Ellen Hackl fagan

Weaving threads from pop music, decorative art, complexity theory, Jungian psychology and Eastern philosophy my primary interest is in making connections in my paintings between color and sound. Inviting a balance between randomness and intention, like jazz music, my materials continue to reveal limitless possibilities for improvisation, echoing the chaotic beauty of life.

As an artist, the persistent challenge is, can the hand attain what the mind sees?  For me, making art is a steady practice of love and trust.

Since earning a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Interdisciplinary Media in 2005 from Hartford Art School, I was selected as a RADIUS artist through the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art and have been exhibiting my work extensively throughout Connecticut and more recently in New York City.  I maintain my painting studio in Harlem and create ceramic sculptures at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York.

New represention: New Art Center NY, NY

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Einstein, Ephemera & Crank; Fearless Explorers of Alternative Surfaces, Glazes and Ceramic Installation

July 31-September 12, 2010
opens Saturday July 31 from 4-8 pm
Casa Frela Gallery
47 W 119th Street, New York, NY
www.casafrela.com

This exhibition highlights the ceramic installations of four sculptors, Liz Surbeck Biddle, Jackie Welsh, Tomoko Amaki Abe and Ellen Hackl Fagan. Curated by Ellen Hackl Fagan, an East Harlem-based painter and sculptor, Einstein, Ephemera & Crank is an exhibition that focuses on installation and alternative surface applications using clay and glazes. Read more about this exhibit: http://www.casafrela.com/Einstein+Ephemera