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
Orchard Windows Gallery NY, NY

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Upcoming shows in 2012:

Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery
Jan. 20—Mar. 2, 2012.
Artists' reception: Fri., Feb. 3, 5—7 p.m.
70 Audubon St., 2nd floor, New Haven, (203) 772-2788
http://www.newhavenarts.org

Bottled
18" x 24" 2009, acrylic, enamel, flow improver

 

Beaux Arts Gallery
Round Hill Community Center
Feb 26-Mar 28
opening reception: Sunday Feb 26 at 11:00 am
397 Round Hill Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831

ColorSoundGrammar_3

 

Recent Shows and Events

Ripple Effect, Studio 756
756 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT
Receptions: December 18 2-4 pm
Other events:
http://rippleeffectexhibit.com/

 

 

 

 

Commissioned works, recent sales

ColorSoundGrammar Alphabet paintings. Triptych commissioned by Morgan Hoddes, Boulder, CO.  Three 12”x12”x2” paintings from her studio visit May 2010 when she and her mother played the Alphabet Game.

The Sound of E
Collection, James Brainard, Indianapolis, IN.

CSG_Figment
Collection Julio Valdez, NY, NY

Artwork is available on commission.  Please contact the artist for more info:  efagan4@optonline.net