The Boston Foundation and Pucker Gallery announce that nineteen Boston-area artists have been named 2023 Brother Thomas Fellows. Artists in this milestone class, the largest in the history of the Fellowship program, will each receive a $15,000 unrestricted grant from the Brother Thomas Fund at the Boston Foundation. Fellowships – given without stipulation as to how the funds are spent – match the needs of artists as well as the wishes of the donor who wanted to help other artists as his friends had helped him. The grants bring total support from the Fund to $1,365,000, given to 91 artists since the first Fellows grants were awarded in 2009.
The Brother Thomas Fund was established at the Boston Foundation to honor the legacy of Brother Thomas Bezanson, a Benedictine monk and world-renowned ceramic artist, who wanted the sale of his work to support artists at critical junctures in their careers. Fellowships are announced every two years, and all artists, each of whom has established their place in the artistic spectrum, are nominated by a committee of artistic leaders, including past Fellows.
The goal of this biennial Brother Thomas Fellowship program is to support and celebrate a diverse group of Greater Boston artists working at a high level of excellence in a range of disciplines – and to enhance their ability to thrive and create new work. The Boston Foundation also hopes that fellowship winners will have greater access to a variety of markets, including galleries, residencies and commissions, and that the importance of artists to the vitality of Boston will be more broadly recognized.
Please join me for my second solo show of ceramic vessels and sculpture, New Directions Home, at Boston Sculptors Gallery!
486 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02118 www.bostonsculptors.com
On view November 9 – December 11, 2022.
Artist Talks: Saturday, November 19, 3pm. Reception to follow.
Artist Meet & Greets:
Saturday, December 3, 11am – 5pm
Saturday, December 10, 11am – 5pm
Hope to see you!
Ellen
BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY
JULY 13 - AUG 14, 2022
Reception: July 16, 2-5 pm
SOWA First Friday : Friday, Aug 5, 5-8:30pm
486 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
HIGHFIELD HALL & GARDENS
JULY 12 - AUG 21, 2022
Reception: Aug 1, 4-6 pm
Outdoor exhibit through Oct 30
56 Highfield Dr., Falmouth, MA
highfieldhallandgardens.org
Kniznick Gallery
Inspired by the Seven Species (Wheat, Barley, Grapes, Figs, Pomegranates, Olives, Dates) each artist offers an interpretation of her species’ attribute, creating a feminist reimagining of the seven species and their collective relationship to femininity, fertility, resilience, and growth.
I was assigned “Figs,” with its attribute netzach/perseverance.
OSTON SCULPTORS: ALIGHT ON MARS
SEP 25 - NOV 7, 2021
Manship Artist Residency and Studios
Manship Artists Residency + Studios
10 Leverett Street, Gloucester, MA
Artists’ Reception: Saturday, October 2, 6 – 8:30pm
Reception Rain Date: Sunday, October 3, 6 – 8:30pm
Open Weekends - Timed Entry Only
EXHIBITION DATES: Wed., Feb. 26 – Sun. March 29, 2020
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, March 6, 2020, 5:30-8:30 pm
Artists’ talks, poetry reading, and performance:
Saturday, March 21, 4:30–6:30pm
BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY
486 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA
11am – 5pm and by appointment.
Boston Sculptors Gallery Annual Members Show
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION: Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, 5:30-8:30 pm
486 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA
11am – 5pm and by appointment.
ELLEN SCHÖN: Recent Work in Clay
February 5 - March 8, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, February 7, 6:00 - 8:00pm
THAYER ACADEMY GALLERY (lower level Southworth Library)
745 Washington St.
Braintree, MA 02184
781-843-3580
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 3:00pm
or by appointment
Boston Sculptors Gallery Annual Members Show
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION: Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, 5-8 pm
VALENTINE RECEPTION: Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, 4-6 pm
and by appointment
SCHÖN AND SCHÖN: From Generation to Generation
April 24 – June 29, 2018
This exhibition features bronze sculpture by
Nancy Schön and ceramic sculpture by Ellen Schön.
The artists have also created a signature, collaborative sculpture, revealing their family history and its profound significance to both of them. https://youtu.be/oxHSKQxvZkg
Gallery Talk: Tuesday, April 24, 3:00pm – 4:00pm.
Opening reception: Tuesday, April 24, 4:00pm – 5:30pm.
The Art Gallery at North Hill
865 Central Avenue, Needham, MA
781.433.6636
The Teabowl
March 1 - 31, 2018
Lacoste Gallery
25 main St.
Concord, MA
978-369-0278
March 13, 2017
Boston, MA
ALT Clay
The Meeting House Gallery
3850 Main Road
Tiverton Four Corners, RI 02878
401- 835- 8415
March 15 - April 15, 2015
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 26, 7:00 - 9:00pm.
Legacy of Fire: Clay Dragon Studios
Revisited
January 31,
2015 - April 26, 2015
Opening
Reception: Saturday, March 28, 1:00 - 4:00PM
Closing Reception: Sunday, April 26, 2:00 - 5:00PM
Fuller
Craft Museum
455 Oak
Street, Brockton, MA 02301
508.588.6000
EARTH Effects is an international collaboration between five artists: Ellen Schön, Alice Grossman, and Judith Motzkin from the United States, Karmela Berg from Israel, and Pirjo Heino from Finland.
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, October 10, 7:30-9:30pm
October 10-26, 2013
The Nave Gallery
Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
155 Powderhouse Blvd., Somerville, MA 02144
I am honored and delighted that my piece, Three Hills Font, was selected for inclusion in the Cluj International Ceramics Biennale 2013 in Romania!
The Biennale is organized by
Ceramart Foundation and Ceramics Now Association, in partnership with
Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, the University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca,
and the Romanian Fine Artists Union.
October 9 - November 3, 2013
My tea bowls will be in an International Chawan Exhibition in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The exhibition is organized by Zhang Guei Wei of the Kaohsiung Ceramic Industry Alliance (KCIA).
October 5 - 20, 2013
Opening Reception
Thursday, January 31, 2013 6 - 9pm
January 24 - February 16, 2013
Lesley University
University Hall Gallery
1815 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-585-6656
I am truly honored and delighted that the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has recently acquired my ceramic sculpture, Nargila Pod, to be part of its permanent contemporary art collection. I am especially grateful since the new MFA Contemporary Art Department has been addressing the shifting boundary between art and craft, deliberately embracing both art and craft media within the Linde Family Wing Galleries.
My heartfelt thanks go to MFA Collections Committee; to Emily Zilber, Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts, who initiated the acquisition process; to the Hainer Family, who bought and donated the piece; to Roberta Tunnard, director of Vessels Gallery, whose generosity in giving me a solo show led to wider exposure of my work; and to Gretchen Keyworth, director emerita of the Fuller Craft Museum, who recommended that Emily take a look.
"Vortex" in the Ceramics Biennial 2012 at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH.
November 7 - December 12, 2012
Amherst Street Gallery
77 Amherst Street
Manchester,NH 03101
603-836-2573
Solo exhibition of new ceramic work at Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA.
September 7 – October 7, 2012
Vessels Gallery
450 Harrison Avenue #71
Boston, MA 02118
617-426-1950
CHAWAN International Exhibition
April 10 - April 15, 2012
Gallery Yûsai
22 Nishi Terabayashi-chõ
Nara-shi, Japan 630-8372
Tel/Fax 0742-31-1674
Solo Exhibition at Thayer Gallery
January 6 - 28, 2011
Thayer Academy
745 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184
781-843-3580
Mother and daughter exhibition featuring:
Ellen and Nancy Schön
November 21 and 22, 2009
291 Otis St.
West Newton, MA 02465
An international collaboration between:
Ellen Schön - USA
Pirjo Heino - Finland
Karmela Berg - Israel
And a benefit exhibition for WaterAid featuring donated images of water by local and international artists.
April 2 - 26, 2009
Nave Gallery
Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
155 Powderhouse Boulevard
Somerville, MA 02144
617-625-4823
Art Institute of Boston 3-D Faculty Exhibition
March 19 - April 10, 2009
Main Gallery, The Art Institute of Boston
700 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02215
MIND Matters: An exploration of the mechanisms and mysteries of consciousness through installation, video, sculpture, painting, drawing, and printmaking.
Denise Dumas, Audrey Goldstein, Constance Jacobson, Mary Kaye, Geoffrey Koetsch, Karl Nussbaum, Ellen Schön, and Heidi Whitman.
May 2 - June 18, 2008
Laconia Gallery
433 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
"Where the Soul Resides" Ellen Schön
Vessel as Metaphor: sculpture + installation
Doreen Connors, Denise Dumas, Phyllis Ewen, Susan Kapuscinki Gaylord, Mary Kaye, Geoffrey Koetsch, Roy Pardi, Rebecca Parker, and Ellen Schön
16 February - 18 March 2007
Nave Gallery
Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church
155 Powderhouse Blvd.
Somerville, MA 02144
617-625-4823
"Well of Consciousness" in the Ceramics Biennial 2006 at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH.
October 13 - November 13, 2006
Amherst Street Gallery
77 Amherst Street
Manchester,NH 03101
603-836-2573
"Armored Vessel" in The Uncommon Denominator: A Tribute to Richard Hirsch.
The exhibition celebrated Hirsch's 30 year teaching career, showcasing his ceramic sculpture and the works of a selection of alumni.
September 10 - October 10, 2004
Williams Gallery
Dyer Arts Center
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
“My tiles represent aerial views of the earth, combining traces of natural and built environments. They express a yearning to see ourselves from above as one human family.”
The Tile Project incorporates individual tiles, created by over 100 renowned, diverse, international artists. Tiles were installed at 22 sites throughout the world--at museums, cultural centers, parks and other public places--between 2004-2008.
These public art works will act as enduring symbols of international cooperation, innovation, and respect.
"Cycladic Head" in Craft Transformed: Boston University's
Program in Artisanry 1975 - 1985
December 5, 2003 - January 4, 2004
Fuller Museum of Craft
455 Oak St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-6000