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 a BA in studio art and BA in graphic design and minoring in 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.