A self-taught painter working primarily in oil and watercolor, her paintings are derived from daily journal entries as contemplation, and are frequently paired with hand written poems. Stylistically her visual works draw from classicism and surrealism. Her upcoming show at Tönnheim Gallery in Madrid focuses on the mathematics of form and it’s breakdown as a means of accessing the divine. She is inspired by the writings and sketches of great thinkers who deal with these topics, including Salvador Dalí’s theories on Nuclear Mysticism found in Manifeste Mystique, W.B Yeats’s Essays & Introductions (on Blake) and Newton’s diagrams from Optiks and the Principia — among others.

Her performances are poems delivered as recitations, or silently via ancient Greco-Roman pantomime and 19th c. Ballet d’Action. Each performance includes an original libretto derived from extensive research into the arts and sciences. She often incorporates original hand-sewn costumes, choreography, poetry, painted backdrops, masks and original sound compositions. Her live presentations gained attention in the winter of 2023 after Ellen appeared monthly in underground NY salons curated by Beckett Rosset; the namesake of Samuel Beckett, and son of Barney Rosset. She presented a surrealist monologue adapted for her by the award winning author and artist Frederic Tuten in 2023 at the Volta Art Fair, where she was a featured artist.

Ellen was invited to Ireland by the Yeats Society in the summer of 2023 as the first-ever artist in residence at Thoor Ballylee, the 15th c. Normandy tower home of author, poet and playwright W.B. Yeats during the centenary of his Nobel Prize win. Throughout her stay she practiced automatic writing, painted and performed recitations from The Tower and movement work inspired by Four Plays For Dancers and A Vision. While in Ireland Ellen performed with internationally revered Irish harpist Aisling Ennis in the historic 17th c. Killruddery house at the invitation of Lord and Lady Ardee. Later that fall, Ellen gave a performance of deconstructed Shakespearean works combined with thematically mirrored poetry by W.H. Auden, as a commentary on string theory. She recited the piece while emerging semi-nude from an Elizabethan costume created from her bed sheets and tied with string to the walls of The Hole Gallery in NYC.

Ellen has appeared in fashion campaigns for the designer Samantha Pleet and an ad for Leica Cameras. As an author, she is represented by the Shipman Agency. Her essays on art have been published by The Art Newspaper (UK) and her book of written essays, drawings, paintings, and textile work is expected to be released in 2026.

As a child she was trained in dance and pantomime under the direction of Balanchine’s protégé and Ballets Russes choreographer, Todd Bolender. She later went on to perform with his company. She also trained at PNB and ABT. Her theatrical performances include work with the Joffrey and Starlight Amphitheater among others.

Ellen is a member of the AGMA / AEA unions for classical and theatrical performers.