Artist Bio

Ella Perkins is a Painter from Hamilton, ON currently working in Waterloo, ON completing her B.F.A. at the University of Waterloo. Her work plays with color, textures and materials to push her oil paintings beyond the typical canvas.

 

Ella's painting subjects takes root in her interest in selfhood and family dynamics within long term grief. she regularly works with family photos and home videos to confront and challenge intergenerational dynamics and the effect it takes on younger generations as they live. she questions and seeks to redefine the image and expectations placed upon her from family and society.