Hele Ellis exhibition · Artman Gallery

1 - 23 February 2012
Wednesday · Sunday 11am - 4pm
Opening Night · Wed 1 Feb 6 - 8pm

A major collection of the work of Byron Bay artist Hele Ellis, a Germanborn
abstract painter, shows at Artman Gallery from 1st – 23rd February
2012.

Artman Gallery Director Judy Silman selected 19 of Ellis’ recent works to
feature in the exhibition, presenting a collection of the artist’s strongest
compositions yet.

Born in 1963 in Kiel, Germany, Ellis graduated with Honours from the
College of Fine Arts and Art Therapy in 1992. She has lived and worked
in Australia since 1995.

Prominent art critic Jim Newton (Artist International) described Ellis’ work
as at once ‘unflinching and completely natural.’ ‘The sheer power of
execution makes her work so totally absorbing,’ he said.

Artman Gallery's exhibition highlights how Ellis' artistic endeavours are
informed by her fascination with the ethereal and the natural world.
Her vivid palette choice makes each canvas vital, and gives a sense of
the spiritual that is integral to her visual vocabulary.

Ellis’ paintings are collected internationally, and have been receiving
awards since 1998. Her recent credits include a solo exhibition at
Gateone, Germany in 2008; a solo exhibition at Enzo’s, Washington in
2009; and Abstract Moves, her 2009 retrospective at Lismore Regional
Gallery, New South Wales.

The collection of Hele Ellis’ recent works will be launched on the 1st
of February in Artman Gallery.