I am a contemporary painter, interested in interpreting subject and emotion in an abstract and intuitive way. I am interested and excited by the process, by daring paint application, by color, texture and the element of discovery. Ellen has maintained a full time studio/gallery in the SoWa arts district in the South End of Boston for over 11 years. A graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art, she was an artist member of the Copley Society of Art of Boston where she was promoted to Copley Artist status. The Copley Society awarded Ellen a month long painting residency at the Fine Arts Works Center of Provincetown Massachusetts which she completed in the fall of 2009. She conducts both private and group Workshops in her Studio. Ellen's work has been exhibited in Massachusetts galleries, art associations and venues such as Boston hotels, restaurants, retail businesses and corporate settings. She has had several group and solo exhibitions including a Red Room solo exhibition at the Copley Society of Art and a solo exhibit at Artlery160 in Boston’s financial district. She has been the recipient of many awards and her paintings are held in numerous private collections in the United States and abroad. Ellen is featured in a 2010 book titled "100 Artists of New England”, and a 2015 book, “Inside the Artists Studio”. Her work was featured in the 2011 September/October and 2012 March/ April issue of Artscope magazine. She is currently represented by the Sarah Jessica Fine Arts Gallery of Provincetown, Ma., and Powers Gallery of Acton, Ma. Ellen’s work was showcased in the fall of 2013 at the Thomas Moser Showroom, Boston. She was part of a four women group show in 2014 titled, “Soul Mining” at the Copley society of Art. In the fall of 2016 Ellen had a Solo Exhibit at Artlery160, a Gallery in Boston’s Financial District. In addition, in 2016, Ellen was honored to be juried into the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.