Ellie Shipman
Ellie Shipman is a visual and participatory artist based in Bristol.
I studied BA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art, UAL (2008 – 11) and MSc Sustainable Development at UWE (2015 – 16). I am interested in what it is to be a womxn; the experience of birth and new m/otherhood as well as notions of community; sustainability and industry. These themes are explored, shared and reflected on through multimedia artworks using found objects and sculpture, textiles, collage, audio and social practice / public art. Works are often site specific, participatory or interactive – including people in research, process and product.
How was birth?
2023
Medical screen, vintage handmade quilts, paper tags, safety pins
Installation at Spike Island
Spike Island Open Studios 2023
How was the birth? This artwork aims to shed light on the diversity of the birth experience, simultaneously acknowledging the impossibility of summarising it in one word alongside the vast range of possible birth experiences which we often do not hear about before our first child.
This year I was awarded Arts Council ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ (DYCP) funding to pursue new avenues in my creative practice and I am currently working on a year-long programme of residencies and new projects with an exhibition coming up at St Anne’s House this November.
