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Ellie Garvey
24/25
Ellie Garvey is a visual and literary artist with an academic and professional background in metalsmithing & jewelry-design. She is currently working predominantly in acrylic, fabric, and paper producing both fine art and picture book art. Ellie was a 2022-2023 Creative Renewal Arts fellow. She has published works in permanent catalog in the LACMA Balch Art Research Library in Los Angeles, CA; she has exhibited across the country, participated in New York’s Upstate Art Weekend, and has been represented by both Dama Gallery and HMVC Gallery NY. You can read more of Ellie’s bio and see her artwork at elliegarvey.com.
Luceo Non Uro (I Shine Not Burn) | 36 x 48" | acrylic on canvas
Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants) | 36 x 48" | acrylic on canvas
Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All) | 36" x 48" | acrylic on canvas
“It is my belief that vibrant folk art can draw upon timeless themes that rouse the spirit, reorient us with the ethos of divine mystery, and unburden the soul. My work explores the relationships between delicacy and wildness, between what is seen and what is felt, aspiring to remind the observer of some long-forgotten magic that is still accessible to us all. Finding this harmony (or tension) is sort of like returning to a wonderful dream again before waking up all the way. When I can access these liminal spaces and explore what I find there, my ancestors and guides emerge, spirit orbs and ancient sky people surface, and the women who watch over the night come forth. Traces of shattered Catholicism and Orthodoxy glint and wink their survival here, alongside what's eternal in me. The unquenchable torch of motherhood blazes through the ages here, and forces of nature beyond our comprehension float over ruined earth, restoring and righting our wrongs.”
