Ellie Brown (b.1999) is a stone carver, working from her studio space at Trenoweth quarry, Mabe. Limestone, soapstone and granite are her primary materials. Brown’s work emerges from instinctual, direct carving while exploring the human form. The sculptures become discreet abstracts of the body, which comment on the fragility and identity of the subject.
She graduated from Falmouth University in 2020 and co-founded Quarry-House collective.
Ellie recently returned to Cornwall after a two month residency in France. While there she assisted a sculptor, carving a 3 meter standing stone for the ‘La Pierre Des Crazannes’ stone galaxy. Since returning, she has continued her studies, by starting an online MA in fine art at central saint martins.
2023
International Ice Sculpture Festival, Jelgava, Latvia (January)
2022
Troze Contemporary, Christmas exhibition, The Crumb Penzance (December)
MA Fine art Digital, Year One at Central Saint Martins (2022-2024)
Jupiter gallery takeover with GASS Collective (October)
Morgans Gallery, Falmouth, Show No.6 (October-November)
Form fair, Falmouth (October)
Carving assistant, Sculpture symposium, les Lapidiales, Port D’envoux (July-September)
GASS collective exhibition, Verdant brewery (May)
Quarry House collective Open Studio (March)
2021
GASS Collective, Cultivator funded exhibition and Residency, Redruth (October)
Kitson and Long at Rosya space, Falmouth (October)
Earthly Bodies Collective show, Cornish Bank (September- October)
2020
Open Studio at Porthmeor Studios (December 29th)
Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, two month residency in studio nine (November and December)
Awarded the Cultivator Graduate Start-up award (June 2020- June 2021)
Graduated Falmouth University with a BA(Hons) in Fine Art
Sculptili.Materiales.Conceptu, The Fish Factory, Penryn (February)
2019
Woodlane windows - Curated and exhibited
Imagine Falmouth, Bi-annual exhibition
Tate U-Studio Festival and workshop with Rob Unett (worked with a large group of Falmouth students to create a show based on what it means to be Cornish)