Chanel Compton
TEACHING ARTIST
Chanel Compton was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has had a love for museums and art since she was a child. Today, she lives by the strong belief that the process of creating art is both healing and can create deep connections with others. Compton completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a Master of Arts Management at American University. W
As a cultural administrator, Ms. Compton has served as the Director of Education at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore and the Executive Director of the Prince George’s African American Museum. She lives and has a home art studio in Baltimore, Maryland and serves as the Executive Director of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Banneker-Douglass Museum.