STELLA EBNER
Place of Residence: Providence, RI

Artist's Statement

I am an artist concerned with portraying the human experience in my art. I want to continue to learn, understand, and master the visual elements of art while examining contemporary life. The primary theme that I have explored and attempted to honestly represent is daily life. I feel it is the ordinary things we do: walking down the street, traveling in cars and on public transit, standing in line at ATM's, that provide insight into the human condition.

In my work, I have drawn inspiration from public places, domestic scenes, and the view outside my window. The media that I have been using are woodcuts, screen-prints, drawing, and watercolor.

Biography

Stella Ebner currently works on large-scale narrative prints including wall-size graphic novels. She received her B.F.A. from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1998 and her M.F.A. in printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006. In 2000, she studied printmaking with artist Melek Mazici at Tallin Arkki, a collaborative paper and printmaking workshop in Helsinki, Finland. Currently, Ebner resides in Providence, RI.

Exhibitions of her art include the venues of Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN; Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN; Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN; Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; RISD Museum, Providence, RI; Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art; Pont Aven, France; Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA; and 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY.

Ebner is also the recipient of several grants including a Central Minnesota Arts Board Individual Artist Grant, a Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artists' Assistance Fellowship. Ebner's work is also included in the collections of the Minnesota Museum of Art; General Mills; Dorsey & Whitney LLP; and the Minnesota Historical Society.