Nellie Grey Eckert (she/her) was born in Durham, North Carolina, where she spent her childhood
convincing others to call her by her middle name. After graduating from Coastal Carolina University with
dual-BAs and academic minors in studio art, graphic design, art history, and photography, Grey attended
the University of South Carolina, where she earned an MFA in studio art. She currently teaches at Coastal
Carolina University. Her fiber-based work investigates the chronic disdain that stereotypically feminine
interests — ‘craft’ art, love stories, and Taylor Swift — face.