Ellen Hermanos

Ellen Hermanos (1964-2023) was born and raised in New York City and lived and worked in Wellesley, MA near Boston. As a child Hermanos was surrounded by a community of artists and collectors, and discussions of art emanated from family dinners and cocktail hours. Growing up, she received presents of boxes of pastels, paper and paint sets. These introduced Hermanos to the concept of creativity before she was old enough to know its true meaning. The artist received a BA in Art History from William Smith College in the US. She also studied abroad in Florence and Venice at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Italy. In 1992, Hermanos received a certificate in graphic design from the Massachusetts College of Art. Her studies continued in the less formal, but no less colorful, New Orleans, LA. While painting there, Hermanos often retreated from formalistic visual constraints—free from the structures of her past to uncover her own expressions. Hermanos’ work has been featured in greater Massachusetts at The Stove Factory Gallery, Artana Gallery, Coolidge Corner, Charlesmark Hotel, Claremont Café; in Boston, MA at South End, Crystal Duell Arts, South Boston Open Studios; as well as in New Orleans, LA at Gallery Diva. The artist is represented by Susan Eley Fine Art and has shown with the Gallery in both its NYC and Upstate locations in 13 exhibitions and art fairs. In 2022 at SEFA Hudson, Hermanos’ works were shown in the exhibition Floral Inhabited. In 2024, SEFA Hudson presents her retrospective exhibition Flowers Shall Grow. The Estate of Ellen Hermanos is represented by Susan Eley Fine Art with Steve Hermanos as chief executor.