Education

2017- 2021 Equinox Center of Herbal Studies- Fort Collins, CO

Advanced Herbal Studies Program. Certified Herbalist

2010- 2013 Colorado State University- Fort Collins, CO.  (Cum Laude) 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Organic Agriculture & Environmental Affairs minor

Exhibitions:

2022 Mask Exhibit                                     Selected artist for annual exhibit, Fort Collins Museum of Art, CO

2021 Annual Collection                             Artwork selected and displayed, Loveland 2D TAAP, Loveland, CO

2021 The Great Return                              Walk Through Outdoor Art Show, Wolverine Farm, Fort Collins, CO

2020 Rate of Infection                               Solo Exhibit, Evolving installation, Wolverine Farm Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2020 Don’t Panic                                        Solo Exhibit, Residency Culmination. Firehouse Art Center. Longmont ,CO

2019-20  South Gallery Resident             Open studio exhibits: Firehouse Art Center Residency, Longmont CO

2019 Deja Vu                                               Exhibition at DoubleSpace Gallery, Denver, CO

2019 Experimentals                                  Solo Exhibition at Equinox Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO

2019 Denatured                                         Solo Exhibition at Bolt Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2019 Burning Down the House                Group Exhibition at the Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO

2019 Touch                                                Solo Exhibition at the Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO

2018 Abyss: group art odyssey               Group Exhibition at the Magnetic Gallery, Fort Collins, CO 

2018 Transformations                              Solo Exhibition at Equinox Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO

2018 Divine Feminine                               Group female exhibition. Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO

2018 Annual Collection                             Artwork selected and displayed, Loveland 2D TAPP, Loveland, CO

2017 Open Studios                                     Artist in Residence studios, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2017 Blue                                                   AIR exhibition, Kahn Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2017 To What End                                     AIR exhibition, Kahn Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT 

2017 Whimsy                                             Commissioned installation at the Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO

2017 Natural Elements                             Installation exhibition at the Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO

2017 Studio Tour Preview                        Group Exhibition at the Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO

2017 Wolverine Farm Letterpress          Studio Tour Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO

2016   Tres Patios Ceramicas                  Ceramic pieces and installations, Medellin, Colombia

2016   MIFF Contemporary Art                Art Exhibition, Medellin International  Film Festival, Medellin, Colombia

2015   Ashland Art Center                        Installation in gallery, eARThly Biomimicry Series, Ashland, OR

2015   PUSH Gallery                                 Installation in gallery, eARThly Biomimicry Series, Ashland, OR

2015 Swing                                               Solo exhibit in Swing Tree Brewery, Ashland, OR

2015 Synthesis                                         Solo Exhibition & Installation, Center for Sustainability, Ashland, OR

2014 BFA Thesis Exhibition                    Juried Exhibition at the Clara Hatton Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2014 Love and Light Exhibition              Installation in Group exhibit at the Loveland Feed and Grain, Loveland, CO

2014 Art and Science Exhibition            Juried Exhibition at the Clara Hatton Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2014 Student Exhibition                         Juried Exhibition at the Art Lab, Fort Collins, CO

2013 Macrocosm                                     Solo Exhibition at the Art Lab, Fort Collins, CO 

2013  Elements: Glass, Fiber, Stone.     Installation at the Loveland Feed and Grain, Loveland, CO 

2013 Evolve                                              Solo Exhibition at the Mini Gallery, Fort Collins, CO 

2013 Collections                                      Group Exhibition, In the Meantime Gallery, Loveland, CO 

2012 Student Exhibition                         Juried Exhibition, Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO 

2012 TILT Annual Collection                  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

2012 Undergrad Exhibition                    Juried Exhibition at the Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

 

Curation Experience

2022 The Year of the River                  Immersive experience 10 artists, WF Publick House, Fort Collins, CO

2021 The Great Return                        Immersive experience, 10 artists, WF Publick House, Fort Collins, CO

2020 8x8x8 Mural Exhibit                   Mural Exhibit, 8 artists, Wolverine Farm Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2020 Drive Through Art Show            Immersive installation, 30 artists + 30 musicians, Fifth Exit, Fort Collins, CO

2019 South Gallery Exhibit                 Fibers exhibit, 3 artists, in the Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO

Public Works

2021 FCMP Muralist Public mural in Downtown Fort Collins, CO- Fort Collins Mural Project

2021 Bench Mural Mural for Calwood Center of Education Fundraiser at Chautauqua, CO

2021 FC Transformer Cabinet, Public mural on FC Utilities cabinet, Fort Collins, CO

2021 FC Pianos About Town, Public mural on public pianos around town, Fort Collins CO

2020 Transitions Collaboration Weaving made with Adams County Youth Services, CO

2020 FC Transformer Cabinet Public Mural on FC Utilities cabinet, Fort Collins, CO

2020 Pianos About Town Public mural on public pianos around town, Fort Collins CO

2020 Collaborative Mural The Fifth Exit Drive Through Art Show, Fort Collins, CO

2019 Transformations Project Public mural on Loveland Utilities cabinet, Loveland, CO

2018 FC Transformer Cabinet Public mural on FC Utilities cabinet, Fort Collins, CO

2018 Pianos About Town Public mural on public pianos around town, Fort Collins, CO

2017 FC Transformer Cabinet Public mural on Transformer Cabinets, Fort Collins, CO

2014 Left Hand Chairs 3 Commissioned Public Artworks, Niwot, CO. (1st place winner)

 

Relevant Work Experience

Present                            Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, Fort Collins, CO

                                                      Arts and Events Coordinator, curator, manager, program development

2015- Present                Private Commissions of murals and installations, Anywhere

2021                                Smartwool, Contracted artist for various Smartwool artworks + store installations, USA

2020-Present                Arts Curator, Fort Collins, CO

                                                   Curator of multiple local group exhibition and immersive art experiences

2017-Present                 Think 360 Arts for Learning, Northern Colorado

                                                      Teaching Artist in schools & communities, teaching professional development

2017-2020                       Beaver Lodge Nature Camp, Fort Collins, CO

                                                      Executive Director of Nature and Art-based outdoor education programming for youth

 

Volunteer Opportunities

2022 FC               Mural Project board of directors: website, artist liaison, jury. Fort Collins, CO

2017-present.     Vindeket Foods board of directors and lead volunteer, Fort Collins, CO

2017-present      Director of Cottonwood Concert Series (including pop up art shows), Fort Collins, CO

2016                     Creative Director with Rogue Climate’s Community Public Artwork, Ashland, OR

 

Selected Skills

Experience working in public and commissioned artworks and murals

Extensive experience working with youth and adults, teaching, community development, leadership

Thorough knowledge in woodshop, metals shop, ceramic studio, wax, and plaster 

 

Honors | Awards | Residencies

• Recipient of Colorado Creates Creative Corps ARP Grant 2022 

• 2021 NOCO’s Best- “Northern Colorado’s Best Local Artist

• Workshop Presenter at the 2019 Early Childhood Health Outdoors Summit, Denver, CO 2019

• Artist in Residence at the Firehouse Art Center. Longmont, CO 2019

• Writer in Residence at the Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, Fort Collins, CO 2019

• Workshop presenter at the Think 360 Institute for Creative Teaching, Denver, CO 2019

• Teaching Fellowship & Artist in Residence: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT, 2017

• Artist in residence and scholarship recipient at Campos De Gutierrez, Medellin, Colombia, 2016

• Recipient of Haines and Friends Fund Grant for artists of the Rogue Valley, 2015

 

Publications 

Voyage Denver | April 2020 | “Meet Chelsea Gilmore” | Interview

303 Magazine | March 2019 | “There is an Art Exhibit in Boulder That Lets You Touch Everything” | by Kalley Velarde

Denver Westword | October 2019 | “Art Attack: 10 best things for gallery lovers to do in Denver..” | by Susan Froyd