Ellie Brown (b.1999) is a stone carver whose work explores the female form, engaging with the natural qualities of the stone to reveal movement, presence, and abstraction. Most of the time, rather than imposing an image, she works with the material’s inherent form, allowing figures to emerge through a balance of control and intuition. By carefully carving the surface, Brown creates a sense of skin—subtle shifts in texture and depth suggesting the body’s softness within the hardness of stone.
Ellie first picked up a mallet and chisel in 2018, and sculpture has been central to her practice ever since. Her work has been exhibited in Cornwall, London, and France, with a public sculpture permanently placed in the south of France. Ellie studied Fine Art at Falmouth University (2017–2020) before completing a Master’s at Central Saint Martins (2022–2024). In 2024, she was named Penwith Young Artist of the year, including a solo exhibition in the Penwith Gallery. Beyond her own practice, Ellie regularly teaches stone carving both from her studio and at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester, sharing the knowledge and passion for the craft.
2024
Graduate Gallery Show, Knightsbridge
Young Penwith Artist of the Year, St Ives
Penwith Associates show, St Ives
MA Fine Art Degree Graduation and Show , Central Saint Martins 2022-2024
2023
Forme Féminine Inaugural Solo Show at Daisy Laing Gallery, Penzance
3rd International Sculpture Symposium, St Martin du Gers, France
Form Art Fair, Falmouth
Art Untamed, London
Studio Dor, Falmouth
Halifax Stone Carving Festival, Halifax Minster
Morgan's Gallery, Falmouth
Troze Contemporary Art, Penzance
International Ice Sculpture Festival, Jelgava, Latvia
2022
MA Fine art Digital, Central Saint Martins
Jupiter gallery takeover GASS Collective, Newlyn
Morgans Gallery, Show No.6, Falmouth
Form fair, Falmouth
Carving assistant, Sculpture symposium, les Lapidiales, Port D’envoux France
GASS collective, Verdant brewery
Open Studio, Trenoweth Quarry
2021
GASS Collective, Cultivator funded exhibition and Residency, Redruth
Earthly Bodies Collective show, Cornish Bank
2020
Open Studio, Porthmeor Studios
Porthmeor Studio Residency , St Ives
Cultivator Graduate Start-up Award
Graduated Falmouth University with a BA(Hons) in Fine Art
Sculptili.Materiales.Conceptu, The Fish Factory, Penryn
2019
Woodlane windows - Curated and exhibited
Imagine Falmouth, Bi-annual exhibition
Tate St Ives, U-Studio Festival
2017
BA(Hons) Fine Art, Falmouth University, 2017-2020
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