Ellen Gallagher

born 1965

In Tate Modern

Artist and Society: ARTIST ROOMS: Ellen Gallagher

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Biography

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.

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Artworks

Ellen Gallagher DeLuxe

2004–5

On display at Tate Modern part of Artist and Society T12301

Ellen Gallagher Bird in Hand

2006

On display at Tate Modern part of Artist and Society T12450

Ellen Gallagher Paper Cup

1996

On display at Tate Modern part of Artist and Society AR00066

Ellen Gallagher Afro Puff

1996

On display at Tate Modern part of Artist and Society T14884

Ellen Gallagher Untitled

1998

On display at Tate Modern part of Artist and Society AR00067

Ellen Gallagher Esirn Coaler

2007

T12508

Ellen Gallagher, Edgar Cleijne Murmur

2003–4

T13713

Film and audio

Bonnie Greer on Ellen Gallagher

The American artist has Irish and African American origins, which have shaped the texture and subject matter of her practice

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Afrofuturism

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