Ellen Lesperance

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American | 1971

Ellen Lesperance is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1971. Their work is currently being shown at Derek Eller Gallery, Santa Monica. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Frye Art Museum have featured Ellen Lesperance's work in the past.The maker's first piece to be offered at auction was "The Vigil" at Sotheby's New York in 2022.Ellen Lesperance has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in April 2025.

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Draped Woman I ,2013

By Ellen Lesperance

Awake, I Will Arise ,2012

By Ellen Lesperance

The Vigil

By Ellen Lesperance

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The Vigil

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Current Exhibitions

Group Exhibition

Derek Eller Gallery, Santa Monica

Santa Monica | California | USA

Jun 08,2025 - Jun 28,2025

Past Exhibitions

Recent Acquisitions

Frye Art Museum

Seattle | Washington | USA

Sep 28,2024 - Jun 08,2025

Ellen Lesperance: I Am Woman Inflicted with the Burden of Bearing Mankind

Derek Eller Gallery, New York

New York | USA

Apr 18,2025 - May 24,2025

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Articles

ArtDaily 20/04/2025

The Museum of Modern Art presents Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction, an in-depth exhibition that delves into the dynamic intersections between weaving and abstraction.

ArtDaily 18/04/2025

Derek Eller Gallery presents I Am Woman Inflicted with the Burden of Bearing Mankind, a solo exhibition of new work by Ellen Lesperance.

Hyperallergic 20/12/2024

From lesser-known artists to big names, our staff and contributors compiled our favorite shows around the globe in a year of exceptional art.

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Coverage

鈥� .. Lesperance's oeuvre conflates the political with the poetic... 鈥�
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Ambach & Rice

鈥� ..1939) is perhaps best known for her performances, including the orgiastic Meat Joy (1964) and the bracingly intimate Interior Scroll (1975), both of which engage with the inherent power of women鈥檚 sexuality... 鈥�
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Elizabeth Leach Gallery

鈥� ..Paintings inspired by sweaters adorned with feminist and pacifist emblems are featured with Lesperance鈥檚 Congratulations and Celebrations participatory project鈥攁 hand-knit sweater picturing a labrys battle... 鈥�
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Baltimore Museum of Art

鈥� ..Lesperance places the viewer on the periphery of female activism, manifesting political and societal transgression through a delicate use of materials... 鈥�
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Ambach & Rice

鈥� ..Lesperance鈥檚 paintings of activists鈥� sweater patterns extract intimacy from collectivism; their ornate grids suggest sieves through which ideals and virtue take root... 鈥�
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Ambach & Rice