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2024 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition

Ellen Knolls

Artist
Home 2416 Brentwood Rd 2416 Brentwood Rd County: Franklin
Bexley Ohio 43209 United StatesHome Ohio United States Home Phone: 6145583378 Birthday: August 15, 1965 Website: https://www.ellenknolls.com/

Bio

 

ELLEN KNOLLS

Aug15emk@gmail.com – 614-558-3378 – http://www.ellenknolls.com

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Summary

A Fine Artist Painter for 13 years, Ellen’s work shows her appreciation for animals, human form and facial representation of both.  Ellen’s work has been showcased in many venues all over the Columbus area, including restaurants, galleries and store fronts.  Ellen has enjoyed creating many different works of art for clients all over the country from Miami Florida to Brunswick Maine.  

 

 

 

SKILLS AND METHODOLOGY

  • Traditional Fine Art Skills
  • Acrylics, Oils, Graphite
  • Procreate, Photoshop
  • Illustrated, MY NAME IS MAISEL, Children’s book

 

SHOWCASES

  • Ohio State Fair Fine Art Show
  • 400 W. Rich
  • Bexley Library
  • Ballet Met
  • Vanderelli Room
  • High Road Gallery
  • Griffin Gallery at Creekside
  • Budd Dairy Food Hall
  • Copious
  • Barcelona

 

OUTDOOR ART FESTIVALS

  • Columbus Arts Festival – Big local Art Tent
  • Upper Arlington Labor Day Festival
  • Clintonville Arts Festival
  • Marion Village Arts Festival
  • Hideaway Hills Garden Festival

 

CURATED SHOWS

  • 100 Piece Showcase
  • Representing 20 Artists
  • Bexley, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

2009-2014

 

CULTURAL ART CENTER – COLUMBUS

  • 2009 – Drawing classes
  • 2011 – Color Theory
  • 2013 – ONLINE – Courses – Wil Kempt – Instructor

                                        Andrew Tischler- Instructor

 

2014-2015 – Practiced Self teachings in studio

 

2016-2018

COOLEY STUDIOS -FINE ART STUDIOS– WORTHINGTON

  • Drawing/classical instruction
  • Painting/classical instruction

 

2019

COOLEY STUDIOS – WORHTINGTON

  • 3 – month study – Illustration

 

GRANTS

  • 2018 – Professional Development Grant
  • 2019 – Resource Grant

                            Professional Development Grant

  • 2021 –  Individual Grant

 

 

 

Artist Statement

Ellen’s love of animals especially cows is evident when you look at her work.  Working with both oil paints and Acrylics.  Her larger works are mostly done in oils.  Acrylics are done on smaller commission pieces, but not always.   Recently Ellen began adding floral arrangements to the heads of her cows, to add a sense of honor to what they do for us humans.   Adding texture with both brushes and pallet knives combines both detail and a sense of flow and looseness to each piece.  There is always a story with each painting and usually a sense of happiness when looking at a finished piece.