Ella Bertilsson

Biography

Ella Bertilsson (b. Umeå) is Dublin-based since 2003 and has mainly exhibited in Estonia, Iceland, Ireland and Sweden Bertilsson is a member of the Black Church Print Studio since 2009 and sat on the board of directors between 2017-2019 . She is a recipient of the Visual Arts Bursary Award and the Project Award (2022-2023) from the Art Council of Ireland. She has 1st class honours in Fine Art Print (BA) and MFA both awarded from the National College of Art and Design, Ireland (2009, 2015). Forthcoming solo exhibitions at The Dock and Ballina Art Centre (2023), recent solo show; CUT THE CAKE WITH CLAWS, The Complex (2022). Selected group exhibitions include; Love you my Sweaty, The Library Project (2023), Return to Disintegration, Periodical Review 11, Pallas Projects/Studios (2021-2022), Double Estate, OPW State Art Collection, Pearse Museum (2020-2021) and Home made Home, MART Award Exhibition, MART Gallery (2020).

Statement

Ella Bertilsson is a multi-disciplinary visual artist. She investigates both poignant and mundane experiences of daily life to reveal nonlinear and fragmented narratives through her printed works.