Sherell Chillik was born in 1993 in Detroit, MI. She currently lives and works in Flint, MI. She received her BFA in painting at the College for Creative Studies in 2018. Her most recent artist residency programs include the Ox-Bow School of Art and Residency in Saugatuck, MI, and Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass Village, CO. She taught collage and painting classes for students with disabilities through Michigan Arts Access Teaching Artist Residency in 2023. Her most recent shows include the “95th MI Contemporary Art Exhibition” at Muskegon Museum of Art in Muskegon, MI, "Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition" at Griffin Science Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL, and the "Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition" at the African American Museum in Dallas TX.

Sherell's paintings are inspired by biographical stories about her Christian faith and earthly desires. Through her traditional oil, acrylic, and collaged figurative paintings, she explores the natural world with a spiritual perspective. Her artwork captures moments of the daily life of an African American through travel, portraiture, and contemplation, often reflecting her family and friends. These works reflect a dreamy, dark, and saturated traditional palette on an intimate-sized paper or canvas. These figurative works often feature a subject isolated or closely grouped against textured suggested locations or specific landmarks. Chillik uses abstraction to signify the spiritual and realism to symbolize the natural. Her goal as an artist is to capture humanity through the painted African American gaze.