SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Ellen Eagle Portraits, Glen Ridge Public Library , GR
2010 Ellen Eagle: Portraits in Pastel, Tomasulo Gallery, Cranford, NJ
2004 Ellen Eagle: Portraits in Pastel, Concordia Gallery, Bronxville, NY
2003 Pastels, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
2002 Ellen Eagle: Pastels, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Selections from PSA Enduring Brilliance, Butler Institute of American Art, OH
2024
Enduring Brilliance, Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, NY
2024-2021
Instructors Exhibit, Art Students League of NY, NY
2020
Enduring Brilliance Annual Exhibition, Pastel Society of America – virtual exhibition
2019-2020
Pastel Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, December 22, 2019 – February 23, 2020
2019
Enduring Brilliance, Pastel Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY, September 3-28
Instructors Exhibition, The Art Students League of NY, September 6-21
2018
Artists by Artists: The Artist as Subject Invitational Exhibition, Forum Gallery, N.Y. January 20- February 24
Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of Pastel, Suzhou City, China, December 2017- March 2018
Enduring Brilliance, Pastel Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY, September
Instructors Exhibition, The Art Students League of NY, September
2017
A Landmark Exhibition, The Art Students League of New York, November 7-December 4 Juried by Jillian Russo and Stephanie Cassidy
Enduring Brilliance, Pastel Society of America Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY, September 4 – 30
Instructors Exhibition, The Art Students League of New York , September 8- 28
In Earnest, Women Painting Women, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, Tennessee, August 1- October 16, 2017; Texas A&M University, J.Wayne Stark Galleries, College Station, TX, October 22-Dec
Sight Unseen, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, February 24 – March 25, curated by Alia El-Bermani
2016
Enduring Brilliance, National Arts Club, September 6- October 1, Pastel Society of America Annual Juried Exhibit
2015
Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance Exhibition, September 8- 26, National Arts Club, NY.
Face to Face, Artists’ Self-Portraits from the Collection of Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr; January 17- April 12, The Baker Museum, Naples, Florida
2014
Pay It Forward, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Wives, Lovers, and Daughters, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
Instructors Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2013
A Singular Vision, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
W.O.P., Works on Paper, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
Women Painting Women ( R )evolution, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Women Painting Women, A Room of One’s Own, Haynes Gallery, Nashville, TN
Women Painting Women, A Universal Alliance, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ
A Treasure Trove of Small Things, Haynes Gallery, Nashville, TN
Face to Face-Works from the Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr. Collection, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
Instructors Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2012
Five Decades: Art and Artists of Forum Gallery, 1962-2012, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
Perception of Self, Forum Gallery, New York, NYA
Contemporary Vision of Delicacy and Precision, Lanting Association of Painting Gallery, Luogang, China (Two-person exhibition with Curator Kang Chung)
Instructors Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2011
A Contemporary Vision of Delicacy and Precision, Lingnan Museum of Fine Arts, Dongguan, China (Two-person exhibition with Kang Chung)
Instructors Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2010
Inspiring Figures, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Instructor’s Exhibit, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2009
A Figural Presence, Chapel Art Center, St. Anselm College, Manchester, NH
Art Chicago, Chicago, IL
Instructors Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2008
Direct Encounters: The Essence of Portraiture, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Fine Art of Drawing: Modern & Contemporary Works On Paper, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
Collector’s Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Instructor’s Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2007
About Face, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Body and Soul: Exploration to Expression, Osilas Gallery, Concordia
College, Bronxville, NY
The Figure In Pastel, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Instructor’s Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2006
Collector’s Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Highlights From the Permanent Collection, The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY (Two year traveling
exhibition)
Why The Nude? Contemporary Approaches, The Art Students League of New York, NY
Instructor’s Exhibit, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2005
Collector’s Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
About Faces: Portraits Past and Present, Staten Island Museum, Staten Island, NY
Enduring Roles and Realism, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
Instructor’s Exhibition, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2004
Collector’s Show, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Masters and Mavericks, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Winter With Color and Light, Glen Ridge Women’s Club, Glen Ridge, NJ
Allied Artists of America Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
Contemporary Art from a Figurative Perspective, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
Contemporary Works On Paper, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
Subtext: Realism Plus, Juried Curator Series Exhibition, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY
2002
The Perception of Appearance: A Decade of Contemporary American
Figure Drawing, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Butler Institute of American Art Mid-Year Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art Youngstown, OH
Phyllis Mason Grant Recipient Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
2001
Looking at Art from a Figurative Perspective, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
2000
National Academy of Design 175th Annual Juried Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Drawings by 20th Century and Contemporary Masters, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Allied Artists of America Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York,
New Jersey Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Four Figure Painters, Gallery of South Orange, South Orange, NJ
SELECTED GRANTS, RESIDENCIES, AWARDS AND HONORS
2024 PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA HALL OF FAME HONOREE
2021 Juror of Awards for The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Organization Annual Exhibition
2021 Panelist in Discussion for Faces of the League Exhibition, Portraits from the Art Students League Collection. Live Zoomed, March 19
2020 Pastel Society of New England Award, Enduring Brilliance Annual Exhibition, Pastel Society of America
2019 Dianne Bernhard Gold Medal Award, Pastel Society Enduring Brilliance Exhibition
2017 Albert Handell Award, Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance Exhibition
2015 The Pastel Journal Award, Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance Exhibition
2014 Honor Award, Portrait Society of America Members Only Exhibition
2011 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2010 Honor Award, Inspiring Figures, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2008 Residency Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2007 Dodge Foundation Full Residency Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2007 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2004 Panelist, Figure Painting in the 21st Century, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
2004 Juror of Selection, Pastel Division, Audubon Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, Salamagundi Club, New York, NY
2004 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
1999 Phyllis Mason Grant, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
1998 Dr. Clifford Wheeler Mills Award, Allied Artists of America Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
1998 Art Students League Award, Audubon Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, Salamagundi Club, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Winter 2025 Pastel Journal, Enduring Brilliance: PSA Honors Excellence by Christina Richards
December 2024 CanvasRebel Magazine Interview, December 16, 2024, link to interview: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-ellen-eagle
June 2024 Globe Journal, International Association of Pastel Societies: Artist Ellen Eagle, Weaving Your Story by Vanessa Turner
2024 Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance Catalogue Hall of Fame Honoree Ellen Eagle PSA-MP
2024 PSA 2024 Hall of Fame Honoree Ellen Eagle PSA-MP Monograph. Forward, The Artistic Lineage of Ellen Eagle by Jimmy Wright, PSA President; Appreciation by Jerry Weiss, Painter, Writer, Art Students League Faculty Colleague
April 2021 Artist Snapshot; Interview with Stephanie Cassidy, Head of Research and Archives, Art Students League of NY.
Link to Interview: https://asllinea.org/ellen-eagle-interview/
2020 Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center Art and Culture Now, In the Studio: Ellen Eagle
2019 Pure Pastel, Contemporary Works by Today’s Top Artists edited by Anne Hevener, Northlight Books, Ohio
2017 American Arts Quarterly Journal, Women Painting Women: In Earnest 2017 Traveling Museum Exhibition; Review by Catherine Prescott
2016 Fine Art Connoisseur, The Quiet Power of Ellen Eagle by Richard Halstead, February 2016
2015 HowtoPastel.com: by Gail Sibley. Guest Blogger Ellen Eagle, Portraits as Contemplations, November2015 PaintingPerceptions.com
2015 The Observed Encounter; An Interview with Ellen Eagle by Elana Hagler, December 14
2015 Art Students League of New York On Painting, Lessons and Meditations on Mediums, Styles, and Methods by James L. McIlhinney and the Instructors of the Art Students League of New York, Ellen Eagle: Poetic Realism in Pastel, Watson-Guptill Publications, Berkeley
2014 International Artist Magazine, A Day in the Life of an Artist by Wende Caporale, February /March 2014
2013 Artists and Illustrators (UK), Portraits in Pastel, September 2013
2013 Design New Jersey, The Art of Portraits, by John Zeaman, August/September 2013
2013 Drawing Magazine, Pastel At the Corner of Drawing and Painting, by Lauren Kirchner, Summer 2013
2013 Women Painting Women (R)evolution, Principle Gallery catalogue, September 2013
2013 A History in Art – A Timeline of The Art Students League of New York, 1875 – 2012.
2012 “The Visual Language of Drawing: Lessons on the Art of Seeing”, James L. McElhinney, Sterling Publishing Company.
2011 American Arts Quarterly, Winter 2011.2011 The Artist’s Magazine, April 2011, The Art of Looking, Maureen Bloomfield.
2011 A Contemporary Vision of Delicacy and Precision Catalogue of Two-Person Exhibition Kang L. Chung and Ellen Eagle
2011 The Artists Magazine, The Art of Looking, Maureen Bloomfield, April 2011
2010 Pratique des Arts Journal, June 2010.
2010 The Pastel Journal, October 2010, Portraits From the Heart, Anne Hevener.
2010 “Classical Life Drawing Studio”, James L. McElhinney, Sterling Publishing Company.
2010 American Artist Magazine, November 2010, Inside the World of Pastel, Wende Caporale.
2008 American Artist Magazine, October 2008, The Self in Contemporary Self- Portraiture, Ephraim Rubenstein.
2007 American Arts Quarterly, Fall 2007, Volume 24, Number 4.
2006 “Classical Drawing Atelier”, Juliette Aristede, Watson Guptill Publishers.
2006 The Pastel Journal, June 2006, Ellen Eagle: The Figure in its Endless Variety is the Subject of an Artist’s Gaze, Loraine DeBonis (cover article).
2006 American Artist Magazine, December 2004, Ellen Eagle: The Empathetic Portrait, Lynne Moss Perricelli.
2004 New York Times, October 10, 2004, William Zimmer, review of Portraits In Pastel, Concordia Gallery.
2002 The Perception of Appearance: A Decade of Contemporary American
Figure Drawing, Frye Art Museum exhibition catalogue (cover)
2001 Drawings by 20th Century and Contemporary Masters Catalogue
2001 Ellen Eagle Pastels, Forum Gallery catalogue, forward by Robert Fishko.
1999 The Portrait Signature Magazine, “By Artists for Artists,” Jennifer Hebblethwaite.
1999 Newark Star Ledger, February 12-18, 1999 (review) Bodies of Work, Dan Bischoff, review of Four Painters.
1999 Gallery Guide, October 1999.
1999 New York Times, September 1999.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 – present Instructor, Art Students League of New York, New York, NY
2005 – 2010 Instructor, National Academy School of Fine Arts, New York, NY
I give workshops throughout the United States and overseas. Workshops include The Art Students League of New York; Woodstock School of Art, NYS; Chicago Pastel Painters; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Studio Incamminati Philadelphia; Debra Zamperla Studio, Ann Arbor; Gage Academy, Seattle; Vivien Ressler Studio, San Diego; Walt Whitman High School, Huntington, NY; Art Workshop International, Assisi, Italy; Ming Gallery, Suzhou City, and Guangzhou, China.
I have recorded four on-line Portraiture in Pastel videos for New Masters Academy, Orange County, CA
EDUCATION
Primary teacher Harvey Dinnerstein, New York, NY
The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY, Harvey Dinnerstein, Michael Burban
National Academy School of Fine Arts, New York, NY, Mary Beth McKenzie, Dan Gheno, Joseph Hirsch
Daniel Greene Workshop, North Salem, NY
BFA with Distinction in Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
High School of Music and Art, New York, NY