Ellen Ehk b. 1976
Ellen Ehk’s artistic practice is characterized by an interplay between various different materials, textures, and forms. It features a contrast between shiny, smooth surfaces and matte, rough textures, as well as heavy, solid shapes and fragile, shell-like ones. Ehk’s distinct, organic expression is partly related to her personal background, while indicating a deeper understanding of nature as a reflection of our human reality. In this sense, her art is a testimony to the notion of nature as a boundless source of inspiration and knowledge.
Her works include mushrooms, mosses, and trees – forms that have appeared in Ehk’s art for many years. These are accompanied by moss-covered stones, lumps of soil, and rock formations, collectively constituting a poetic and playfully deconstructed nature. Ehk moves seamlessly between different materials, skillfully utilizing the distinct qualities of clay, bronze, glass, wood, and stone. The latest works have emerged through improvisation and Ehk’s tireless desire to renew her expression and explore new methods. Leftover material from previous casting processes can give rise to new ideas, and existing sculptures occasionally provide a basis for new, remodeled pieces.
Ellen Ehk (b. 1976) lives and works outside of Nybro, Sweden. She received an MA in Ceramic Art from HDK University of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg in 2002. Ehk has presented several solo exhibitions at Berg Gallery, VIDA Museum, Öland, Galerie NeC, Paris and PULS Gallery, Brussels. In addition, her work has been exhibited at Swedish Institute, Paris, CHART Art Fair, Copenhagen, Nordic Art Center, Xiamen, Da-End Gallery, Paris, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Kalmar Art Museum and COLLECT Saatchi Gallery, London, among other galleries, museums and art fairs in Japan, United Kingdom, South Korea, China, the Netherlands, and Spain. Ehk is represented in several public collections, including Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Shanghai Arts and Craft Museum, and the Public Art Agency of Sweden. In 2019, she was the first artist to receive the Ulrica Hydman Vallien Memorial Grant.
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Riverstone, 2024
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Night Tree, 2023
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Terra (Dirt), 2023
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Terra, 2023
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Carapax (Cloud), 2023
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Klippan I, 2023
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Terra (Towers), 2023
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The Limb, 2023
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Terra (Jordstam), 2023
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Wonderland, 2023
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Riverstone #2, 2022
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Riverstone #17, 2022
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Night Tree (Roots), 2020
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Rhizome, 2023
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Just efter regnet I, 2023
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Wonderland, 2023
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Riverstone (Blue), 2020
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Breathe II, 2023
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Our mother the mountain, 2023
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Our mother the mountain, 2023
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Wonderland, 2023
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Black Moss, 2019
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Ellen Ehk | Just efter regnet
11 Jan - 17 Feb 2024We are happy to present Ellen Ehk’s fourth solo exhibition at Berg Gallery. The exhibition Just efter regnet becomes the first one at the gallery since Ehk’s last acclaimed exhibition...Read more -
Market Art Fair | Pauline Fransson & Ellen Ehk
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm 12 - 14 May 2023For Market Art Fair 2023, Berg Gallery will present new works by the Nybro based artists Ellen Ehk and Pauline Fransson, whose practices are tied together by their respective interest...Read more -
Summer show
Group Exhibition 19 May - 18 Jun 2022We are happy to present our summer group show, featuring works by Jan Carleklev, Ellen Ehk, Andreas Glad, Sylvia Naimark, John Rainey, Maya Strandberg, Dea Svensson, Elizabeth Thun and Karin...Read more -
Ellen Ehk | Geomancy
20 Aug - 26 Sep 2020'Slick stones in a river. The thought of water running over them, rushing, gushing. Soft algae that colour the surface, so surprisingly green, almost fluorescent. The next object; a coarse...Read more -
CHART Art & Design Fair | Group presentation
Copenhagen 31 Aug - 2 Sep 2018Michel Bussien Ellen Ehk Karin Karinson Cilla Ramnek Carl Richard Söderström Jussi Ojala Lisa WallertRead more -
Sculpture Unleashed | Group exhibition
In collaboration with Cecilia Hillström Gallery 24 May - 20 Jun 2018Amalia Bille Ellen Ehk Karolina K Eriksson Johannes Heldén Linda Hofvander Karin Karinson Clay Ketter Katja Larsson Ellen Malmgard Ebba Matz Ohlsson/Dit-Cilinn Jussi Ojala Carl Richard Söderström Lisa WallertRead more -
Ellen Ehk | Through the trees
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Ellen Ehk | Forest theme
17 Mar - 28 Apr 2016
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Ellen Ehk, Markus Åkesson & Johan Röing at Ravinen, Båstad
Group exhibition | 14 oct 2024 - 12 jan 2025For more information: ravinenkultur.seRead more -
Ellen Ehk at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Group exhibition | 28 sep 2024 - 5 jan 2025Romantiken – ett sätt att se / The Romantic Eye For more information: nationalmuseum.seRead more -
Several gallery artists on view at Sturehof, Stockholm
Group exhibition curated by Odem Atelier | 5 sep 2024FLORA/FAUNA Curated by Odem Aterlier. Participating artists: Alexander Tallén, Anton Alvarez, Backa Carin Ivarsdotter, Bo Arenander, Ellen Ehk Åkesson, Fredrik Nielsen, Georg Nordmark, Fabian Bergmark...Read more -
Ellen Ehk at Galerie NeC, Paris
Solo Exhibition | 2 May - 15 June 2024Opening Ceremony: Thursday 2 May, 2024 at Galerie NeC, 117 rue Vieille du Temple, Paris 3. Ellen EHK ÅKESSON 2024 - Galerie NEC : Galerie...Read more -
Pauline Fransson & Ellen Ehk at Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar
Duo exhibition | 2 mar - 26 may 2024Opening reception Saturday March 2 at 14.00. The exhibition is on display until May 26. For more information: kalmarkonstmuseum.seRead more -
Ellen Ehk, Johan Röing & Markus Åkesson at Solliden Royal Palace, Borgholm
Group exhibition | 11 may - 1 oct 2023Ellen Ehk, Johan Röing and Markus Åkesson are currently part of a group exhibition curated by Orrefors Kosta Boda in conjunction with the 50th anniversary...Read more -
Ellen Ehk & Markus Åkesson at Justus Lipsius, European Council, Brussels
Group exhibition | 1 jan - 30 jun 2023In conjunction with the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2023, the Council buildings in Brussels will be decorated based on...Read more -
Ellen Ehk at Statens konstråd, Stockholm
Group exhibition | 16 feb - 25 apr 2023Ellen Ehk's ceramic sculpture Terra (Towers) is currently on view as part of the group exhibition 'Konsten i maktens korridorer' at the Public Art Agency...Read more -
Ellen Ehk at Eskilstuna Konstmuseum
Solo exhibition | 22 oct 2022- 29 jan 2023The forest is Ellen Ehk Åkesson's main source of inspiration, and in the Wonderland exhibition she shows sculpture in bronze, glass and ceramics with the...Read more -
Ellen Ehk at Fondation Villa Datris, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Group exhibition | 27 may - 1 nov 2022Read more. Location Fondation Villa Datris 7, avenue des Quatre Otages 84800 L’Isle-sur-la-SorgueRead more -
Ellen Ehk, Markus Åkesson & Johan Röing at Kosta Art Gallery
Group exhibition | 26 may - 2 oct 2022Read more. Location: Kosta Art Gallery Stora vägen 96 365 43 KostaRead more -
Ellen Ehk receives Carl-Axel Valén's Art Grant
We are pleased to announce that Ellen Ehk receives the annual Carl-Axel Valén Foundation's Art Grant, followed by a solo exhibition at Eskilstuna Konstmuseum which...Read more -
ELLEN EHK & MARKUS ÅKESSON AT VIDA MUSEUM, ÖLAND
Duo exhibition | 19 JUN - 3 OCT 2021'Skogens hjärta' is a two person show with Ellen Ehk and Markus Åkesson at Vida Museum, Öland. For more information: www.vidamuseum.com Location VIDA Museum &...Read more
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Ellen Ehk's Sten och Lykta at Södertörn University, Stockholm
Public workCommissioned by the Public Art Agency of Sweden, Ellen Ehk's Sten och Lykta was permanently installed at Södertörn University, Stockholm, in 2018. The work consists...Read more -
Ellen Ehk's Tron in Gröndal, Stockholm
Public workEllen Ehk's Tron was commissioned by Stockholm Konst and permanently installed by the seafront of Gröndal, close to Ekensbergskajen, in 2019. The bronze sculpture combines...Read more
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Ellen Ehk | Interview in Artnotes
Karolina Modig, "Palatsträdgårdar och skogsbyggen", Artnotes, October 10, 2024 -
Ellen Ehk | Feature in SVT
Hedvig Weibull, Recension: "Romantiken – ett sätt att se" på Nationalmuseum, SVT, September 29, 2024 -
Pauline Fransson & Ellen Ehk | Review in Barometern
Gunilla Petri, "Vännerna tar in skogen i Kalmar konstmuseum", Barometern, March 2, 2024 -
Ellen Ehk & Dea Svensson
Anders Haraldsson, "DN tipsar: Här är 10 evenemang för en lyckad helg i Stockholm", Dagens Nyheter, January 26, 2024 -
Ellen Ehk | Review in Dagens Nyheter
Birgitta Rubin, "Konst som speglar människans livsavgörande kamp", January 13, 2024 -
Ellen Ehk | Review in Trakten
Erling Persson, ”Mellan välbehag och obehag”, November 12, 2022 -
Ellen Ehk | Review in Dagens Nyheter
Birgitta Rubin, "Förunderliga former och effekter av Ellen Ehk", August 26, 2020 -
Ellen Ehk | Review in Svenska Dagbladet
Clemens Poellinger, "Bästa konsten just nu hittas på Konsthögskolan", May 27, 2018