Bio

Stephen Ellis Dip.FAA, MDes


1977
Diploma of Fine and Applied Arts, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, achieved with Distinction in The History of Art

1978
David Con Hutton Memorial Scholarship, Otago Polytechnic.

1978 - 1984
Writing art criticism, Art New Zealand, New Zealand Listener and New Outlook magazines

1988
Solo exhibition Recent Paintings, RKS Art, Auckland

1989
Solo exhibition The Dressing Station, RKS Art, Auckland

1990
Group exhibition New Zealand Self Portraits, CSA Gallery, Christchurch

1994 - 2014
Freelance illustrator film and television industries New Zealand, Sweden

2011
Enrolled Master of Design degree, Unitec, Auckland

2013
Finalist inaugural Parkin Drawing Prize, Judge’s Mention

2014
Supreme Award, New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards
Waikato Society of Art and People’s Choice Award
Jury Award, 23rd annual Wallace Art Awards
Represented in Wallace and Vela Collections

2015
People's Choice Award, 23rd annual Wallace Art Awards
Graduated Master of Design degree, Unitec, Auckland. Achieved with Distinction
Glaister Ennor Graduate Art Award
Alternate winner Fulbright-Wallace Art Trust Award

2018
Speaker, Creative West Conference West Auckland Heritage Conference 2018
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2025
Artist in Residence Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic



Exhibitions

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1988
Solo exhibition Recent Paintings, RKS Art, Auckland

1989
Solo exhibition The Dressing Station, RKS Art, Auckland

1990
Group exhibition New Zealand Self Portraits, CSA Gallery, Christchurch

2012
Group exhibition We Are Not Masters, Long Black gallery, Unitec, Auckland

2013
Parkin Drawing Prize exhibition, NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington

Grad Show, Unitec, Auckland

2014
New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards exhibition, Hamilton Gardens Pavilion, Hamilton

Wallace Art Awards exhibition, Pah Homestead, Auckland

2015
Group exhibition Guidebook, Long Gallery, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Pah Homestead, Auckland

Group exhibition ON LINE - recent drawings, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Glaister Ennor Graduate Art Awards exhibition, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Group exhibition 20/20 Twenty Artists / Twenty Writers, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2015 - 2016
Group exhibition Advent, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2016
Solo exhibition Permafrost: Drawings 2015 - 2016, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Auckland Art Fair, The Cloud, Auckland waterfront

Group exhibition Fabrications, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2016 - 2017
Group exhibition Summer Showcase, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2017
Group exhibition Drawn Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Solo exhibition Opposite Shore: Drawings 2017, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Group exhibition Concurrent, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Cuban Hurricane Relief Art Auction,  George Fraser Gallery,  Auckland

2017 - 2018
Group exhibition Summer Showcase Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2018
Group exhibition Auckland Print Studios: Editions,  Solander Gallery, Wellington

Solo exhibition Headforemost, Te Uru Gallery, Auckland, May - August

Solo exhibition Headforemost, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Auckland Print Studios, Snowwhite Gallery, Auckland

2018 - 2019
Group exhibition Stories of Rust, Tauranga Art Gallery, Tauranga

Group exhibition Summer Showcase Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2019
Group exhibition PAPER Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

Auckland Art Fair The Cloud, Auckland waterfront

Solo exhibition Pond , Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2020
Solo exhibition Still Life Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2021
Solo exhibition each to each Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2022
Solo exhibition Unfolding Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2022 - 23
Group exhibition Summer Exhibition Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2023
Solo Exhibition Lamp Black Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2024
Group Exhibition New Winds Art Auction Fundraiser, Te Uru Gallery, Auckland

Auckland Art Fair Auckland Events Centre, Auckland waterfront

2024 - 25
Group exhibition Summer Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland

2025
Solo exhibition Buried Giant Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland





Representation

Stephen Ellis is represented in Auckland by Sanderson Contemporary  www.sanderson.co.nz