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RELATED EXPERIENCE
Present
2022 - 2024
Arts Plus
Painting Teacher
Temporary Role. Teen and adult group classes. Each semester was six weeks meting for once a week. Taught beginner, intermediate, and advance painting techniques.
Jan 2023 - March 2024
Chair of Programming Committee
The VAPA Center
Arts and Science Counsil
Culture Blocks Classes
Temporary roles. Culture Blocks funding specailizing in giving creativity to underserved areas. Meets once a week. Instruction varied from mono Gelli printing, cyanotypes, and water color classes.
2023
McColl Center
Temporary role. Co-Created the weekly figure drawing sessions alongside Felicia Van Bork. Host and facilitated and hosted sessions once a week.
Volunteer. Organizes and facilities internal and external events. This includes but is not limited to monthly and annual programming event: VAPAVERSARY, VSCS (vapa summer concert series), VAPTOBERFEST, The Holiday Crown Ball, Open Studios, and The Crown Party.
2022 - 23
Art Teacher
The Arts and Empowerment Project
2022
Assistant Curator
Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery
Temporary roles and volunteer. Facilitating curriculums for students ages 5 to 18. The Arts and Empowerment Project focuses on children and teens who have come from homes of violence or trauma.
2017 - 2020
Owner, Instructor, and Curator
Unorthodox Studios
2018 - Present
Figure Modeling
Sole proprietor. Studio Gallery. Orchestrated marketing, finances, sublets, class instruction, lead curator in solo and group exhibitions, and class figure modeling.
Temporary roles. Figure modeling for artists at various studios, artists, and photographers.
Temporary roles and volunteer. Co-curating and assisting with art exhibitions in Raleigh, Highpoint, and Charlotte. Ms. Meikle also curated and hosted pop-up exhibitions with Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery.
2018 - 2020
Art Teacher
Noahs Art
Worked temporary roles. Created a full curriculum for ages 3 to 13, class size of about 15 to 30 children. Taught and hosted art classes, summer camp, and birthday parties.
2016 - 2017
Curator and Coordinator
Worked in temporary roles—curating and coordinating art exhibitions with Charlotte Art League, Spirit Square, and XFoundation.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022
100 Tiny Things
CIAF, Blumenthal
During the 2 week take over of the city, Charlotte International Arts Festival offers a walk around the city for viewers to find unique tiny pieces of art.
2020
Counting Up
Levine Museum in Charlotte, NC. The works in the exhibition were selected from local artists whom were given the direction of 'making your own ballot'.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Vagarious Visions
Exhibition at Love Tiya Caniel Gallery and Gift shop located at The VAPA Center. Featured brand new work of Ms. Meikle.
2024
Portraits
The exhibition at Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery is in The VAPA Center in Uptown Charlotte, NC. The artwork shown ranged from 2014 to 2023 truly going through the phases of the artist's work.
2023
Phases
Traveling exhibition. Displayed at Free Range Brewery in NoDa Charlotte, NC, Amor Artis Brewery in Fortmill, SC, and Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery is in The VAPA Center in Uptown Charlotte, NC. The artwork shown ranged from 2014 to 2023, truly going through the phases of the artist's work.
2018
Private Show
Show at Legion Brewery and Blue Blaze Brewery in Charlotte, NC. The works exhibited were small to medium abstract pieces.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Perspective
'Perspective' featured Chalice Meikle, Carey James, and Kate Bankston at The Long Room in the heart of Plaza Charlotte, NC. Each artist brought their perspective on creativity and genre.
2023
Unbound
Charlotte Art League Charlotte, NC. Curated by meridith Connely and sponsured by Safe Allaince. This exhbition focsed on artwork created by the survivors of sexual assualt, domestsic violence and much more.
2016
Et Pingere
Dacia Gallery in New York, NY. The exhibition was a closing ceremony to a figure painting residency with the gallery.
2016
McColl Center Member Show
McColl Center Gallery in Charlotte, NC. The exhibition was held for members only, a great experience all in all.
2015
Drawing Works
Alexander Hall at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah GA. This show glorified the natural line work of sketching, in any shape or form.
RESIDENCIES
2019
Braitman Studio
2017 - 2020
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2016
Dacia Gallery
GRANTS
Creative Entrepreneur Initiative
2023
Charlotte Is Creative
Charlotte, NC
HUG Micro Grant
2023
Charlotte Is Creative
Charlotte, NC
MOFSA Grant Program
2020
The Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art (MOFSA)Mint Hill Fine Arts Center
Mint Hill, NC
AWARDS
Honorable Mention
2020
The Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art (MOFSA)
Mint Hill Fine Arts Center
Mint Hill, NC
2nd Place
Wizard of Oz Costume Contest
2007
Parliament House
Drag Queen Night Club
Orlando, FL
DONATIONS
2022
2022
Art for Reproductive Choice
Reproductive Rights Coalition held a silent auction at Bird Song Brewery. Ms. Meikle donated three hand-painted Chalice's for the event.
2018
D’Art for Art
Shine
The Arts and Empowerment Fundraiser held silent auctions for their annual Shine Fundraiser. Ms. Meikle donated several small mixed-media pieces for the event.
2016
Heart Ball
Crooked Tree Arts Center in Traverse City, MI. Eb and Flow GB1was accepted for a silent auction, proceeds benefited Cancer treatments. 4' x 6' expressionist piece.
American Heart Association at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC. Three abstract pieces were accepted for a silent auction where the proceeds benefited heart treatments.
