Ellen Gallagher
1965–

Introduction

Ellen Gallagher (born December 16, 1965) is an American artist. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions and is held in the permanent collections of many major museums. Her media include painting, works on paper, film and video. Some of her pieces refer to issues of race, and may combine formality with racial stereotypes and depict "ordering principles" society imposes.

Wikidata identifier

Q4132681

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, collagist, painter

ULAN identifier

500126100

Names

Ellen Gallagher

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