Chantell Donwell (b. 1990, Detroit, MI) is a Detroit-based artist working out of the Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) Detroit studio. Her practice centers on the intricate details of natural subjects, including flowers, anatomy, interiors, and symbolic imagery. A master of colored pencil, she creates smooth, richly layered planes of color. Recently, she has begun working on a larger scale, incorporating watercolor acrylic into her pieces while maintaining her signature attention to detail. Her artwork has been shown at Library Street Collective at The Shepherd,Detroit, MI (2025); PASC Southgate Gallery, Southgate, MI (2025); PASC Detroit Gallery, Detroit, MI (2024); Signal-Return, Detroit, MI (2024); Art Gallery at Westland City Hall, Westland, MI, (2024); BasBlue, Detroit (2024); MOCAD, Detroit (2023/24). Ford Art Gallery at WCCC, Belleville, MI (2023); Art Space 200, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI (2023); Reyes | Finn Gallery, Detroit, MI (2023); PASC Detroit Pop-Up Gallery, Detroit, MI (2022); Her artwork has been featured at the Outsider Art Fair, NYC, NY (2025) and the NADA art fair through White Columns Gallery, Miami, FL (2024).
Chantell Donwell, Pink Garden , 2023, pen and watercolor on paper, 18 x 12 inches
Chantell Donwell, Yellow Garden, 2023, pen and watercolor on paper, 18 x 12 inches