EDUCATION
Biola University | La Mirada, CA | Expected Grad: May, 2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art - Emphasis in Painting
Torrey Honors College
- Great books honors program satisfying liberal arts general education requirements.
President’s Academic Scholarship
- Awarded to students who maintain a GPA of 3.8 or above.
Biola University Award
Art Department Scholarship
- Awarded for an exceptional portfolio.
Loren Baker Scholarship
- Awarded to junior and senior art majors who exhibit leadership, serve as personal and spiritual role models, and produce outstanding creative work.
Torrey Honors Scholarship
- Awarded on the basis of exceptional work and financial need.
Biola University Writer’s Symposium
- Presented a paper to Biola faculty and students entitled World Widening: Visual Art, Liberal Arts, and the Christian Church.
- Answered questions in response to the arguments presented.
EXHIBITIONS
Still | April 22-26, 2024
Bardwell Project Space
- Solo show held in one of the two campus galleries exhibiting a body of 12 artworks generated in the final semester of undergraduate studies at Biola.
- Artist creates the artworks, show statement, and promotional materials and does the installation/deinstallation process.
LA Sees Itself | October 23 – December 1, 2023
Bardwell Project Space & Earl and Virginia Green Gallery, Biola University
- Culmination of a yearlong research and curatorial project with Visionary in Residence, Carl Berg.
- Exhibition includes original works and prints from 30 artists representing a range of careers and contributions to the history of LA art (e.g. Ed Ruscha, Chris Burden, Claire Collette, Russell Crotty, Marcus Zuniga, Salomon Huerta).
- Helped curate the salon style exhibition in Earl and Virginia Green Gallery.
- Helped install accompanying representation of research in Bardwell Project Space.
Zones: LA Sees Itself | December 2022
Bardwell Project Space, Biola University
- Culmination of the fall portion of a yearlong research and curatorial project with Visionary in Residence, Carl Berg.
- Exhibition representing research done in the class on 8 ecosystems of LA based on the interests of the artists who put LA on the map.
- Collaborative project with 5 undergraduate art students.
- Researched and represented the ecosystem of astronomy and contributed to the installation of the show.
Peace, Be Still | October 25 – November 22, 2022
Earl and Virginia Green Gallery, Biola University | Presented by the Malcom Initiative for Evangelism and Missions in collaboration with The Center for Christianity and the Arts and Upside Down Gallery (Jews for Jesus Los Angeles)
- Juried exhibition features the work of 21 artists of faith ranging from undergraduate students to established artists.
- Included artworks surround the themes of peace found within an anxious age.
- Contributed two artworks: Through Prayer and Baptized Pain (see ellabuell.com).
PUBLICATIONS
LA Sees Itself – Show Catalogue | August 2023
- Wrote an essay about LA’s relationship to the ecosystem of astronomy to communicate the perspectives specific to LA on the topic, providing a context for the astronomy-related artworks in the catalog.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Woodshop Technician Assistant
Biola University, La Mirada, CA | January 2022 – May 2024
- Trained 6 students in the safety and use of the woodshop tools, equipping them to use the tools for the creation of projects.
- Supervised students to ensure their safety, the care of the tools, and the organization of the woodshop.
Admissions Intern
Torrey Honors College at Biola University, La Mirada, CA | September 2023 – May 2024
- Maintained contact with numerous perspective students to answer questions about what Torrey Honors College offers and build relationships with them during their decision-making process.
- Met with numerous prospective students in person to welcome them to campus and introduce them to the Torrey program.
Intern
Art for the Isolated, La Mirada, CA | January 2023 – May 2023
- Assembled and distributed 26 postcard presentations of visual art and poetry.
- Assisted in the making of 1 large cyanotype print.
- Assembled 15 frames to be used for the display of photographic works in an anticipated exhibition.
- Researched hospitals and gallery spaces to find a host an anticipated exhibition of photographic works.
Project Manager
The Grove Center for the Arts and Media, Newport Beach, CA. | May 2021 - August 2021
- Spearheaded ideation phase of expansion for the organization, so that strategic decisions might be made more easily.
- Oversaw social media promotion by creating a series of Instagram posts over the course of 6 weeks to improve the organization’s social media engagement.
Social Media Coordinator
Torrey Honors College at Biola University, La Mirada, CA | May 2021 - August 2021
- Scheduled 25 orientation-related social media posts throughout the summer to increase productivity and provide a model for future Social Media Coordinators
- Designed 20 Instagram and Facebook posts to excite, encourage, and inform incoming students.
- Interacted with incoming students through a private Facebook group to answer their questions.
Studio Assistant
Daniel Callis Studio, Orange, CA | May 2021 - June 2021
- Carved 6 linoleum blocks to be used for a series of prints.
- Painted clean edges and touched up color on a series of 4 large oil paintings to create a more finished look.
Event Support Assistant
Fieldstead and Company, Irvine, CA | September 2021 – December 2022
- Prepared over 1000 gifts given to friends of the company to maintain and promote generous client interaction.
- Supervised the set-up of 2 events to ensure the space was prepared both practically and aesthetically.
- Spoke to and welcomed high profile clients to create a helpful and hospitable professional environment.
- Updated financial and descriptive information concerning over 1,500 artworks in Artlogic to keep the information updated.
FREELANCE
7 artworks sold by commission.
11artworks purchased by clients directly from the studio.