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
| 2021 | Instructors Exhibition, The Art Students League of New York, September 20 – October 23 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| 2021 | Juror of Awards for The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Organization Annual Exhibition |
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Panelist in Discussion for Faces of the League Exhibition, Portraits from the Art Students League Collection. Live Zoomed, March 19
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| 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 |
| 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
| 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 | PaintingPerceptions.com The Observed Encounter; An Interview with Ellen Eagle by Elana Hagler, December 14 |
| HowtoPastel.com : by Gail Sibley. Guest Blogger Ellen Eagle, Portraits as Contemplations, November | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| BFA with Distinction in Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA | |
| 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 | |
| High School of Music and Art |