ELLEN VANDERMYDE IS A MICHIGAN-BASED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST.
ABOUT
Ellen VanderMyde is a multi-disciplinary artist and illustrator based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art with a minor in Art History from the Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University. While working in many mediums, she always returns to painting and drawing—her first loves. VanderMyde's work has been shown at Stay Home Gallery, The Ikouii Creative, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, and in other galleries across the United States. She was an artist in residence at Stay Home Gallery where she explored creating in solitude and was one of ten artists selected by Save Art Space for their Miami Art Week exhibition. You can find VanderMyde creating in her studio or out hiking southwest Michigan.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My art practice investigates “looking” as a dialogue and focuses on illuminating the wonder of the day to day. This practice arose organically from my learning disabilities as a way to explore non-verbal language and communication. My colorful work, full of light and shadow, explores semi-autobiographical themes of memory, identity, relationship to place, and connection to nature. Inspired by a desire for an equitable world, I often depict women and enbies actively engaging their surroundings and freely exploring their environment. Drawn from life and then painted from memory, my works take on a saturated, dream-like quality while employing hints of narrative and symbolism. Through this process, I create my own language of visual poetry imbued with subtle emotion.CONTACT: ELLENVANDERMYDE@GMAIL.COM
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