Ellis O’Connor
Ellis O'Connor is a Contemporary Landscape Artist from Scotland working in the field of painting and drawing.
The dynamic energy to be seen in the paintings are Ellis’ response to observed changes in the landscape; ‘the movement and rhythms of the sea and the land … the merging of sea with air, advancing rain and mist, ever changing light - elements that seem to be about something intangible.’
Ellis makes much of the artwork on site where extreme weather and the elements find their way into the pieces. Some of these then become the basis for larger works on canvas painted back in the studio. Here, Ellis usually works with oil paint, building up the surfaces using natural substances like sand and dried seaweed.
By producing the artwork she hopes it will give people a chance to connect with that landscape and respect the nature that is so wild around us, to then cultivate a deeper understanding and inspire others to make a difference.
Education
2010 - 2014 BA Fine Art, Honours, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
2015 - 2016 Master of Art & Humanities with Distinction
Self employed Freelance Artist
Awards
John Byrne Award
Balavoulin Art Grant
Scottish Arctic Club expedition award
International Travel Bursary for Visual Arts supported by the Saltire Society and the British Council Scotland
Tay Landscape Award
William Sangster Phillips Award
Dundee Visual Art Award
Royal Scottish Academy Landscape Award
Fleming Collection selected Scottish Artist
Dundee Visual Art and Craft Award
Bernard Cooper Memorial Prize
Royal Scottish Academy John Kinross Florence Scholarship
Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporaries 2015 Selected Artist