Gerard Ellis was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1976. He studied at the National School of Fine Arts and the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Ellis lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Selected to be part of the “S-Files”, the 6th edition of the El Museo del Barrio Biennial in NY, 2011. Has been recognized with three Awards of Excellence by The Society of News Design. In 2007 was invited to be part of the IX edition of the Cuenca International Biennial, Ecuador. His work has been shown in the National Biennial of Visual Arts and the XX edition of the E. León Jimenes Art Contest (Biennial), where he received the Prize for painting, both in the Dominican Republic. Also, has participated with the Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery in various international contemporary art fairs such as VOLTA NY, Scope, Pinta, Arte BA and CIRCA. He’s included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA, La Fundación Para La Pintura, Canarias, Spain, The Scott Latham Foundation, Rhode Island, Museo Casa Cortés, Puerto Rico, the Museum of Contemporary Drawing, Santo Domingo, The Dominican Congress and also in private collections in the Dominican Republic, United States, London, Miami, Spain, Panamá, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.

EDUCATION

1990-1995: National School of Fine Arts, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

1995-1997: Major in Drawing, National School of Fine Arts, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

1995-2001: Graduated with honors in Publicity and Communications, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, U.A.S.D., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 All the Artificial Barriers, Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery, New York, USA

2015 Perros Mudos, Lyle O. Reitzel Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2008 Two Awards of Excellence, Society for News Design, 30th edition

2007 Award of Excellence, Society for News Design, 29th edition

2004 Prize for Painting, XX Edition of the E. León Jimenes Biennial, Santiago., Dominican Republic

1996 Recognition as a “Young Talent”, given by The Secretariat of Public Education, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

1996 2nd Prize for Painting, Pintura Joven Art Contest, Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

2nd Prize at the Pintura Joven Art Contest, Casa de Teatro, Sto. Dgo., Dominican Republic

Honorble Mention, Engraving II, National School of Fine Arts, ENBA, Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1st Prize, Applied Arts III, ENBA, Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1995 1st Prize, Applied Arts II, ENBA, Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1994 1st Prize, Artistic Anatomy II, ENBA, Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1st Prize, Drawing from the Natural II, ENBA, Sto. Dgo, D.R.

1993 1st Prize, Artistic Anatomy I, ENBA, Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1st Prize, Drawing from the Natural I, ENBA, Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1992 2nd Proze, Classical Drawing II, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (ENBA) Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1991 1st Prize, in the Conceptual Contest “Sonríe Colgate Trabaja” (under 16) Sto. Dgo., D.R.

1990 1st Prize, V Centenary of the Discovery of America Commission and the Nidia Serra Art Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

The Scott Latham Foundation, Rhode Island

Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California

Fundación Canaria para el Desarrollo de la Pintura, Spain

Museum of Contemporary Drawing, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

León Jimenes Cultural Center, Santiago, Dominican Republic

Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic

Marcelo Narbona, Panamá

Museo Casa Cortés, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Alberto Iribárren, Venezuela