art is like oxygen, we need it
it's not a luxury it is a must

Ellen works at the intersection of illustration, graphic art, and autonomous practice. Combining drawing, painting, photography, and printmaking, she creates work that balances experimentation with visual clarity.

Moving between commissioned and independent projects, she develops images that are both intuitive and deliberate, shaped by a continuous exploration of form, atmosphere, and material.

Through artist-in-residence programs, she draws inspiration from the places she inhabits, engaging with their history, landscape, and local narratives. By making connections between people, place, and memory, her work explores new ways of seeing and relating to the world around us.

She creates art for inquisitive people inspiring them to enthusiastically engage with each other and the world around them. - Nienke

As an Artist in Residence, Ellen works in temporary studios at locations such as Werk aan het Spoel and CulSec. She creates pop-up studios as in-between spaces for encounter, quiet reflection, and making. Her art connects, challenges, and raises questions—never as decoration, but as an invitation to something new. An opening to new experiences, ideas or new ways of seeing. - Susanne

agenda
Open Press Exchange
miniprint exchange and exhibition
around the world 2026

Free sketching every last friday of the month hosted by Stadslab de Blauwe Leeuw (SLBL)

Culemborg

Artist in Residence
Goilberdingerdijk Culemborg
1 - 14 juni

En Plein Air
Workshop Botanic printing

16 mei, bestel hier je tickets:
https://www.ticketkantoor.nl/shop/monoprint
Cul Sec Parallelweg West 18 Culemborg

Art & Prints
Art-fair Werk aan het Spoel

Educatie en Workshops

24 mei Culemborg

RELeo online exhibition

Renew every month, REleo shop
RELeo #1. Klein maar fijn 5. jan -19 jan

RELeo #2. Raamwerk 28 feb - 16 mar