Chelise Stroud Hery

Chelise Stroud Hery is the founder of the world renowned ZNE art group. She is a professional mixed media artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to being a whimsical artisan whose work is collected by patrons worldwide, Chelise also has extensive experience providing art and art-business related workshops. She is known for being a talented and engaging public speaker.

Chelise’s artwork was juried in to the 2002 Pro Arts Gallery (Oakland, CA) Emerging Artists show, and she has sold pieces in other local galleries as well. However, Chelise is largely a self representing artist and she has made building a support structure and community of fellow self representing artists a cornerstone of her professional life.

Among her many accomplishments, Chelise is the founder of the international mixed media art group, variaZioNE (or, ZNE). ZNE is well known in the mixed media art community as a vibrant and active group, and it boasts over 1,000 members worldwide.

In the summer of 2006, Chelise also founded The Pleasanton Craft Mafia. The Pleasanton Craft Mafia, has since changed its name to Pacific Coast Mestieri, and is the California branch of ZNE. PCM is comprised of 100+ artisans who collaborate on art and craft shows, workshops, and social outings.

Chelise lives in Pleasanton, California with her husband, two children, two dogs, a cat, and a multitude of fairies, angels, and muses galore.

Website:  http://www.ZNEart.com
Website:  http://www.CheliseArt.com
Blog:  http://Chelise.Typepad.com