Ellen is from Sunderland and studies at Sunderland university doing an illustration and design degree. She hopes to study for a masters when she finishes next year. She is an amputee and thinks there should be opportunities for everyone. Her artistic interests are Art, Crafts, Fashion and Printmaking. She won a student commendation prize in the fida awards 2022. When she graduates she’d like to become a freelance illustrator.
She lives in Sunderland with her partner. Before going to university she worked for Age UK. She’s always loved fashion it’s been a great passion of hers. She exhibited in the Baltic in 2021 and has previously studied at Newcastle College.