Ellen Hermanos

Why this artist matters now

Ellen Hermanos was born and raised in New York City, surrounded by a family of artists and collectors. Discussions of art emanated from family dinners and cocktail hours. Growing up, she received presents of boxes of pastels, paper and paint sets and was introduced to the concept of creativity before she was old enough to know its meaning. Hermanos received a BA in Art History from William Smith College. She studied abroad in Florence and Venice, at the Scuola Internationale di Grafica. She received a certificate in graphic design from the Massachusetts College of Art, 1992. Her influences continue in the less formal, but no less colorful New Orleans, where Ellen often retreats, free from the structures of her past to uncover her own expressions. Hermanos' interest in the emotional world threads not only through her art, but also her alternate career as a psychotherapist. As a therapist, she helps others to make tangible meaning of their experiences, developing compassion

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