Artist Katy Ellis

Graduating with an Honours Degree in Fine art Painting from Glasgow School of Art in 1996,the same year I was awarded the John Kinross Scholarship for painting and study in Tuscany from the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. Exploring on foot through vineyards and hilltop villages, armed with sketchbooks and paints, observational details filled many sketchbooks and reams of paper and, after winning other travel bursaries(Stoke Roberts’ ‘96, Winsor & Newton ‘96,’97)I set off on two industrious and fruitful years of travel and work-in-situ in India, Nepal, Laos and Thailand. Since returning to England, I have been using my strong source work as reference to produce a series of evocative, richly painted, many layered vibrant Watercolours of people, buildings, animals, where the atmosphere is touching, humorous and unexpected. I have a great affection for capturing everyday life and creating moods with colour. My work has appeared in several periodicals and books on painting. I have illustrated a book of Haiku poems called ‘Water’(written by Chris Mulhern and published by the Acorn book co.). I have shown my work widely through England, Ireland, France and America. Now settled with my partner in Saffron Walden, Essex, I am beginning to explore the villages and landscape of England.

EXHIBITIONS - Royal Watercolour Society open exhibition : 1992,93,94,01,03,04,07 RI painters in Watercolour open exhibition : 1993,94,96,97,98,99,01,02,03,04,05,06,07 Singer Friedlander, Sunday Times Open exhibition : 2003,04 Art on paper fair, the Royal College of Art ; 2004 Watercolour and Drawings Fair, Parklane Hotel ; 2004 Bow House Gallery, Barnet (joint exhibitions):1993, 94, 95, 97, 98 Bank St Gallery, London (joint exhibition):1996 Thames Galleries, London (joint exhibition):1996 The Medici Gallery, London (joint exhibition):1996,2003 Alex Gerrard Gallery, Battle (joint exhibitions):1995, 96, 97, 98,2001,2002 The old fire engine house, Ely (solo exhibition):1996, (group show):2002,2007 St Alfeges church London (joint exhibition)1997,98 The Albermarle gallery, London (joint exhibition)1996 The Burford gallery, Burford (joint exhibition)1998,99 Rockport Centre for the arts, Texas, USA (joint exhibition) 2001 The Arboretum Gallery, Texas (joint exhibition) 2001 The A & C Gallery, London (joint exhibition) 2002-2003 Open studio, London (joint show) 2002,04 The Framework Gallery, London (joint exhibition) 2003 The Ken mc Gilloway Gallery, Derry, N. Ireland (joint exhibition) 2003 Treg’ Aquarelle International watercolour exhibition (open exhibition) 2003,04 Scotlandart.com Gallery, Glasgow (joint exhibition) 2003,04 The Sheen Gallery, London(joint exhibition) 2004 Frames Contemporary gallery, Perth (Joint exhibition) 2003 Haddenham Gallery, Haddenham (Joint exhibition) 2004,( one-man show) 2005 Stark Gallery,London (Joint exhibition) 2003 Stark Gallery, Canterbury(joint exhibition) 2004,2007 The Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh( group exhibition) 2004 The Red Rag Gallery, Stow-on-the-wold( Group exhibition) 2004 Wyards Fine Art, Faversham( 3-man Exhibition) 2004 Moya Bucknall Fine art, Solihull(group exhibition) 2004 Bell Fine Art, Winchester(group exhibition) 2005 Baker Tilly (One-man show) 2005 The Exchange Gallery, Saffron Waldon(One-Man Show)2005

EDUCATION AND AWARDS -1990 – 91 Blackheath School of Art Foundation course in fine art 1991 – 95 Glasgow School of Fine Art, University of Glasgow Ba(Hons) Fine Art PUBLICATIONS 1996/1997 “Premier” magazine, Windsor & Newton publications 1996 “Water” by Chris Mulhern, Acorn Book Co. 1997 “Paint!” by Betty Hosegood, RotoVision publishing 1998 “The Artist” magazine, “The Artist” publishing co. Ltd. 1999 Artists and Illustrators, Issue 193 2003/2004 Painting with Watercolour, Eaglemoss Publications. Issue n.o.19 & 36 2005 ‘The Artist’ magazine AWARDS 1993 RI, Winsor & Newton “Young Artist” runner up 1994 RI, Winsor & Newton “Young Painter of Merit” 1995 Royal Scottish Academy “John Kinross Scholarship” for painting in Italy” 1996 RI: ‘Herring award’ for “Groups of Paintings of Merit Winsor & Newton “Young Artist Award” ‘Stoke Roberts Bursary’ ,Worshipful Company of Painters Stainers 2002 RI, Winsor & Newton ‘Young Painter of Merit’ 2003 RI, Elected as an RI Member Treg’Aquarelle Int Watercolour exhibition ‘W col & Gouache Award’ 2004 Watercolour C21,Royal Watercolour Society ‘Baker Tilly prize’ Royal Society of British artists open,‘St Cuthberts Mill Award Treg’Aquarelle Int Watercolour exhibition ‘Gouache Award’ 2005 Treg’Aquarelle Int Watercolour exhibiton ‘Le Prix Maimeri’ 2007 Winsor & Newton 2nd Prize C21 Exhibition Bankside Gallery