Ellen Wallenstein

Photographer, Book Artist, Retired Professor @ Pratt Institute; School of Visual Arts; retired / Based in Sherman, Connecticut, US

Ellen Wallenstein is a photographer, book artist and retired professor of art, currently living in Sherman, Connecticut..  Photographically she has always worked on long-term documentary projects, visually responding to daily... read on
Focus: Photographer, Still Life, Fine Art, Documentary, Photography, Artist
Skills: Research, Book Layout/Design, Photo Editing, Black & White Printing
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Available in: Sherman, Connecticut, US
Focused on: Photographer, Still Life, Fine Art, Documentary, Photography, Artist
Skilled at: Research, Book Layout/Design, Photo Editing, Black & White Printing
Coverage Regions: USA & Canada
Languages Spoken: English
Years of experience: More than 10

Ellen Wallenstein is a photographer, book artist and retired professor of art, currently living in Sherman, Connecticut.. 

Photographically she has always worked on long-term documentary projects, visually responding to daily life experiences. .

Since 2020, she has made daily cloth cyanotypes using gravestone rubbings, inherited jewelry, and other heirlooms as well as animal figures, flora and assorted ephemera. In her most recent work she is turning them into  prayer flag,s which she sends to her circle of friends.

In 2022 she started to document her experiences as a infisuion patient at the Danbury Hospital Cancer Center.

She exhibits her photographs and collages at the Carter Burden Gallery in New York City.

A NYFA Photography fellow, her work was nominated for the Eisenstadt Award and the Santa Fe Prize. 

Her photographs, zines, and books are in various collections and have been exhibited in the United States and abroad.


www.ellenwallenstein.com

https://www.instagram.com/ellen.wallenstein/

https://nyartistscircle.com/artists/ellen-wallenstein

https://www.carterburdengallery.org/ellen-wallenstein

https://magpiesmagazine.com/2023/07/12/an-interview-with-ellen-wallenstein



 

Education
Pratt Institute
SUNY Stony Brook
Hunter College High School