Ellen Gerritse

Ellen Gerritse has a unique and timeless way of expressing her self‚ proclaiming her individuality among a sea of contemporary artists. Though silversmithing is her first love, she prefers to combine metal works with other materials like paper to produce contemporary objects.

Ellen Gerritse taught fine art in Europe for a long time but had the opportunity to travel the world extensively. She has an unique and timeless way of expressing her self, proclaiming her individuality among a sea of contemporary artists. She is the creator of contemporary objects that make statements, at times personal becoming an integral part of a legacy that one can pass on to the next generation. Though silversmithing is her first love, Ellen prefers to combine metal work with other materials like paper mache to produce contemporary objects. Her designs are personal well beyond the concept of traditional jewelry but they also absorb the changes happening around them. The greatest influences on her work have come from living and working in Asia. Being constantly on the move, with a limited knowledge of local suppliers, she finds herself drawn to create objects from simple, accessible materials and the few tools close at hand. She finds this way challenging to her way of thinking.

Tentoonstellingen:

2003 Redbud Gallery, Houston
2003 Kingwood Show, Kingwood
2004 Glassell School of Art, Houston
2004 Bering and James Gallery, Houston
2005 Houston Centre for Contemporary Crafts
2006 Fleury Gallery, Houston
2007 The Artful Corner, Houston
2007 Galveston Arts Centre, Galveston
2008 Pearl Finch Museum of Fine Arts,TX
2009 Post Art, Hulst
2010 Binnenstad Hulst/kunst in de etalage
2011 Atelier/beeldentuin Danielle Orelio, Burg-Haamstede
2012 Hanson Galleries, Houston
2013 Seoul Museum of History, South Korea
2014 GalerieGerritse, Middelburg
2015 GalerieGerritse
2016 KunstWacht , Veere
2017 Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Voorburg
2018 Lokaal 54 , Terneuzen
2020 GalerieGerritse
2021 tentoonstelling ‘water’ GalerieGerritse

Publicaties:

* Contemporary Bead & Wire Jewellery- Larkbooks 2007
* Beading with pearls – Larkbooks 2008
* Stitched Jewels – Larkbooks 2009
* 30-minute earrings – Larkbooks 2011
* Bounty of Bead+Wire – Larkbooks 2011
* Bél, bél. J.Cats 2012