
education
2021-2025 - At Hollins University, Pearson majored in Studio Art, with a minor in both English and Art History. In addition to a final senior studio show (which can be seen in her portfolio), she wrote an art history thesis about monstrous women and their perception in society overtime.
group exhibitions
2026 - Mindful Making with Textiles at ARTon1st, Roanoke, VA
2025 - Hollins Studio Art Senior Exhibition
2023 - Hollins Art Department, Advanced Photography Pop-Up Exhibition
awards + grants
2024 - Frances Niederer Scholarship, Hollins University
2021-2025 - Creative Talent Award, Hollins University
lectures, talks, and presentations
2025 - “’The Beauty is There, But a Beast is in the Heart’: Transformation and the Monstrous Feminine”: An Art History Thesis Talk, Hollins University
publications
2025 - Woodsqueer Literary Journal, Issue 02: Spring Solstice