Ellen Berkenblit
American · b. 1958
Painting
DESCRIPTION
Ellen Berkenblit is a New York-based artist known for her gestural, semi-abstract oil paintings that frequently feature recurring motifs such as a cartoonish female profile, animals, and flora. A graduate of the Cooper Union, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014. Her work is characterized by a bold color palette and intuitive compositions that balance line and form.