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ellamayart@icloud.com
Hello! I’m an Edinburgh based artist who specialises in painting.
I am interested in observational painting, using archival practices to document the everyday .
ELLA WILLIAMS
Painter
Exhibitions and Projects
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I have been selected as an exhibitor of the upcoming New Contemporaries Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, a show that curates and represents a selection of graduating artists from across Scotland.
You can read more about the exhibition via the RSA here:
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I exhibited series of large scale paintings, the culmination of a project titled ‘Dwelling’, examining narrative memory,
I was fortunate enough to be awarded:
The RSA John Kinross Scholarship, as well as the Helen A Rose Bequest
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A duo of large scale murals commissioned for Uplands Roast’s new bar , The Roastery.
You can view photographs of the process of the project here:
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I was selected as an exhibitor at the RA Rising Stars exhibition in the spring of 2025.
View more information here:
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An exhibition at the Kimpton Charlotte Square celebrating female artists based in Scotland.
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I exhibited a triptych of paintings as a part of the group exhibition, Versions Galore at the RSA, a show of works that sought to reinterpret existing pieces held in the RSA’s extensive permanent collections.
You can view more about the project here:
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say hello!
email me: ellamayart@icloud.com
or find me on instagram @ellawilliamsart
shows and commissions …
Intercontinental the George Hotel Edinburgh ( Ferrier commission 2024)
‘Versions Galore’ ( A group show between Edinburgh College of Art and the RSA 2024)