About
Motivation
Valerie Ellis is an artist, formerly a psychotherapist, with a studio near west London. She makes abstract expressionist oil paintings and works on paper.
Valerie gained her degree in psychology from the prestigious University of Queensland, Australia. After 20 years in private practice, Valerie moved back to the UK, where she grew-up.
Attuned to intrapersonal dynamics, motivate by her own childhood deprivation and empathy for her clients, Valerie’s artwork uniquely reflects psychological themes like the effect of context and childhood on people, and how art communicates human needs symbolically.
exhibitions
Espacio Gallery, 2021 London
Saatchi Other Art Fair, 2021 London
Saatchi Other Art Fair, 2021 London
Showcasing the "Touch Me" collection in 2020
Saatchi Other Art Fair, 2021 London
Saatchi Other Art Fair, 2021 London
Saatchi Other Art Fair, 2021 London
Fair Director's Featured Artist
Showcasing the "First Impressions" collection.
Luxembourg Art Prize, 2021
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, 2020
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, 2020
Recognition for the "First Impressions" series in 2021
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, 2020
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, 2020
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, 2020
Selected by Beverly Knight - an early portrait 'Beauty & Determination'.
In the Media
Quoted on New Instagram Format
Former psychotherapist Valerie Ellis says this video-first format is likely to have a huge impact on our brains – and not in a good way.
‘For consumers, video content is also more demanding to process mentally – more than double, perhaps as much as 10x more cognitively demanding, than a static image,’ she says.
‘The brain has a capacity that can be exhausted and, once exhausted, needs to be replenished.
‘But, because social media is 24/7 and designed to be addictive, the brain is not rested and becomes more and more overwhelmed with demand.’
Online News Network, Metro50