2026 State of the Art Prize, North Dakota
2026 State of the Art Prize, North Dakota
Elle Billing
Elle Billing
Elle Billing is a disabled mixed media artist, educator, and podcaster based in the Midwest. Her work explores intersections of literature, memory, and identity. A 2024 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities recipient, they host Spoonie Studio, a virtual community for disabled artists.
Painting & Printmaking, Photography, Socially-Engaged Visual Art, Visual Arts
2026
About Elle Billing
Enderlin, ND
Elle Billing is a mixed media artist whose work explores the complex relationships between literature, memory, and identity. Working with collage, watercolor, and acrylics, she creates layered compositions that excavate meaning through what she terms “Spiritual Archaeology”—a process of uncovering truth through material exploration and intuitive mark-making. As a disabled artist and caregiver, Billing brings unique perspectives on accessibility and interdependence to their practice. Their experiences navigating chronic illness inform both their artistic themes and community engagement. In 2024, they received the Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities in recognition of their artistic and advocacy work. Beyond her studio practice, Billing hosts Spoonie Studio, a virtual community supporting chronically ill artists through workshops, co-working sessions, and resource sharing. This platform extends her former work as an educator, where she taught literature and art through liberatory pedagogical frameworks. Billing’s podcast explores creativity, disability, and social justice, featuring conversations with diverse artists across disciplines. These dialogues inform their artistic practice, creating reciprocal relationships between their studio work and broader community engagement. Her current projects focus on excavating personal and collective memory, examining how artistic practice can contribute to deeper understanding of shared histories and reimagined futures.
Elle Billing is a mixed media artist whose work explores the complex relationships between literature, memory, and identity. Working with collage, watercolor, and acrylics, she creates layered compositions that excavate meaning through what she terms “Spiritual Archaeology”—a process of uncovering truth through material exploration and intuitive mark-making. As a disabled artist and caregiver, Billing brings unique perspectives on accessibility and interdependence to their practice. Their experiences navigating chronic illness inform both their artistic themes and community engagement. In 2024, they received the Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities in recognition of their artistic and advocacy work. Beyond her studio practice, Billing hosts Spoonie Studio, a virtual community supporting chronically ill artists through workshops, co-working sessions, and resource sharing. This platform extends her former work as an educator, where she taught literature and art through liberatory pedagogical frameworks. Billing’s podcast explores creativity, disability, and social justice, featuring conversations with diverse artists across disciplines. These dialogues inform their artistic practice, creating reciprocal relationships between their studio work and broader community engagement. Her current projects focus on excavating personal and collective memory, examining how artistic practice can contribute to deeper understanding of shared histories and reimagined futures.