Ellen Gunn
Ellen Gunn paints atmospheric landscapes that explore emotional connections to tidelands, long fields and distant mountain ranges. Childhood on the Long Island sound and early summers in Maine anchors her strong affinity for coastal waters and the trails winding through them. The California landscape and travels through Italy and France all fill this inspiration. From her studio overlooking the San Francisco Bay she follows each changing moment in the incoming weather. These dramatic moments infuse a mysterious aura of place. She wants to share with the viewer this escape to the hills and skies—that feeling of elation – experiencing the sky’s transformation and capturing those moments where fleeting effects of light, color, weather and time of year bring a freshness to savor. Each painting comes from and provides a sense of expansiveness and serenity.
Ellen was born in Rockville Center, New York. From an early age her father, William Neal Gunn, and her her uncle, Howard Arnold, had given her extensive artistic training. Both men were noted water-colorists and oil painters. Gunn received her BFA from The Parsons School of Design, where she had trained with Pat Steir, Kes Zapkus and William Clutz. After graduation she continued her studies at the School of Visual Arts, NYC and then studied printmaking in California at Kala Institute and at The California College of The Arts. Gunn’s many corporate and public collections include the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Alpha Pacific Corporation, the American Honda Motor Company, Briarmead Studios, Martin-Marietta, Northrop Aviation, Prudential Insurance, Hilton Hotels, Sutter Health, and Radisson Hotels. Her works have been exhibited throughout the country. Selected venues include The Channel 13 Auction, Parke-Bernet, NYC, Art Expo New York, Art Expo Los Angeles and numerous private collections.
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Holiday Open House
December 2 - 16, 2023Burlingame, CA - As the holiday season unfolds, Studio Shop Gallery is thrilled to announce its much-anticipated Holiday Open House, a celebration of art, community, and seasonal cheer. The event...Read more -
HEAVEN & EARTH
The Art of Boundless Landscapes September 15 - October 7, 2023Burlingame, CA –The Studio Shop Gallery presents Heaven and Earth, an exhibition of exceptional landscape paintings which explores how landscape art resonates with our essential humanness and interconnects the spiritual...Read more -
Every Day is a Miracle
105th Anniversary Exhibition September 10 - November 28, 2020We are very proud of the role the Studio Shop has played in the history of Burlingame for the last 105 years and we wanted to have a celebration. But...Read more -
Re-Emergent
May 1 - August 31, 2020Other pieces in the exhibition include figurative works by artists Melinda Cootsona, Seaglass and Zoey Frank, Peter Reading. Both depict characters in moments of repose and reflection, yet the paintings...Read more
EDUCATION
Kala Institute, CA, Printmaking
California College of the Arts, CA
School of Visual Arts, NY, MFA
Parsons School of Design, NY, BFA
COLLECTIONS
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Alpha Pacific Corporation, the American Honda Motor Company, Briarmead Studios, Martin-Marietta, Northrop Aviation, Prudential Insurance, Greater Capital Corporation, Scomas Palm Springs, Hilton Hotels, Sutter Health, and Radisson Hotels. Her works have been exhibited throughout the country. Selected venues include Incorporated Gallery, NYC; Merlins Collection, Mill Valley, CA; Contemporary Artisans, San Francisco, CA, Gallery de Tours, Carmel, CA, Robert Allen Fine Art, San Francisco, Sterling Vineyard,Chilmark Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, Following Sea, Lahaina Hawaii, Sterling Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA, Parke-Bernet, NYC, Art Expo New York, Art Expo Los Angeles and numerous private collections.