Ellen Jose b. 1951

Also known as Ellen Toscano
  • Artist (Video Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Jose works in various mediums including installation, drawing, video, printmaking, painting and photography. Her works often explore her islander heritage and its symbols and identifying markers as well as commenting on the political aspect of Australian Indigenous life.
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Related collections
  • Bayside City Council, Sandringham, VIC (collected in)
  • Hobson Bay Local Government, Williamstown, VIC (collected in)
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  • Queensland Museum, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Holmes a Court Collection, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Print Council of Australia, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Global Arts Link, Ipswich, QLD (collected in)
  • Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Museum of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Victorian Wongai Torres Strait Islander Corporation (received)
  • Board Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (received)
  • 5th Indigenous Heritage Art Award (received)
Related events
  • Ellen Jose - Recent Paintings (exhibited at)
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  • Native Title Business (exhibited at)
  • Song Journey (exhibited at)
  • Black Diggers Ghost Fighters (exhibited at)
  • Re-take: contemporary aboriginal & torres strait islander photography (exhibited at)
  • In Search of Lost Innocence (exhibited at)
  • Native Titled Now (exhibited at)