News & Updates
Join Ellis Angel in a revealing interview with PEN America, where they discuss their latest series, The Censor's Cut: Weavings for Intellectual Freedom, showcased at Magic City Books. Explore the interplay of art and activism against book censorship.
Ellis Angel reflects on creating the Families Belong Together weavings, using protest posters from the 2018 march. This post explores the ongoing fight for humane immigration policies, the impact of fear-mongering rhetoric, and a call to vote for compassionate leadership in 2024.
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been accepted into this year’s Newark Arts Festival, happening from October 9 - 13, 2024! This year’s theme, Radical Reimagining, feels particularly close to my heart, as it challenges us to reimagine a world where creativity fuels our systems, lifestyles, and beliefs, building towards a more just and equitable society.
Ellis Angel’s mixed media weaving, Flamer, part of The Censor’s Cut series, transforms shredded pages of the banned book into a powerful protest piece. Presented in collaboration with PEN America, this work is on display at Magic City Books for Banned Books Week 2024 through November 24, 2024
Visit Ellis Angel’s protest piece, Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, at the Be Square 2024 exhibition, showcasing powerful artworks within a 12-inch frame. On display at Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD from August 22 to September 25, 2024.
Ellis Angel’s weaving, What Is America . . . My Arkansas, has been accepted into the Every Picture Tells a Story juried art exhibition. Learn more about this piece from the America Is . . . series, inspired by Maya Angelou’s poetry, and how it reflects on the multifaceted identity of America.
Ellis Angel’s weaving, What Is America . . . Chants Democratic, has been accepted into the Baker University National 2024 Exhibition. This mixed media piece, created from Walt Whitman poems, will be on display from February 13 to April 5, 2024, at the Holt-Russell Gallery.
Ellis Angel shares the completion of a powerful new flag weaving, a protest piece reflecting on the inhumane treatment of migrants at the U.S. border. This one-of-a-kind artwork calls for unity and a return to the founding values of inclusivity and liberty for all.
Ellis Angel’s weaving, What Is America . . . The New Colossus, has been accepted into the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences. This mixed media piece, created from Emma Lazarus’ iconic poem, will be on display from May 20 to July 4, 2023.
Ellis Angel’s mixed media weaving, Cupid’s Arrow (Love Struck), has been selected for the Nostalgia Exhibition at District Arts in Frederick, MD. This 12 x 12 inch piece reimagines classic representations of love and beauty through woven black-and-white images from the Taschen 1000 Nudes collection.
Ellis Angel’s mixed media weaving, What is America...Calamus, from the America Is . . . series, will be featured in the Art and Poetic Text exhibition at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod from April 11–29, 2023. This piece reimagines Walt Whitman’s Calamus poems in a woven reflection on love and American identity.