Nellie Ashford (born c. 1943) is a self-taught folk artist from Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.[1] Her mixed-mediafolk art depicts the experiences of Charlotte’s African-American community from the Jim Crow era to contemporary day in the U.S. South.
Ashford grew up in a rural part of Mecklenburg County and attended school in a segregated four-room schoolhouse. She later graduated from Plato Prince High School and earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology and social science from Shaw University.[2] She is self-trained as an artist.
During the 2012 U.S. Presidential election campaign, 11 of her works were featured at the Democratic National Convention Committee headquarters in Charlotte.[7]
In 2020, the Arts & Science Council and the Public Art Commission in partnership with the City of Charlotte commissioned a mural from Ashford to be displayed in the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Her work, entitled "Honoring All Teachers" is displayed at Concourse A, Gate A7.[8]
She is a four-time recipient of the Actors Theatre award and a recipient of the Priscilla Literary Award. In 2007, she was named the Harvey B. Gantt Center's (then known as the Afro-American Cultural Center) artist of the year.[2]
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^ abKelley, Pam (July 28, 2016). "Artist Nellie Ashford evokes Jim Crow Charlotte in new Gantt Center show". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^ abWhite, Herb (March 3, 2011). . Charlotte Post. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^. Carolina Arts: A publication Covering the Visual Arts in the Carolinas. 2004. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^. Delta Arts Center. 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^Memrick, Amanda (January 7, 2013). . Gaston Gazette. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
^ ab. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Art+Culture. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^Curtis, Mary C. (December 14, 2011). . Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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