Ellie Walker. B.1995, Essex, UK
Education
2017 – BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting – University of Brighton
2014 – Foundation Diploma – Arts University Bournemouth
Exhibitions
2019
Solo show ‘Hot Water’ at Ollie Quinn, Brighton
RBA Rome Scholarship 2019 ‘Rising Stars’ semi finalists group show, London
2018
Pop-up exhibition with ARTPIQ, L’Albereta Relais & Chateaux, Milan, Italy
ARTPIQ Summerhouse Residency Show, Dusseldorf, Germany
'More and More and More’, Organhaus Gallery, Chongqing, China
2017
‘Artiq Graduate Art Prize’, Exchange House, London
‘State your Case’, 5th Space Gallery, London
‘Graduate Show 2017’, Grand Parade, Brighton
‘Fashioning the Frame’, Edward Street, Brighton
2016
‘Stretch’, Grand Parade, Brighton
2015
‘End of Year Show 2015’, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth
Residencies
2018
ARTPIQ Summerhouse 2018, Dusseldorf, Germany
Organhaus Residency, Chongqing, China
Publications
January 2019 – Interview and studio visit with DATEAGLE ART
October 2018 – Reflection and Dreams – ‘How Ellie Walker’s Paintings Lucidly Process and Disrupt Memory’, Article on Artsy.net
September 2018- ARTMAZE Magazine, Issue 09
March 2018 - Brenda Magazine, Issue 01
Feb 2018 – ‘Friend of the Artist’ magazine, Issue 05
Artists Statement
Through my recent practice I have been exploring how past and present experiences trigger the feelings of anxiety and how I use painting and drawing to understand and confront these feelings. The emotive element of recalling a memory has become an important aspect within my work and is the foundation of where my ideas begin.
Initially, I create drawings through a combination of observation, memory, imagination and photographs to create narratives that are inspired and influenced by the experiences of my day to day life. After creating various drawings in which I have re-used and re-arranged the collected motifs, the narratives become something new altogether, creating disorganised and fragmented realities.
Stylistically my work is similar to the diary-like drawings children make to describe their daily lives. I do this in a falsely naive way, using my drawings as guidelines to start a painting. I then begin to allow the experimentation of colour and the application of paint to be my main form of guidance. This leads to new settings and accidental forms and figures being created, which further modifies and disrupts the narratives of the work.
The paintings as a result are not accurate representations of my personal experiences, but are instead my reactions to situations that have triggered feelings of anxiety. They are visual diary entries of how I perceive particular memories, which through drawing and painting allows me to challenge and confront these issues.
Education
2017 – BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting – University of Brighton
2014 – Foundation Diploma – Arts University Bournemouth
Exhibitions
2019
Solo show ‘Hot Water’ at Ollie Quinn, Brighton
RBA Rome Scholarship 2019 ‘Rising Stars’ semi finalists group show, London
2018
Pop-up exhibition with ARTPIQ, L’Albereta Relais & Chateaux, Milan, Italy
ARTPIQ Summerhouse Residency Show, Dusseldorf, Germany
'More and More and More’, Organhaus Gallery, Chongqing, China
2017
‘Artiq Graduate Art Prize’, Exchange House, London
‘State your Case’, 5th Space Gallery, London
‘Graduate Show 2017’, Grand Parade, Brighton
‘Fashioning the Frame’, Edward Street, Brighton
2016
‘Stretch’, Grand Parade, Brighton
2015
‘End of Year Show 2015’, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth
Residencies
2018
ARTPIQ Summerhouse 2018, Dusseldorf, Germany
Organhaus Residency, Chongqing, China
Publications
January 2019 – Interview and studio visit with DATEAGLE ART
October 2018 – Reflection and Dreams – ‘How Ellie Walker’s Paintings Lucidly Process and Disrupt Memory’, Article on Artsy.net
September 2018- ARTMAZE Magazine, Issue 09
March 2018 - Brenda Magazine, Issue 01
Feb 2018 – ‘Friend of the Artist’ magazine, Issue 05
Artists Statement
Through my recent practice I have been exploring how past and present experiences trigger the feelings of anxiety and how I use painting and drawing to understand and confront these feelings. The emotive element of recalling a memory has become an important aspect within my work and is the foundation of where my ideas begin.
Initially, I create drawings through a combination of observation, memory, imagination and photographs to create narratives that are inspired and influenced by the experiences of my day to day life. After creating various drawings in which I have re-used and re-arranged the collected motifs, the narratives become something new altogether, creating disorganised and fragmented realities.
Stylistically my work is similar to the diary-like drawings children make to describe their daily lives. I do this in a falsely naive way, using my drawings as guidelines to start a painting. I then begin to allow the experimentation of colour and the application of paint to be my main form of guidance. This leads to new settings and accidental forms and figures being created, which further modifies and disrupts the narratives of the work.
The paintings as a result are not accurate representations of my personal experiences, but are instead my reactions to situations that have triggered feelings of anxiety. They are visual diary entries of how I perceive particular memories, which through drawing and painting allows me to challenge and confront these issues.