ELLEN DOWNES
Curator
Artist
About Ellen Downes
Ellen is a teacher, curator and artist based in Bristol, UK.
Based at Maze Studios, she is spending the spring of 2022 planning her next Every Body’s Story exhibition following a successful 2021 show at Centrespace Gallery as featured on the BBC.
Every Body’s Story is a project to celebrate the diversity of women’s bodies and create a space and platform to share their stories.
Her work explores community, sustainability and social justice with a focus on storytelling and creative collaboration.
Blog
18/01/17 Qaiser and Irfan
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT CITY PLAZA 10 questions with: Qaiser Hussain Rizvi (30), Irfan Hussain Zaidi (31), cousins From: Karachi, Pakistan At the time of this interview they had been living at City Plaza since: 04/16 By Ellen Downes Tues 18 Jan 2022...
17/01/17 Salah, Fatima and Moustafa
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT CITY PLAZA 10 questions with: Fatima Dangly (61), Moustafa Haj Rashid (38), Salah Haj Rashid (26), mother and sonsFrom: Aleppo, Syria (Kurdish Syrian)At the time of this interview they had been living at City Plaza since: 25/05/16 By Ellen...
16/01/17 Subhia and Mohammed
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT CITY PLAZA 10 questions with: Subhia Al-wazir (55), Mohammed Tamim (18), mother and sonFrom: Damascus, Syria (Palestinian Syrian)At the time of this interview they had been living at City Plaza since: 25/04/16 By Ellen Downes Sun 16 Jan...
Ellen Downes
Ellen’s recent projects and collaborations: