Elizabeth Ellis (artist)
Elizabeth Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Aroha Mountain 1945 Kawakawa, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | Elam School of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Modernism |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Elizabeth Aroha Ellis (nee Mountain) (born 1945) is a New Zealand painter and Māori arts advocate, of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Porou descent.[1]
Education and career[edit]
Born in Kawakawa, Northland, Ellis's parents Emere Kaa and Walter Mountain, were kaumātua (elders) of Te Rawhiti Marae.[2]
Ellis trained at the Elam School of Fine Arts, graduating with a Diploma of Fine Art in 1964.[3] She has had a long career in art governance, including more than 25 years with Haerewa, the Māori advisory group to the Auckland Art Gallery.[4] Ellis also served on the Creative New Zealand Council and its Māori art board, Te Waka Toi and the New Zealand Arts Foundation.[5][6]
Ellis is currently chair of the Wairau Māori Art Gallery trust, New Zealand's first dedicated contemporary art gallery for Māori artists housed since February 2022 in the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Ellis married British-born painter Robert Ellis in 1966 and they had twin daughters, judge Hana Ellis and art historian Ngarino Ellis.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Elizabeth Ellis". www.komako.org.nz.
- ^ "Elizabeth Ellis". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Ellis, Ngarino. "Ko Toi Tū, He Taonga Mō Tātou". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "NEW CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND APPOINTMENTS | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Elizabeth Ellis (Mountain) CNZM JP". www.toiiho.org.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Meet the driving forces behind the watershed Wairau Māori Art Gallery". en.wairaumaoriartgallery.co.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Robert Ellis (1929-2021): committed to biculturalism and ethical arts practice - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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