Ellis O’Connor

Ellis O’Connor is a multi-award winning contemporary landscape artist from Dundee, now living on the Outer Hebridean Island of North Uist. She trained at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Since completing her master’s degree in 2016 she has undertaken several residency programmes, including in Iceland and Norway. She exhibits her work across Scotland and beyond and has many loyal followers on social media.

Ellis says about her work: ‘In order to immerse myself in the environment, I make much of the artwork on site where extreme weather and the elements find their way into the pieces. I describe the process of working outdoors in wild weather as almost ‘performative’. Some of the pieces made on paper on site become the basis for larger works on canvas painted back in the studio. Here, I usually work with oil paint, building up the surfaces using natural substances like sand and dried seaweed. By producing my art work I hope it will give people a chance to connect with that landscape and respect the nature that is so wild around us, to then cultivate a deeper understanding and inspire others to make a difference.’