About Charlese Annette
Born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Charlese currently resides in Delaware and has always had a passion to create. Her creativity has taken many forms throughout her life from drawing, to ceramics, crafting, baking and designing cakes, photography, and so much more. In recent years her main creative focuses have been weaving, spinning yarn and painting. These various avenues of creativity have lead her to begin developing a collection of painted portraits incorporated into elaborate weavings. In 2011, Charlese received a BA in Fine Arts from Salisbury University and her Masters in Elementary Ed. degree from Wilmington University in 2019.
She began her fiber art journey in 2020 with macrame, and through that exploration, discovered weaving which has lead her where she is today. Once she fell in love with weaving, she started teaching herself how to spin yarn for her pieces. Since picking up fiber art, Charlese has challenged herself with each new piece to experiment with how far her materials can go, developing her color combinations and has allowed her imagination to be the guiding force behind each works she creates.
In 2024, Charlese was awarded Best in Show at the 11th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition at the Rehoboth Art League for her piece, ‘EmpowerMINT’ (2024). She was also awarded a 2023 Emerging Artists Fellowship Grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts which was a huge catalyst in her pursuing her dream of creating full time. In 2022, Charlese was awarded Best in Show at the 11th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition for her piece, ‘Michaela Coel’ (2021), during her time as a high school educator. Now as a full time artist, Charlese also shares her creative passion with students across Delaware while partnering with the nonprofit organization, Delaware Institute for Arts in Education (DIAE).
Over the next few years Charlese hopes to share her art with more people around the world and inspire them to create. And to connect with more creatives while continuing to allow her creativity to evolve.
Awards
2024 Best in Show - 11th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition. Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, DE. *Artwork- ‘EmpowerMINT’, 2024.
2023 York Art Association 52nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition - Award of Excellence. *Artwork- ‘Michaela Coel’, 2021.
2023 Delaware Individual Artist Fellowship - Emerging Visual Arts Interdisciplinary
2022 Best of Show - 11th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition. *Artwork- ‘Michaela Coel’, 2021.
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Past Exhibitions/Events
Glasgow High School Craft Show. Saturday, December 14th. Glasgow High School, Newark, DE.
First State Military Academy’s Annual Winter Vendor Fair. Saturday, December 7th. First State Military Academy, Smyrna DE.
Rehoboth Art League 40th Holiday Craft Fair. November 2 - 3. Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Mulligans Artisan Fall Fair. Saturday, October 12. Mulligans, Middletown, DE.
UNSPOKEN UNITY (Group Exhibition). October 3 - November 1, 2024. Smyrna Opera House, Smyrna, DE.
11th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition. Pigment & Strand (Solo Exhibition). August 23- September 22, 2024. Rehoboth Art League, Ventures Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village Fall Craft Show. Dover, DE. Saturday, September 21.
Just Peachy! Oil Pastel class. August 11, 2024. Biggs Museum of American Art. Dover, DE.
Feeling Inspired (Solo Exhibition). April 30 - June 30, 2024. Historic Odessa Foundation. Odessa, DE.
A Homecoming. June 1- June 29, 2024. Queen Anne’s County Center for the Arts. Centreville, MD.
Kennard African American Cultural Heritage Center Juneteenth Parade & Festival. Vendor. Centreville, MD, June 8, 2024.
WAM Cafe. Saturday, May 25, 2024. Dover Art League.
Feeling Blue: Navigating Challenges Through Art. March 8 - April 15, 2024. Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA.
TIDAL WAVE (Group Exhibition). February 9 - March 10, 2024. Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Artful Voices: Celebrating Women Creators. March 7, 2024. Freeman Arts Pavilion, Selbyville, DE.
Fiber Arts Center Eastern Shore Exhibition. February 1 - March 2, 2024. The Foundry Gallery, Denton, MD.
Chesapeake College Exhibition. January 15 - March 2, 2024. Todd Performing Arts Center. Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD.
York Art Association 52nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition. November 5 - December 17, 2023. York Art Association, York, PA.
A Spectacular Black Girl Art Show. Philadelphia, PA. November 12, 2023.
Cab Calloway School for the Arts Award Winners XXIII group exhibition. Wilmington, DE. October 2- November 3, 2023.
CAMP Rehoboth Gallery Award Winners XXIII group exhibition. Rehoboth Beach, DE. August 10- September 8th, 2023.
Delaware Division of the Arts Award Winners XXIII group exhibition. Dover, DE. July 13 - September 24, 2023.
Black Fiber
Painted Stave Distilling. Smyrna, DE. June - August, 2023.
Smyrna Opera House 20th Anniversary Exhibition
Smyrna, DE. March 2023.
2023 12th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition
Dover, DE. February - March 2023.
2022 11th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition
Dover, DE. February- March 2022.
