Renee Noelle Cheesman
7094 Atwood Rd., Ferndale, WA 98248 360-384-0941 folkstonehouse@msn.com
Pickford Art Studios., #205, Bellingham WA 98248 360-201-7079 noellechsmn@gmail.com
Education
2016-2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, Graduated Magnum Cum Laude
2015-2016 Bachelor of Arts Studio Program, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, Graduate Magnum Cum Laude
2015 Associates in Arts and Science, Whatcom Community College, Graduated with Honors
Exhibitions
2024 Upcoming: Syre Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2024 Fiber Reimagined, Fiber Art Now, Summer Issue
2024 Stars and Stripes: Artist Dialogues on the American Flag, Hickman Gallery, Adrian College, MI
2024 Gallery 114, Beneath the Surface, Regional Juried Show, Portland, Or
2024 Gallery 110, 14th Annual Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA\
2024 Anacortes 2024 Juried Art Show, Anacortes, WA
2023 Bellingham National International Juried Exhibition: Acts of Healing and Repair, Bellingham, WA
2023 Whatcom Museum Juried WAST Show, Bellingham, WA
2023 Ripple and Roars, Old Forge, NY
2023 Allied Art Whatcom Artists Member Show, Bellingham, WA
2023 EAFA Juried Show, Garden View, Bellevue, WA
2023 Emptiness, Toronto, Canada
2023 Shapes and Colors, Toronto, Canada
2023 Vivid, D'art Gallery, Norfolk, VA
2022 Allied Art Whatcom Artists Group Show, Bellingham, WA
2022 Political Storm, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 G3M, Whatcom Studio Tour Group Show, Ferndale, WA
2022 American Conversations, Solo Show, Bellingham, WA
2022 Transitional Landscapes Work on Paper, Solo Show, Bellingham, WA
2022 EAFA Juried Show, University House, Issaquah, WA
2022 Jansen Art Center Spring Juried Show, Lynden, WA
2021 Jansen Art Center Summer Juried Show, Lynden, WA
2021 Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency Show, Averill Park, NY
2020 Jansen Winter Juried Exhibition, Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
2019 Arts, Letters and Numbers Residency Show, Averill Park, NY
2019 Jansen Fall Juried Exhibition, Jansen Art Center, Lynden WA
2017 New Whatcom: Contemporary Art of the Pacific Northwest, Group Show, Pegasus Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2017 Coded Threads, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2017 Corporeal, Western Washington University Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Western Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
2017 IKAT Show, OMS Studio, Bellingham, WA
2017 Inner Monologues, B Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2017 Beyond Borders (juried), Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2017 Figure Symbol, B Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2016 Jansen Winter Juried Art Show, Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
2016 6 x 6 Show, Dakota Art Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2016 Emergence, Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2016 VCCA France le Moulin a Nef International Student Show, La Cebo au Moulin a Nef, 17 Esplanade du Port, Auvillar France
2016 BFA Candidate Show, B Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2016 Forms in Fiber, Dakota Art, Bellingham, WA
2016 Vitality Show- Resilience-(juried) B Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2016 Nomadic, Gallery B, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
2015 In and Out, Gallery B, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2015 Associations, Gallery B, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2013 Jansen Art Center Spring Juried Art Show, Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
2012 Granary Building Show, Studio UFO, Bellingham, WA
2011 Whatcom Community College Student Art Show, WCC, Bellingham, WA
Awards & Achievements
2023 Bellingham International Biennial, Third Place Honors& Peoples Choice Award, Lightcatcher Museum, Bellingham, WA
2023 EAFA Garden View Show, 1st Place Honors, Bellevue WA
2022 EAFA University House Show, 3rd Place Honors, Issaquah, WA
2017 Art and Art History BFA Exhibition Merit Award, Department of Art and Art History, WWU
2016 –17 President’s List, Western Washington University, Bellingham Wa
2016 – 17 Double Eagle Endowment Scholarship, Western Washington Foundation Dept. of Fine Arts, WWU
2016 – 17 Settlemeyer Scholarship in Fine and Performing Arts, Western Washington Foundation Dept. of Fine Arts, WWU
2015 – 16 Western Washington University Presidential Scholarship
2011 – 16 Whatcom Community College Honors Program
2011 Whatcom Art Guild Scholarship
Bibliography/ Publications:
Fiber Art Now: https://www.fiberartnow.net/summer-2024/
Acts of Healing and Repair: https://www.westernfrontonline.com/article/2023/11/bellingham-national
New Whatcom Exhibit: https://www.facebook.com/gallerypegasus/posts/2018317588389536
Corporeal Catalog: https://westerngallery.wwu.edu/corporeal-bfa-studio-exhibition
Scholars Week Western Washington University, Undergraduate Research, May 17 2017
Beyond Borders Catalogue: March 2017 : https://wp.wwu.edu/theasreview/2017/02/28/22nd-annual-beyond-borders-exhibit-graces-vu-gallerys- walls/ : https://www.facebook.com/vikinguniongallery/
Emergence : https://wp.wwu.edu/theasreview/2016/11/29/vu-gallery-displays-emergent-work-of-10-western-bfa-students/
Residencies:
Arts, Letters and Numbers, 2023
Arts, Letters and Numbers, 2021
Arts, Letters and Numbers, 2019
Study Abroad: Auvillar Artist Residency with Cro-Magnon Cave Studies Oct 15 to Nov 10, 2016, WWU
Updated: 8/15/24