Ellen Ramsey
Born 1960, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Lives and works in Seattle, Washington
ramsey.ellen@gmail.com
Selected Exhibitions
2024
NWCraft24, The Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
Kate Derum International Award for Tapestry: 2024 Finalists, The Australian Tapestry Workshop, South Melbourne, AU
Heallreaf 5, Westin Park, Shropshire UK, Morley Gallery, London, UK, Farfield Mill, Cumbria, UK
VIII International Triennial of Textile Arts, Szombathely, Hungary
2023
Heroes and Villains, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
International Fiber Arts XI, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Small Expressions 2023, Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, LaConnor, WA; Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC; Yadkin Valley Fiber Center, Elkin, NC
Wall Hanging, The Vestibule, Seattle, WA
Connections, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
American Tapestry Biennial 14, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2022
Small Expressions 2022, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN; Aiken Center for the Arts, Aiken, SC; Arts & Heritage Center, North Augusta, SC; Edison Gallery, Foothills Art Center, Elkin, NC; Studio 203, Los Angeles, CA
Clay & Textile, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
72nd A-One, Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
Heallreaf 4, Farfields Mill, Sedbergh, UK; Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester, UK; RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, UK.
2021
More Impact: Climate Change, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA.
International Fiber Arts X, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
Weaving Re-Imagined, New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA.
Small Tapestry International 7: Elements, Gallery of Wood Art, St. Paul, MN; Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR.
2020
Politically Charged, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA.
Fiber 2020, Silvermine Arts Center Gallery, New Canaan, CT.
Currents 2020: National Craft Exhibition, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Heallreaf 3, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK; Espacio Gallery, London, UK.
International Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
2018
World of Threads, Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
World Tapestry Now: American Tapestry Biennial 12, online https://americantapestryalliance.org/exhibitions/atbiennials/
Selected Press
Dye Sherpe, Chloe, NWCraft24, Art Access, vol.33 no.4. July-August 2024, p. 5
Exploring the Creative Process: How Three Textile Artists Use Sketchbooks, Fiber Art Now FANfare blog, https://www.fiberartnow.net/blog/exploring-the-creative-process/, June 19, 2024
Spotlight: Ellen Ramsey Contemporary Tapestry Artist, https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-ellen-ramsey-contemporary-tapestry-artist/, 2023
Small Expressions 2023, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Winter 2023, Vol. 54 no. 4, p.26
Sivermine Gallery, Ellen Ramsey - Fiber 2020 Exhibiting Artist, YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHjOPBXlHSs&t=5s
Selected Bibliography
It’s Complicated: Summer Exhibition Catalog, curated by Erika Diamond for I Like Your Work, 2024
American Tapestry Biennial 14, Exhibition catalog, 2023
Connections, Ceres Gallery, Exhibition Catalog, 2023
Heallreaf 4, Exhibition Catalog, 2022
Small Tapestry International 7: Elements, Exhibition catalog, 2021
Currents 2020: National Craft Exhibition, Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Exhibition Catalog, 2020
Transformation: Fiber as Medium. The Common Threads Gallery, Exhibition Catalog, 2019
Heallreaf 3, Exhibition Catalog, 2019
World Tapestry Now: American Tapestry Biennial 12, Exhibition Catalog, 2018
Selected Awards
Finalist, Kate Derum International Award for Tapestry (AU), 2024
Honorable Mention, Small Expressions 2023
Heallreaf Prize (UK), Heallreaf 3, 2019
Finalist, Kate Derum International Award for Tapestry (AU), 2019
People's Choice Award, Northwest Fine Arts Competition, 2018
Education
Appenticeship in French classical tapestry technique with master weaver Mary Lane, (former Director of Education at the Scheuer Tapestry Studio, NYC, active 1982-1989), 1998-2001
MA, Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1990
BBA, Finance, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1983