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
Interview for Just Go Network Podcast
INTERVIEWI spoke to Cydny Voice for her podcast which shares stories of people creating positive change while living abroad. She named this episode 'Being a Voice for Change' and we spoke about how I incorporate social justice into my work. By Ellen Downes Mon 27 Jan...
Every Body’s Story: an Exhibition About Body Positivity
EXHIBITIONI created the Every Body's Story project to promote body positivity in Hanoi. On January 3rd I opened a 10 day exhibition featuring the stories of 42 women. By Ellen Downes Mon 27 Jan 2020first had my body cast at Shambala Festival in...
Ellen Downes
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