Katy Ellis

Katy Ellis grew up in a leafy part of London to creative parents, who exposed her to a rich combination of galleries, art and long explorations of the Norfolk coast, Cornwall and Wales. This instilled in her a love and curiosity for the landscapes around her and our relationship to it.

After graduating from the Glasgow School of Art Katy took up the John Kinross scholarship to paint and study in Italy where she tool inspiration from observing people going about their routines and their connection to the land. Her subsequent travels lead her to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Thailand and Laos, exploring on foot through mountains and river ways.

Her work is a combination of remembered moments, images taken from sketchbooks and photographs recorded while travelling. Her current work focuses on trees, having been inspired by a visit to the winter lights at Anglesea Abbey Gardens.