Chelsea Bard (b. 1991) is an American Visual Artist, most known for her figurative work. A native New Englander, Bard obtained a BFA from the Hartford Art School in Connecticut before pursuing a foundation in painting and draftsmanship at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. Trained in the methods and concepts sown in the Renaissance, she seeks to bring forth the tools and spirit of the tradition in resonant, authentic and vital ways.
Bard’s widely acclaimed work hangs in collections throughout North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan including at the Stobart Foundation and The New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art. Chelsea now lives and maintains studios between New England and New York City.
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EDUCATION
2023 Grand Central Atelier Core Program, New York, NY
2017 BFA, Painting, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
WORKSHOPS
2018 Portrait Drawing, Colleen Barry, Grand Central Atelier, Long Island City, NY
2018 Amaya Gurpide: Portrait Drawing, Amaya Gurpide, The Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Glen Cove, NY
2018 The Structure of the Human Body, Colleen Barry, Grand Central Atelier, Long Island City, NY
2018 Winter Drawing Bootcamp: Figure Drawing, Brendan Johnston, Grand Central Atelier, Long Island City, NY
2018 Winter Drawing Bootcamp: Cast Drawing, Devin Cecil-Wishing, Grand Central Atelier, Long Island City, NY
2016 Visiting Critics Program, artists Joe Fig, Megan Craig, Erik Holzman, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
2015 The Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Visual Arts artist-in-residency, David Humphrey, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024 Anna L. Stacey Scholarship Recipient
2022 Anna L. Stacey Scholarship Recipient
2021 Grand Central Atelier Structure Prix Winner
2021 Stobart Foundation Grant Recipient
2017 Anna Ball Pierce Scholarship
2016 The Jeffrey A. Shoham Prize for Painting
2015-2014 Anna Ball Pierce Scholarship
2014 Stewart and Bonnie Schar Scholarship
EXPERIENCE
2023- Present Educator, Grand Central Atelier, New York, NY
2022-Present Educator/Mentor, Aristides Atelier (Online)
2025 Workshop Instructor, Drawing the Figure, Grand Central Atelier, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Workshop Instructor, Portrait Drawing : A Painterly Approach, Wethersfield Academy, Old Wethersfield, CT
2024 Workshop Instructor, Academic Portrait Drawing, Co/ instructed with Tyler Berry, High Low Art Space, Portland, OR
2024 Workshop Instructor, Techniques in Classical Realism, A New England Retreat, Co/ instructed with Tyler Berry, Willow a Vermont Retreat, South Newfane, VT
2024 Workshop Instructor, Figure Drawing : A Structural Approach, Co/ Instructed with Tyler Berry, Glasgow Academy of Fine Art, Glasgow, UK
2024 Workshop Instructor, The Portrait en Trois Crayons, Co/ Instructed with Tyler Berry, Dedham Village Retreat, Dedham Village, UK
2024 Workshop Instructor, Drawing the Portrait, Co/ instructed with Tyler Berry, New Salem Museum and Academy, New Salem, MA
2024 Workshop Instructor, The Portrait Drawing, Grand Central Atelier, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Workshop Instructor, In Depth: Portrait Drawing From Life, Wethersfield Academy, Old Wethersfield, CT
2023 Workshop Instructor, Portrait and Figure Drawing, Grand Central Atelier, New York, NY
2022 Workshop Instructor, Portrait Drawing, Studio 44, Millbrook, NY
2022 Workshop Instructor, Academic Figure Painting, Lyme Academy of Art, Old Lyme, CT
2021 Workshop Instructor, Figure drawing, Wethersfield Academy of Art, Wethersfield, CT
2020 Educator, Figure drawing, Wethersfield Academy of Art, Wethersfield, CT
2016-2015 Internship, Assistant to Gallery Director, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT.
2015 Internship, Communications and Events, Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY. (Participated in event with donors and elected officials, A Celebration of Yaddo’s Restored Stained Glass Window.)
2014-2011 Gallery Associate, Flores Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY.
2013 Internship, Assistant to Curator, Spirol Gallery, Danielson, CT.
2012 Internship, studio assistant, Artist Francis Kornbluth, Thompson, CT.
EXHIBITIONS, GROUP
2024 PASSAGE, The Future of Contemporary Realism, Willow, South Newfane, VT
2024 FACE to FACE, Smith Library, Salmagundi Club NY, NY
2024 From a Distance, Smith Library, Salmagundi Club NY, NY
2023 Atelier, Willow, South Newfane, VT
2023 NY Figurative Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2023 2nd Annual SCNY Hartley Invitational, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 Dream Space, Smith Library, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 Finalist in the 16th ARC Annual Salon
2022 Christmas Exhibition, Studio 44, Millbrook, NY
2022 Biennial Realism Show, Honorable Mention, Wethersfield, CT
2022 Drawings From Life, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2022 Grand Central Atelier End of Year Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
2021 Blue Review Art Prize Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Sugarlift, NY, NY
2021 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London, UK
2018 Arno Maris Art Gallery, Westfield State University, Westfield, MA
2017 Small Works Show, Wethersfield Academy of the Arts, Wethersfield, CT
2016 Some Photographs, Uncommon Grounds, Albany, NY
2016 Expressions of Instinct: BFA Painting and Ceramics Thesis Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford, CT
2015 Turbulence, Warner Theater, Torrington, CT
2013 Common Grounds, A Collection of Local Artists, LQM Gallery, New London, CT
2012 Student Exhibition, Spirol Gallery, Danielson, CT
2011 Americana, Flores Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2011 Freedom, Flores Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2011 Student Exhibition, Spirol Gallery, Danielson, CT
EXHIBITIONS, SOLO
2018 Zona, West Hartford, CT
2017 The Gallery at Gateway, Glastonbury, CT
PRINT MEDIA
2013 Hybrid VI Art, Fiction, Poetry, Publication of Quinebaug Valley