Ellie Garry was born in Rapid City, SD, but has lived in various cities across the US. She is currently based in Milwaukee, WI, and received her BFA from The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in 2023, majoring in New Studio Practice with a minor in Art Management. Garry has showcased her work in various exhibitions in Milwaukee, such as "Dear Nature" through Sculpture Milwaukee, and “Bridge Work” through Var Gallery. She has been selected for awards such as the Faigie Tanner Award for Best Female Artist (2019) and the MIAD Alumni Senior Thesis Award (2023). Garry creates art with the theme of wonder and enjoys producing works that transport the beauty of our world into a magical realm. She looks to portray both the hard and soft moments of being alive.
Education
Awards
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee WI - Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: New Studio Practice
Minor: Arts Management
August 2019 - May 2023
Exhibitions
2016, 2017, 2019 - Group Exhibition, Perspective Student Contest, Evanston, IL
2021 - Group Exhibition, The Locals, Fanana Banana, Milwaukee, WI
2021 - Group Exhibition, Nasty, Grey Area, Milwaukee, WI
2022 - Group Exhibition, Digital Nostalgia, Grey Area, Milwaukee, WI
2022 - Group Exhibition, Steadfast Unbound, Meltwater Studios Milwaukee WI
2022 - Group Exhibition, The Mohr Room for Art, Milwaukee, WI
2022 - Group Exhibition, Tracing the Contemporary Italian Aesthetic, MIAD River Level Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2022 - Group Exhibition, Plasmatic, Frederick Avenue Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Curation of Group Exhibition, Textile Time, Grey Area, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Group Exhibition, MIAD Senior Thesis, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Group Exhibition, Dear Nature, Sculpture Milwaukee, The Ave, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Group Exhibition, TWO, Some Fools Basement MKE, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Group Exhibition, Illuminated, The Magnet Factory, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Group Exhibition, Bridge Work 09, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2023 - Group Exhibition, Var Studios Collective Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2024 - Group Exhibition, Bridge Work, Allen Priebe Gallery, Oshkosh, WI
2024 - Group Exhibition, Bridge Work, Cultivate Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2024 - Group Exhibition, Of Our Time, Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2025 - Group Exhibition, Bridge Work: Ten Years of Making, Frederick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2025 - Group Exhibition, Wherever Home Is, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2019 - Faigie Tanner Award for Best Female Artist, Perspective Gallery, Evanston IL
2019 - Silver Key, Scholastic Awards
2023 - MIAD Alumni Senior Thesis Award, Milwaukee WI
Publications
2019 - The Value Of Style, self published senior studies project
2020 - It’s Going to Be Okay, self published
2021 - Issue One, Sponge Magazine
2021 - Issue Two, Sponge Magazine
2022 - MIAD NSP Junior Catalog, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
2022 - House and Home, Former Lover
2022 - Issue One, Kumquat Magazine