E L Chisolm

“LEGACY” Be True To Thyself Aya Tower Mural 2023 East Point, Atlanta, Georgia • • …“One thing about trees is, they never stop growing. They can live long, grow tired, grow weak, but they will stretch themselves and reach. They will blow in the wind and branches will fall but the tree will stand. They will weather a storm and still cover you…” • • Thank you God for gifting me with this very special project. It’s been hard for me to articulate the gratitude I feel for God carrying me here and giving me the strength, power, love and passion it would take to rise 100ft in the air to honor the first female and first African American Mayor Pasty Jo Hilliard serving from 1993-2006 and her Legacy in the City of East Point. Special Thank you Mayor Pasty Jo Hilliard and her late husband Asa G. Hilliard for their leadership and guidance across the world. Thank you to the @thevecinogroup and @cityofeastpoint for considering me and trusting me to deliver this special project & to @livingwallsatl for heading production. This project has impacted me forever. I pray that it brings joy, pride, and liberation to the residents of East Point. Thank you each of you for your continued support. • 📸 @timberhousefilms

“LEGACY” Be True To Thyself Aya Tower Mural East Point, Atlanta, Georgia • • Aya is translated to mean “fern” it is the Adinkra symbol of endurance, resourcefulness, and defiance against oppression • • A Special Thank you to the best support team. @Livingwallsatl , @angela_bartone , @kashlyjenner and @timberhousefilms @cityofeastpoint Thank you to each of you for sharing space, talent and time with me, I do not take it granted. I am forever changed by the lessons I learned during this mural project. I am so grateful for each of you. 🫶🏾 I couldn’t have completed this project without any of you. So I will continue to say thank you. • 🎥 @timberhousefilms

“LEGACY” Be True To Thyself Aya Tower Mural 2023 East Point, Atlanta, Georgia • • A Special Thank you to the best support team. @thevecinogroup @Livingwallsatl , @angela_bartone , @kashleyjenner @timberhousefilms & @cityofeastpoint Thank you to each of you for sharing space, talent and time with me, I do not take it granted. I am forever changed by the lessons I learned during this mural project. I am so grateful for each of you. 🫶🏾 I couldn’t have completed this project without any of you. So Thank You All Over & Over Again. • • 📸 @timberhousefilms

Meet E L Chisolm @elcreativ.e , the artist behind the powerful Aya Tower mural in East Point. Her work blends portraiture, bold color, cultural symbolism, and storytelling to honor identity, legacy, and community. This mural, titled “LEGACY: Be True To Thyself,” honors former East Point Mayor Patsy Jo Hilliard and includes Adinkra symbols, butterflies, vines, and warm tones that represent strength, transformation, and endurance. For ARTrail, this is the perfect example of how public art can turn a building into a landmark, and honor those who have shaped our local history. Stay tuned 👀 #ARTrail #AtlantaArt #PublicArt #MuralArt #StreetArt

“Execute” Paint Memphis Mural 2025 Memphis, Tennessee,USA @paint_memphis • Paint Memphis 2025 was so healing. 🙏🏾 Thank you for remembering me and (Reassembling) me in a time when all the peaces are falling apart. Reminding me to keep going. I loved this festival. Come as an individual and leave as a community. Thank you @paint_memphis for sharing space with me,and holding space for me this was truly an amazing experience. • Special thank you to @tasaneeart your work is truly empowering. • Featuring @tasaneeart

“Wisdom” 36” x 48” Mixed Media Acrylic on Wood 2025 • 🎈32 Rotations around the Sun (at least that’s what they tell me) as far as I know, the year is 2093 and today I am 100, but I am overwhelmed with Gratitude. The last rotation was a whirlwind. I have grown, I have regressed, I have moved forward, and taken steps back, I have experienced loss and gain. & for all of it, I am grateful & It keeps coming around. God is Faithful and I am grateful. Thank you God for blessing me🙏🏾

Obedience” Forward Warrior Mural 2024 Cabbagetown, Atlanta, GA, USA @forwardwarrior • (A special prayer, during my meditation) “God Thank you for meeting me here. God Thank you for bringing me here. God Thank you for dragging me here.” …Because sometimes I have to go kicking and screaming … -E L Chisolm • I have had the honor and privilege to love one of God’s most precious people and to be loved by her in this lifetime. Thank you Sydney A. Foster. For sharing space, and holding space. I am truly grateful for our love and friendship. 📸 @sydney.a.foster

2025 Highlight: I had the honor and privilege of sitting and chatting with the world renowned Dr. Shelley Stewart, on Shelly’s Plumbline, where we discussed some hard truths in the Academy of Commonsense. @shelleys_plumbline • • I am amazed and inspired by Dr. Shelley Stewart, at 90 years, he is still using his voice to speak truth to power. As the oldest podcaster in the United States, he was recently inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. I am so grateful to have sat with him to share a little of my story as a young, gifted, and black woman from the city of Birmingham, AL. This conversation was so affirming. Thank you Dr. Shelley Stewart and Mark Jamoz @telejammer for sharing space with me. I am honored to be amongst the many people that have shared airspace with “Shelley the Playboy”. • Go check out our conversation and share your thoughts with me. Link in my Linktree.

“Shout” Mural Dothan, AL June 2025 • • “I woke up screaming from hallow hallways. Long darks ones, that I have traveled for miles. Hallways with hidden doors, nooks and crannies and large walk in closets. No one is there. No one is listening. I cannot be heard.” -E L Chisolm • • Special Thank you to Tri-State Expo Juneteenth Affairs @tri.stateexpodothan and everyone who worked tirelessly to commemorate Juneteenth in the Dixie Depot. I had the pleasure of painting “Shout”, honoring Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom, with the help of @artbydezire & @victorhogans and help from the Dothan Community. Thank you all so much.

“Anticipation” Mixed Media Acrylic on Wood 2024 • Featuring @jessicabobbie_

Humility 36”x48” Mixed Media Acrylic on Wood 2024 Maasai Village Woman, Maasai Mara, Kenya Circa 2024

“Sacrifice” Mixed Media Acrylic on Wood 2024 “Echoes of nothingness ringing in my ears. White noise and faint whispers. Nails clawing at my skin. & Fire at my feet Hearing stories of men who endure pain, but cannot scream. They scream inside me.” -elc Maasai Village Chief, Maasai Mara, Kenya Circa 2024