Ellen Hackl Fagan
Founder/Director
ODETTA
ODETTA:
@odettagallery
Ellen Hackl Fagan:
@ehfaganstudio
Ellen Hackl Fagan
CV
EDUCATION
1979-80
Saint Mary’s College Rome Program, Extension Campus, Rome, Italy.
1982
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting, Photography.
2001
Yale University Summer Program, New Haven, CT. Sculpture.
2005
Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT. Master of Fine Arts Painting/Interdisciplinary.
2006
Harvestworks, New York, NY. Certified, Max/MSP Jitter Interactive Digital Media.
2007-2010
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY. Explorations in Surface, Liz Surbeck Biddle, Instructor.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2025
LUST FOR RUST, Atlantic Gallery, NYC.
2024
POSTCARDS TO VENICE, ODETTA Digital/SHIM Art Network
#Hashtag Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Palazzo Pisani Revedin, Venice, Italy
Aqua Miami Art Fair, Miami, FL, USA
WHO’S AFRAID OF RED, YELLOW, AND BLUE? Long Island City Artists, Long Island City, Queens, New York, New York.
GHOST TOWN, Richard Klein, Patrick Sansone, Equity Gallery, NYC.
2024 - 2020
ODETTA Digital, creating curatorial and professional affiliations’ memberships in an online global network that offers exhibition opportunities and collaborations, both digitally and in physical spaces. Exhibitions to date: Sea Change, Pandemic Proof, Essential Works, Page-Turner, Refresh!, Flow, Spinning Plates, Serious Play, Entry Point, Exquisite Codes, Exquisite AI, Nature’s Way.
2024-2020
ODETTA Petite, Hybrid gallery alternative space featuring solo exhibitions at a model scale to be used as proposals for full scale sites. Exhibitions to date: Seth Callander, The Waters We Swim, Suzanne Benton, Pioneer Activists, Andra Samelson, Pemarom Petite, Audrey Stone, Gradient Crush.
2014-Present
ODETTA, Owner and Director, New York NY. Creating changing exhibitions of contemporary art focused on Color Theory, Minimalism, Glyphs, Buddha Mind, Fluxus, History, Humor, Psychedelia, Ephemera, Science, Math and Music. Curated and produced over 75 exhibitions since opening in 2014 in both bespoke and satellite gallery locations. Reviews in Artillery, The New Criterion, Hyperallergic, Wag Mag, and Arts in Bushwick.
2013 -2014
ASAP URGENT HEALTH CARE, Art Curator for emerging health care facilities throughout Connecticut.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES, Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY. Curator. Reviewed.
2013
SPEAKING IN TONGUES, Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY. Curator. Reviewed.
THE NATURE OF THINGS, Garden Education Center, Greenwich, CT. Curator.
2010
EINSTEIN, EPHEMERA & CRANK, Casa Frela Gallery, New York, NY. Curator.
2001
MOREAU GALLERY, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Visiting artist and guest juror for Annual Student Exhibition.
1999
EVOLUTION, Women's Caucus for Art/CT Chapter Member's Exhibition. Gallery 53, Meriden, CT. Exhibition Organizer.
1996
BIRTH ART, MIRACLE AND MYSTERY, Gallery 53, Meriden, CT. Judy Chicago, Featured Artist. Exhibition Organizer.
1995
ART & TEXT, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT and Gallery 53, Meriden, CT. Curator. Designed exhibition catalog. Reviewed.
1992
WOMAN VISION, GALLERY 53, Meriden, CT. Exhibition Organizer.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS/INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES
2023
BLUE IMMERSION, an Artsy exclusive solo exhibition. SHIM Art Network, curated by Peter Hopkins.
2020
HELPLESS. Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT. Judith McElhone, Director. Invitation.
2019
IMMERSED IN BLUE, SOLOS 2019. Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT. Juried Invitational.
2018
AQUA MIAMI ART FAIR, Peter Hopkins, Curator, Miami, FL.
SEEKING THE SOUND OF COBALT BLUE_LEMONADE, ODETTA, Brooklyn, NY. Open Studio.
2017
WHAT DOES BLUE SOUND LIKE? New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library, New York, NY. Arezoo Mohseni, Curator.
2016
INTO THE BLUE AGAIN, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT. David Borawski, Curator.
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Marcus Garvey Park, New York, NY. FLUX Art Fair. Leanne Stella, Director.
2013
CABINET OF WONDERS, Goffe Street Armory, New Haven, CT.
2012
SOUND COLOR SPACE, Laura Barton Gallery, Westport, CT. Laura Barton, Director.
COLORSOUNDGRAMMAR_3, Round Hill Community Center, Greenwich, CT. Mirella Hajjar, Curator.
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, Connecticut Hospice, Branford, CT. Katherine Blossom, Curator.
2011
IF PAINTINGS COULD SING, Orchard Windows Gallery, New York, NY. COLORSOUNDGRAMMAR, New Art Center, New York, NY. Serge Gregorian, Director.
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, New Art Center, New York, NY. Premiered live orchestral interactive performance with 8 classically trained musicians. Fourth version Judson Wright Collaborator.
KICKIN IT: ART AND PERFORMANCE, COLORSOUNDGRAMMAR, Soapbox Gallery, New York, NY. Suzan Shutan, Curator.
2009
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Harlem Open Studios, New York, NY. Third version, Judson Wright, Collaborator.
COLORSOUNDTHEORY, Leever Center for the Performing Arts, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT.
2006
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, second version, Konrad Kaczmarek, Collaborator and composer. Performed in these exhibitions in 2006:
SYNTHESIZE, E G Arts Conservatory, Ridgefield, CT. Suzanne Enser-Ryan, curator.
COMMUNITY SING, E G Arts Conservatory, Ridgefield, CT. Suzanne Enser-Ryan, curator.
EMBRACING CHAOS and THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Duke University, Durham, NC. Second version, Konrad Kaczmarek, Collaborator and composer. Tara Zeppel, Curator.
COMMUNITY SING, Duke University, Durham, NC. Chris Hardy, Bouzouki.
2005
THE LISTENING EYE, ORGANIZING CHAOS and THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Mercer County Community College. West Windsor, NJ. Second version, Konrad Kaczmarek, Collaborator and composer.
EMBRACING CHAOS AND THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, CREATIVE CONTRAPTIONS, HOMAGE TO RUBE GOLDBERG, Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Stamford, CT. Exhibition awarded. Second version, Konrad Kaczmarek, Collaborator and composer.
2004
ECSTATIC PAINT, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School. Hartford, CT.
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School. Hartford, CT. First version, Michael Feldman, Collaborator and composer.
2003
ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS, CONTEMPORARY PLAYERS, THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford. West Hartford, CT. First version premiered, Michael Feldman, Collaborator and composer.
2001
GRAFITTI, Art-X Gallery, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT. Ken Marchione, Curator.
1999
OBLITERATED PHRASES, 4-Star Gallery, Indianapolis, IN. Shawn Miller, Director.
1998
LIVING THROUGH COLOR, 4-Star Gallery, Indianapolis, IN. Shawn Miller, Director.
1993
CONVERGENCES, Jamaica Arts Center, Jamaica, NY.
1982
HYPER-X-TENDED SOUNDS, Senior Thesis Exhibition, BFA, Moreau Gallery, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame IN.
SELECTED GROUP/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
2024
BEYOND LANGUAGE, Fluid Media, SHIM Art Network. Exhibition exclusively on Artsy. John Cox, Alison Cuomo, Curators.
RADIAL SYMMETRY, HARMONICALLY, Equity Gallery, NYC. Patricia Fabricant, Christopher Stout, Co-Curators.
BALLOT SHOW, Front Room Gallery, Hudson, NY. Featured online exhibition.
AMONG FRIENDS IV, Metaphor Project Space, Brooklyn, NY. Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Beth Dary, Patricia Fabricant, Curators.
PRACTICE OF EVERYDAY LIFE, Fluid Media, SHIM Art Network. Exhibition exclusively on Artsy. John Cox, Alison Cuomo, Curators.
2023
EXQUISITE CODES and EXQUISITE AI, SHIM Art Network and ODETTA Digital, traveled 90 + artists works to Berlin, Germany, Miami, FL, and Bridgeport, CT.
NATURE’S WAY, ODETTA Digital and SHIM Art Network, Curators.
ENTRY POINT, Artsy exclusive exhibition,ODETTA Digital and SHIM Art Network, Curators.
THE CALL AWAY, Artsy exclusive exhibition, Fluid Media, Alison Cuomo, John Cox Curators.
HIDDEN GLIMMERING, Artsy exclusive exhibition, Fluid Media, Alison Cuomo, John Cox Curators.
2022
CONVERSATIONAL, Art on the Lake, Carmel, NY. Tony Carretta, Curator.
PARTY LINE, The Exchange, Something Projects. A mapping project, exhibition sites throughout the state of Connecticut. Howard el Yassin, Suzan Shutan, Curators.
PAINTING BY PROXY, Project: ARTspace, New York, NY, Joan Grubin Curator
AMONG FRIENDS III, Equity Gallery, New York, NY.
EXQUISITE CORPSE, SHIM/ART Cards,
FAIR SHARE ART, an Instagram-based exhibition and connector group that offers alternative exhibition opportunities to promote collecting, SHIM Art Network. Exhibitions and auctions run twice monthly.
CRITICAL WATERCOLOR: FLUID MEDIA, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, SHIM Art Network
EXQUISITE CORPSE, SHIM/ART Cards, Jill Krutick Gallery, Mamaroneck, NY
SERIOUS PLAY, Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network, Curator.
SPINNING PLATES, Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network, Curator.
2021
PAINTING BY PROXY, Project: ARTspace, New York, NY, Joan Grubin Curator
FAIR SHARE ART, an Instagram-based exhibition and connector group, SHIM Art Network
CRITICAL WATERCOLOR: FLUID MEDIA, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, SHIM Art Network
REFRESH!, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network
DRAWING CHALLENGE XX, Jason McCoy Gallery (Digital),
https://www.jasonmccoyinc.com/drawing-challenge#/challenge-xx
DRAWING CHALLENGE XVIII, Jason McCoy Gallery (Digital),
https://www.jasonmccoyinc.com/drawing-challenge#/challenge-xvii
'the world that has been given" Jason McCoy Gallery (Digital \ Artsy),
www.artsy.net/show/jason-mccoy-gallery-the-world-that-has-been-given
PAGE-TURNER, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network, Ellen Hackl Fagan,
Curator.
ESSENTIAL WORKS, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network,
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Curator.
2020
LONDON CALLING COLLECTIVE, IN ACCORDION TIME, UNFOLDING, Ursa Gallery, Cris Dam, Bridgeport, CT. Patricia Miranda and Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Curators.
PANDEMIC PROOF, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network, Ellen Hackl Fagan, Curator.
WITH THE GRAIN, Equity Gallery, NYC. Curated by Patricia Fabricant.
RADICAL WOMEN: SEEING RED, ODETTA, NYC. Curated by Patricia Miranda.
ART OFF-SCREEN, ODETTA, NYC. Curated by Eileen Jeng Lynch.
HEALING AND COMMUNITY: PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL, NoMAA Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, May 2020, Patricia Miranda, Curator.
SEA CHANGE, an Artsy exclusive exhibition, ODETTA Digital, SHIM Art Network, Ellen Hackl Fagan, Curator.
THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD, Equity Gallery, NY, NY. Eric Sutphin, Curator.
PAINT VS COLOUR @ FIVE WALLS, Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne, AU. Christophe Dahlhausen, Michael Graeve Curators.
2019
FEVER SONGS, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY Sabine Schumacher, Curator.
AMONG FRIENDS, ENTRE AMIGOS, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center, New York, NY.
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH INVITATIONAL, Van Deb Gallery, Long Island City, NY.
2018
CREATIVE WOMEN, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT. Tatiana Mori, Curator.
MANIAC: Manic Episode 6, The Urban Hive, Sacramento, CA. Andy Cunningham, Curator.
#UNLOAD:PICK UP THE PIECES, John Slade Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT.
CT CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Silvermine Guild of Art, Melanie Carr Gallery, Melanie Carr, Curator.
FEVER SONGS, WHAT DOES ROYGBIV SOUND LIKE?, Creative Tech Week, ODETTA, Brooklyn, NY
AMONG FRIENDS, Dumbo Open Studios, Studio of Beth Dary, Invitational. Beth Dary, Patricia Fabricant, Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Organizers.
SACRED CONCRETEor POP GOES THE WEASEL, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY. William Norton, Curator.
POSTED, NYC, Paris, Sydney, a traveling postcard and Instagram exhibition. Leanne Stella, Lisa Sharp, Curators.
SIDESHOW NATION 17, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Invitational.
MIGHTY MINIS, Melanie Carr Gallery, Essex, CT. Suzan Shutan, Curator.
2017
MANIAC: Manic Episode 5, John Slade Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT. Kevin Daly, Curator.
MUSIC TO MY EYES, Ellie Murphy’s studio, Bushwick Open Studios, Queens, NY.
MAPPING BUSHWICK, In-Case Art Projects, Brooklyn, NY. Jaynie Crimmins, Etty Yaniv, Curators.
SPACE/CRAFT, A.I.R., Brooklyn, NY. Liz Surbeck Biddle, Curator.
2016
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, FLUX Art Fair, Marcus Garvey Park, New York, NY. Launch of web based app.
LAZULI, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Enrico Gomez.
DISORDER and BLISS, Space B, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Joseph Fucigna.
SIDESHOW NATION IIII/Thru The Rabbit Hole, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Invitational.
2015
INDUSTRIAL COMFORTS, Space B, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Margaret Roleke and Joseph Fucigna.
CHECKERED HISTORY, OUTPOST, Ridgewood, NY. Curated by David Weinstein and Ruth Kahn.
SHARED RESOURCES, Whitney Center for the Arts, New Haven, CT. Curated by Debbie Hesse.
COLOR RULES, The Drawing Rooms at Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ. Curated by Anne Trauben.
VOLUME 1, Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Mary Judge and Enrico Gomez.
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Video screened MusInfo Art and Science Days, Bourges, FR. With composer Judson Wright.
FLUX ART FAIR, Corn Exchange Building, Harlem, NYC.
2014
BIG SMALL PAINTING SHOW, The Drawing Rooms at Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ.
FAR AND WIDE, Woodstock Art Museum, Woodstock, NY. Ian Berry, Juror.
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, New York, NY. Julio Valdez Project Space.
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT, Brooklyn Art Library. Traveling exhibition, multiple US cities.
2013
SPEAKING IN TONGUES, Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY. Curator. Reviewed.
2012
THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY. Mariano Cinat, Curator. SOLOS 2012, Westport Arts Center Gallery, Westport, CT. Ian Berry, Juror. Exhibition awarded.
THE NATURE OF THINGS, Garden Education Center, Greenwich, CT. Curatpr.
2011
THE ABSTRACT TRADITION, Greenwich Historical Society, Storehouse Gallery. Greenwich, CT. Exhibition awarded.
SPLASH! Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT. Marianne Frisch, Curator
TWEET: Words and Music, THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Factory Underground, Norwalk, CT. Third version, Judson Wright, Collaborator. Mary Jo Lombardo, Curator.
HACIA AFUERA,THE COLORSOUNDGRAMMAR GAME. Interactive installation and performance. New York, NY. Alyssa Fridgen, Curator.
AN EXCHANGE WITH SOL LEWITT, MASS MOCA and Cabinet Magazine. North Adams,MA and Brooklyn, NY. Regine Basha, Curator.
2010
SQUARDI SONORI, THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, Planetario, Museo della Civita, Rome, Italy. Video, Fourth version, Judson Wright, Collaborator and programmer. Ennio Morricone, Curator.
{SONIK}, SYNTHETIC ZERO, THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, BronxArtSpace, New York, NY. Third version, Judson Wright, Collaborator. Mitsu Hadeshi, Curator.
EINSTEIN, EPHEMERA & CRANK, Fearless Explorers in Alternative Surfaces, Glazes and Ceramic Installation. Casa Frela Gallery, New York, NY. Curator.
THE WESTCHESTER BIENNIAL, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY. Exhibition awarded.
2009
THE COLORSOUNDGRAMMAR GAME, FIGMENT:INTERACTIVE ART, Governor's Island, New York, NY .
LEFT BRAIN/RIGHT BRAIN, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT. George Rush, juror.
2008
ALDRICH UNDERCOVER, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Ridgefield, CT.
WHY NOT?, Housatonic Art Museum, Bridgeport, CT. Helen Klisser-During, Juror.
SASSY SURFACES, Henry's Project, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY .Liz Surbeck Biddle, Curator.
LOVE IS FOR LOVELY PEOPLE, Victory Arts Projects, Jersey City, NJ. James M Pustorino, Curator.
2007
ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ. James M Pustorino, Curator.
2005
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CULTURE EXPOSITION, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY.
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, second version, Konrad Kaczmarek, Collaborator, composer.
2004
THE REVERSE COLOR ORGAN, first version, Michael Feldman, Collaborator composer.
RADIUS, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXHIBITION AND SERIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and the Ridgefield Guild of Art, Ridgefield, CT, Deborah Browne, Jessica Hough, Richard Klein, Harry Philbrick, jurors. Awarded exhibition and mentorship.
2003
A FRESH START, Philip Alan Gallery, New York, NY.
PAINTING/PHOTOGRAPHY/NEW WORK, Philip Alan Gallery, New York, NY.
NOW IT'S A PARTY, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT. Independent study with Harrell Fletcher.
1999
SMALL WORKS, BIG IDEAS, Discovery Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT.
PERSONAL HEROES, LOCAL AND LEGENDARY, Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, Wethersfield, CT. Patricia Reville, Curator. Reviewed.
EVOLUTION, Women's Caucus for Art/CT Chapter. Member's Exhibition, Gallery 53, Meriden, CT. Exhibition Organizer.
1997
COLORS, CONTRASTS AND CULTURES, Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT. Ben Ortiz, Curator. Reviewed.
1995
ART & TEXT, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT. Curator. Exhibition traveled. Reviewed.
EXPLORING THE FIGURE, Gertrude White Gallery, Greenwich, CT. Reviewed.
1994
ART IN MOTION, Kinetics, Movement and Change. Farmington Valley Arts Center, Farmington, CT. Grand Prize.
1992
WOMAN VISION, GALLERY 53, Meriden, CT. Exhibition Organizer.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020
Owl Award, National League of American Pen Women, Greenwich, CT Chapter.
2014
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Art in Public Spaces, Finalist selected for Percent for Art Public Commission.
2011
GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMMUNITY ARTISTS SERIES, Greenwich, CT. Exhibition awarded.
2004
CREATIVE CONTRAPTIONS, HOMAGE TO RUBE GOLDBERG, Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Stamford, CT. $2500.00 grant award and exhibition. Applied grant to membership at Harvestworks, New York, NY. Employed composer Konrad Kaczmarek to create, the second version of the Reverse Color Organ using Max/MSP.
RADIUS, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXHIBITION AND SERIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and the Ridgefield Guild of Art, Ridgefield, CT, Deborah Browne, Jessica Hough, Richard Klein, Harry Philbrick, jurors. Awarded exhibition and mentorship.
2001
MOREAU GALLERY, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Visiting artist and guest juror for Annual Student Exhibition.
1994
ART IN MOTION, Kinetics, Movement and Change, Farmington Valley Art Center, Farmington, CT. Grand Prize.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Swan Hotel, Orlando, FL
Peter Trippi, New York, NY
Private Collection, Rhode Island
Julio Valdez, New York, NY.
James Brainard, Indianapolis, IN.
Morgan Hoddes, Boulder, CO.
Dr. David Zadik , Greenwich, CT.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN.
Dana Farber Institute, Boston, MA.
Diagnostic Chemicals Ltd., USA. Oxford, CT.
REPRESENTATION
SHIM Art Network, Art Helix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
PIEROGI Gallery, Flat Files. Brooklyn, NY.
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT, Brooklyn, NY.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Arts Club, New York, NY.
National League of American Pen Women, Greenwich Chapter, Owl Award, Co-Chair-Fine Arts
New York Artists Equity
ODETTA Digital/SHIM Art Network, Director of Development, Director ODETTA Digital
International Listening Association
PUBLICATIONS
Margo Moore, George Bruce Library, New York Public Library,"Artist Interview: Ellen Hackl Fagan,"May 18, 2021 https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/18/artist-interview-ellen-hackl-fagan
Copelouzos Family Art Museum, USA 35 x 35 Art Project, G.Kostopoulos Printing House S.A., Athens, Greece, 2020. Exhibition Catalogue.
Post Road Magazine, Issue #37 - Winter 2021, Susan Breen, Art Editor, Ellen Hackl Fagan, "Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue- Paintings: 2016-2018." December 15, 2020. https://www.postroadmag.com/2020/12/08/37-ellen-hackl-fagan-seeking-the-sound-of-cobalt-blue-paintings-2016-2018/
Joel Lang, CT Post, "Artists offer 'real time' depiction of pandemic in Bridgeport exhibit," January 17, 2021 https://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Artists-offer-real-time-depiction-of-15874443.php
Etty Yaniv, Art Spiel, In Accordion Time, Unfolding : A Pandemic Archive at Ursa Gallery, In Dialogue with Alexandra Rutsch Brock, December 30, 2020. https://artspiel.org/in-accordion-time-unfolding-a-pandemic-archive-at-ursa-gallery/
Etty Yaniv, Art Spiel, "WITH THE GRAIN AT NEW YORK ARTISTS EQUITY In Dialogue with Patricia Fabricant," November 5, 2020 https://artspiel.org/with-the-grain-at-new-york-artists-equity
A CALL FOR ART, COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT IN THE ERA OF QUARANTINE: THE USPS ART PROJECT August 30, 2020
https://thevisionaryprojects.com/editorial/usps
Laurie Fendrich, Two Coats of Paint, Summertime blues: Clark, Fagan, Carrigan, Dubicki, Hocker, and Samelson in Torrington, July 31, 2020. https://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2020/07/summertime-blues
Etty Yaniv, Art Spiel, Artists on Coping: Ellen Hackl Fagan, May 15, 2020 https://artspiel.org/artists-on-coping-ellen-hackl-fagan/
Brian Slattery, The New Haven Independent, "For Four Artists, It’s A Matter Of Perception," December 18, 2019. https://www.newhavenindependent.org
Artrepreneur, Art Business Journal, Audra Lambert, Women Artists and Art Dealers Forging Ahead post-#MeToo, March 22, 2019.https://abj.artrepreneur.com/women-artists-and-art-dealers-forging-ahead-post-metoo/
WPKN, podcast, Live Culture with Martha Willette Lewis, Februrary 2019.https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/sets/live-culture-with-martha
Bushwick Variety Show, podcast, Alec Stephens III, Episode 38: Ellen Hackl Fagan: ODETTA Art Gallery. August 13, 2018, http://bushwickvarietyshow.com/38-ellen-hackl-fagan-odetta-art-gallery
Arts in Bushwick, Etty Yaniv, "Ellen Hackl Fagan is Immersed in Blue," February 10, 2017.
http://artsinbushwick.org/2017/02/10/into-the-blue-again-ellen-hackl-fagan/
Hearst Media, CT Post, Living, Christina Hennessy, Sound and Color Shape Artist’s Aural Aspirations, June 25, 2016, Cover Feature. http://www.ctpost.com/living/article/Sound-and-color-shape-Greenwich-artist-s-aural-8323964.php
Hearst Media, Greenwich Time, S Magazine, Christina Hennessy, Her Evergreen Just Had To Be Blue, December 13, 2015, Cover Feature, http://blog.ctnews.com
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue, The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library. 2014
Ellen Hackl Fagan, MoleculesofMusic, The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library. 2013
George Murphy, “Speaking of Speaking in Tongues, An Exploration of Shared Invented Languages at Art in Flux Harlem, “ ArteFuse, http://artefuse.com/2013/01/speaking-of-speaking-in-tongues-an-exploration-of-shared-invented-languages-at-art-in-flux-harlem/
Ellen Hackl Fagan, The ColorSoundGrammar Book, Vol.2. The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library. 2013
Madeline Witt, “Paper Ghosts” Points of Departure, The New Journal, December 20, 2012. http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2012/12/paper-ghosts/
Hollie Slade, “Harlem Collective Draws Growing Community of Artists,” The Uptowner, December 3, 2012. http://theuptowner.org/2012/12/03/harlem-collective-draws-growing-community-of-artists/
Christina Hennessey, “Bold Strokes, Abstract Painters Inspired by Sound, Space.” Pulse, Greenwich Time. July 1, 2012.
Hank Hoffman, “Stray Observations from 2011 CWOS Weekend 3, The Alternative Space(s),” Connecticut Art Scene, November 2, 2011. http://ctartscene.blogspot.com/2011/11/stray-observations-from-2011-cwos.html
Ellen Hackl Fagan, The First Ever ColorSoundGrammar Book, The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library. 2012 http://www.sketchbookproject.com/library/9730
Regine Basha, “An Exchange With Sol LeWitt,” Cabinet Magazine,p.50, 2011.
Jamie Martinez, “If Paintings Could Sing,” October 2, 2011. http://artefuse.com/2011/10/“if-paintings-could-sing-”-by-ellen-hackl-fagan-at-orchard-windows-gallery/
John Austin, “Translations and Associations in the Work of Ellen Hackl Fagan,” Exhibition catalogue,
ColorSoundGrammar, New Art Center, New York, NY. June 7-25, 2011.
Susan Hodara, “Visions of the Eerie, the Wacky and the Whimsical,” The New York Times, April 30, 2010.
Ann Caron, “Just Imagine: Oh, The Thinks an Artist Can Think,” Greenwich Citizen, April 23, 2010.
Natalie Hegert, “Pool Art Fair New York 2010,” ARTslant, March 9, 2010.
Lincoln Millstein, “My Favorites in this year's ART to the Avenue exhibit– when Greenwich Avenue becomes a strolling gallery.” Lincoln's Log, May 23, 2009. http://blog.ctnews.com/lincolnmillstein/2009/05/23/
Hank Hoffman, “Alternative Space: Short Takes,” Connecticut Art Scene, November 4, 2006
L.P. Streitfeld, “Stamford Museum Pays Homage to Rube Goldberg.” The Advocate & Greenwich Time, March 13, 2005.
Tracey O'Shaughnessy,“Faith in Her Art.” Today's Woman, The Waterbury Republican American, May 15, 2001. Cover story.
Kathryn Boughton, “Woodbury Artist's Vision,” The Litchfield County Times. February 11, 2000. Feature story.
Patricia Rosoff, “Hero Worship.” The Hartford Advocate. March 25, 1999.
William Zimmer, “Color, So Much the Essence of What's Happening in Painting,” The New York Times. December 21, 1997.
Vivien Raynor, “Words and Images, the Works of 15 Connecticut Artists.” The New York Times. June 4, 1995.
William Zimmer, "The Human Figure Put Through Paces." The New York Times. July 16, 1995.
New Arts Festival '94, Artspace, New Haven, CT . Poster image featured "Raindance II" collage.
Woman Magazine, "Raindance II" cover image, January, 1994.
Kate Jennings. "Nine Women Artists are Showing at the Gertrude White Gallery." Greenwich News, May 13, 1993.
Artists of Connecticut, Hull Printing, Meriden, CT. Calendar publication. Juried.
Orla Swift. Artist Feature. Record-Journal. Friday, December 18, 1992.
Jude Schwendenwien, "Works of Art Convey Womens' Power, Energy."The Hartford Courant, Sunday, March 29, 1992.
Maxine Olderman, "Face The Nation, Culture Clash As Women Explore The Visual Arts." New Times Connecticut, March 19-26, 1992.
PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES
2024
ODETTA Petite, Audrey Stone, Gradient Crush, Zoom, January 7, 2024.a
2022
ODETTA Petite, Andra Samelson, Pemarom Petite, Zoom. April 3, 2022.
2021
ODETTA Petite, Suzanne Benton, Pioneer Activists, April 24, 2021. Zoom.
MUSEUM OF NON VISIBLE ART, INTERVIEWS, ELLEN HACKL FAGAN, March 4, 2021. Brainard Carey, WYBC X Yale Radio,https://museumofnonvisibleart.com/interviews/ellen-hackl-fagan/ Zoom
Debra Pearlman, A Kind of Language, with co-host Alex Allenchey, Project: ARTspace, February 21, 2021. Zoom.
LONDON CALLING COLLECTIVE, IN ACCORDION TIME, UNFOLDING: A PANDEMIC ARCHIVE, Artist’s Talk, January 27, 2021. URSA Gallery, Bridgeport, CT. Zoom.
2020
WHAT DOES BLUE SOUND LIKE?, International Listening Association. Featured guest speaker. October 26, 2020. Sandra Bodin-Lerner, facilitator. Zoom.
HEALING AND COMMUNITY: PHYSICAL TO VIRTUAL, NoMAA Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, Patricia Miranda, Curator. Series of two artist’s talks on Zoom. May, 2020.
READINGS ON YELLOW, Series of readings with guest poets and authors curated by Debra Pearlman., January 2020. ODETTA Harlem.
2020-2014
ODETTA, on-going program of events related to each exhibition consisting of Artists Talks, concerts and performances, book readings and meetings. Over 80 events produced and marketed during the six years of gallery programming in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Chelsea, NYC, and the Harlem, NYC ODETTA locations before moving to virtual space for programming during COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
SLICK ART IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, DID WE LOSE OUR WAY? ONE BALL EQUILIBRIUM TOTAL TANK, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT. Panel discussion. Guest Speaker.
IMMERSED IN BLUE, Artist’s Talk, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT. Solo exhibition.
2018
CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS, THE ARTIST AS CURATOR. Melanie Carr Gallery, Essex, CT. Guest speaker.
2016
ART and ENTREPRENEURSHIP, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
2015
ARTISTS TALK ON ART, Art Beyond Manhattan: Celebrating the Boroughs, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY.
RESONANCE, Experiments in Drawing, John Mendelsohn, Professor, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT.
2013
HARTFORD ART SCHOOL ALUMNI FORUM, Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center. University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. March 1, 2013. Panel discussion with professional alumni artists based in New York City. Panelists are Mark Dion, Carole Kunstadt, Nancy Pantirer. Janice La Motta, Moderator.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES, Art in Flux Harlem, New York, NY. Series of programs expanding the context of invented language. Conceived and organized by Ellen Hackl Fagan. January 2013.
2012-13
Artist’s Roundtable, Art in Flux Harlem, Conceived and implemented community building networking sessions with gallery artists to develop public speaking skills and to foster collaborations.
2010
THE SOUND OF COLOR, Greenwich Public Library, Greenwich, CT. Guest Lecturer. Hosted by the Art Society of Old Greenwich. Interactive presentation of the ColorSoundGrammar Game as a part of ASOG’s 2010 series focused on all aspects of color.
2009
COLORSOUNDGRAMMAR, series of four interactive lectures. Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT. Guest Speaker, series of four interactive lectures created for three departments at Naugatuck Valley Community College. Psychology, Painting Department, Early Childhood Development Center.
2008
MAKING PAINTINGS FLOW, visiting artist, interactive lesson with special needs students.
Woodbury Middle School. Woodbury, CT.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-2007
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. Docent.
2007
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. THE SOUND OF COLORS, Art Daze.
2004
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. Student Docent Program. Instructor.
2003-2004
College of the Arts and Sciences, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. Researcher for Dr. Sherry Buckberrough, Department Chair, Art History Department.
2001-2003
Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT. Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Painting, Susan Wilmarth Rabineau, Advisor.
2000-2002
Southbury Senior Services, Art Instructor.
1999-2002
Urban Artist's Initiative .Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. Waterbury, CT. Mentor.
1997-2002
Visiting Artist Program, Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT. Instructor.
Mattatuck Museum, Visiting Artist Program, Kids at Risk Program, Waterbury, CT. Arts Instructor.
1989-1996
Meriden Boys and Girls Club, Meriden, CT. Art Instructor.
Arts and Crafts Association of Meriden, Meriden, CT. Arts Instructor, Middle School Program.
RECENT ART FAIRS
2024
Aqua Art Miami, SHIM Art Network, Postcards to Miami, Exquisite Codes, Miami, FL. Peter Hopkins, Curator.
2023
Aqua Art Miami, SHIM Art Network, Exquisite Codes, Miami, FL. Peter Hopkins, Curator.
2022
14-C, Fluid Media, Jersey City, NJ. Karen Fitzgerald and Alison Cuomo, Curators.
Aqua Art Miami, SHIM Art Network, Exquisite Codes, Miami, FL. Peter Hopkins, Curator.
OTHER INTERESTS
Prehistoric Art and Burial Sites, Indian Mounds, Effigy Mounds, Petroglyphs, Passage Tombs, and Cave Art. Global.
Guitar, Private Instruction. Chris Fox, Instructor.
Classical Guitar, Private Instruction. Late Walter Kaye Bauer, Instructor.
Fluent in Italian language and conversation.
James Joyce, Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake. Organize and facilitate a read aloud group.
Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Organize and facilitate a read aloud group.
Jack Kerouac, On the Road Organize and facilitate a read aloud group.
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Organize and facilitate a read aloud group.