Ellen Christiansen

BORN:
Ellen was born in Trinidad and Tobago

LIVES:
Deptford

PARENTS:
She is the grand-daughter of Arthur Christiansen and cousin of Rupert Christiansen.

EDUCATION:
She trained at Chelsea School of Art and Camberwell Art School with Brian Taylor FRBS. In 2011 she spent a year in Taylor’s studio under his watchful eye making a life size sculpture of his saluki lurcher, Lily.

CAREER:
Ellen as well as sculpting holds portrait sculpture workshops. She is currently working on a series of quarter scale studies of movement and a life size portrait of the race horse Stone of Folca who is the world record holder over 5 furlongs and a quarter scale sculpture of Axl a magnificent working Percheron stallion.

AWARDS:
Talos Award for best new comer. The Founders Sculptors prize.

MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:
Clay, Bronze and various other materials.

SUBJECTS OF WORK:
People and animals.

EXHIBITIONS:
Society of Portrait Sculptors.

Ellen Christiansen sculpture for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below: