SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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
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 | |
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, Artist’s Self-Portraits from the Collection of Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr; January 17- April 12, The Baker Museum, Naples, Florida |
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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, NY |
A 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 | |
Art Students League of New York 57th Street Window, New York, NY | |
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, |
SELECTED GRANTS, RESIDENCIES, AWARDS AND HONORS
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 |
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 |
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 |
Art Students League Award, Audubon Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, Salamagundi Club, New York, NY |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 | Artist Snapshot Interview with Stephanie Cassidy: LINEA |
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 |
Design New Jersey, The Art of Portraits, by John Zeaman, August/September 2013 | |
Drawing Magazine, Pastel At the Corner of Drawing and Painting, by Lauren Kirchner, Summer 2013 | |
Women Painting Women® evolution, Principle Gallery catalogue, September 2013 | |
2012 | A History in Art – A Timeline of The Art Students League of New York, 1875 – 2012. |
“The Visual Language of Drawing: Lessons on the Art of Seeing”, James L. McElhinney, Sterling Publishing Company. | |
2011 | American Arts Quarterly, Winter 2011. |
The Artist’s Magazine, April 2011, The Art of Looking, Maureen Bloomfield. | |
A Contemporary Vision of Delicacy and Precision Catalogue of Two-Person Exhibition Kang L. Chung and Ellen Eagle | |
2010 | Pratique des Arts Journal, June 2010. |
The Pastel Journal, October 2010, Portraits From the Heart, Anne Hevener. | |
“Classical Life Drawing Studio”, James L. McElhinney, Sterling Publishing Company. | |
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. |
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). | |
2004 | American Artist Magazine, December 2004, Ellen Eagle: The Empathetic Portrait, Lynne Moss Perricelli. |
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 |
Ellen Eagle Pastels, Forum Gallery catalogue, forward by Robert Fishko. | |
1999 | The Portrait Signature Magazine, “By Artists for Artists,” Jennifer Hebblethwaite. |
Newark Star Ledger, February 12-18, 1999 (review) Bodies of Work, Dan Bischoff, review of Four Painters. | |
Gallery Guide, October 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 |
EDUCATION
Primary teacher Harvey Dinnerstein, New York, NY | |
BFA with Distinction in Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA | |
The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY | |
National Academy School of Fine Arts, New York, NY | |
Daniel Greene Workshop, North Salem, NY | |
High School of Music and Art |