education
Rhode Island School of Design
Masters of Art

Michigan State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts

continuing exploration
Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Photography

The Articulate Image
Intensive photo workshop with Magnum photographer Dennis Stock

The Art Students League of New York Painting/Drawing

School of American Painters
On Location Painting Intensive, Giverny, France

Whitesell is exhibiting photographer and painter living in New York City. She has an extensive fine arts background and loves bringing her passion and eye for art and design into street, portrait, and fashion photography. She has also worked as a digital graphic designer for the past 12 years and is currently a Senior Visual Designer at Major League Baseball Advanced Media.

current / recent exhibits
Whisper
Creole Gallery
Invitational group show in memory of Robert Busby
Lansing, Michigan, June 2008

46th Founders Juried Exhibition
Juried by Sam Gilliam
The von Liebig Art Center
Naples, Florida
November 2007 - January 2008

Black and White
The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juried by Alice Miller
Denver, Colorado July-August 2007

Some Assembly Required
Woman Made Gallery
Juried by Lauren Levato
Chicago, Illinois June-July 2007

Tous Photographes!
Le Musee de l'Elysee
International Photography Exhibit
Lausanne, Switzerland
February-May 2007

Dialog
Creole Gallery
2 person show
Lansing, Michigan, October 2006

Urban Experience
FLASH: A Working with Artist Space
International Photography Exhibit
Denver, Colorado
September-October 2006

Square Foot
AWOL Gallery/Project Spaceman
New York, New York December 2005

Got Quirk?
Womanmade Gallery
Juried by Susan Gescheidle
Chicago, Illinois July 2005