Makayla Binter
Website: www.makaylabinter.com
Instagram: @mkay_15
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Email: makdesigns21@gmail.com
ABOUT: Makayla Binter is a creator and educator based out of Charlotte, NC. Originally from Upstate New York, she moved to NC to get her degree in Biology and Studio Art at Davidson College. Upon graduating, she took her experiences and completed over 9 murals in the City of Charlotte and Spartanburg, SC, starting with the Placemaking Artists program with the City of Charlotte and then painting the letter V in the Spartanburg, SC Black Lives Matter Mural. As a collaborator, facilitator, and project developer, she has engaged communities from Davidson College to the Historic West End through art to reclaim space and facilitate difficult conversations. In the Fall of 2020, she was accepted and began three-year-long fellowships; The Emerging City Champions program funded by 880 Cities and The Knights Foundation, the Davidson Hearst Fellowship with Charlotte Country Day, and the Charlotte Equity Fellowship through CREED. She is currently represented by the Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art and is actively developing projects for the Historic West End.
MEDIA COVERAGE
News: Makayla Binter graduates to Elder Gallery artist - The Charlotte Post
Celebrating women artists at Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art'Joy' and 'Who are your people' exhibits - The Charlotte Post
Makayla Binter '20 Turns Art Into Action | Davidson - Davidson
Social justice murals move from Davidson to Levine Museum- The Charlotte Observer
At Charlotte Country Day School, fine arts is a lesson in multiculturalism- QCity Metro
Black Artists Paint the City of Charlotte- Spectrum Local News
Passing the Crown: Five Community Heroes of the Pandemic- QC Nerve
Local art collaboration for Biden campaign's Charlotte visit Banners on display at Camp North End- The Charlotte Post
“Untitled” transformative art residency on Charlotte streets provides mural artist creative opportunities. - The Charlotte Post
Historic West End murals a source of healing on Beatties Ford Road; Art Honors victims with messages of empowerment. - The Charlotte Post
Interactive Mural project tackles hate in all forms; program targets racial, religious bigotry. - The Charlotte Post.
19 Aug Meet the 2020 Emerging City Champions - 880 Cities
Artist Makayla Binter sparks campus conversation on race and gender; Davidson grads mural has an athletics theme. - The Charlotte Post
Makayla Binter a champion of West Charlotte community creativity ; artist mentors to empower through innovation. - The Charlotte Post
SHARE Charlotte Teams Up with 10 Charlotte Artists- Charlotte is Creative
City of Charlotte opens new Corridors of Opportunity along West Boulevard - Charlotte Observer
How creativity gives voice and humanity with Makayla Binter -Youtube @Making Room
