Ellen Starr Lyon

MEDIA: PAINTING
MAP TO ELLEN’S STUDIO: 3629 S Bainbridge Dr.
ELLEN’S WEBISTE: ellenstarrlyon.com
CONTACT: ellenstarrlyon@gmail.com or 812-631-9711

Ellen Starr Lyon, b. 1974 in Columbus, Indiana. Ellen is a figurative painter focusing on modern portraiture that revolves around feminism, motherhood, and coming of age. Her painting style incorporates a colorful palette and multiple thin, luminous layers with a nod to realism but also the search for something more. Lyon has shown at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, OH; Abend Gallery in Denver, CO; WMOCA in Wausau, WI; Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland; and Woman Made Gallery and 33 Contemporary in Chicago, IL. She is a current member of PoetsArtists, American Women Artists, Portrait Society of America, NOAPS, Hoosier Salon, Indiana Artists (IN/A) and Juniper Gallery. She has been published in American Art Collector and Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine highlighting artist self-portraits. She has a BFA in Painting and a BA in Art History from Indiana University. IU has acquired several of her paintings.