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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Name
Ellen Jose
Also known as Ellen Toscano
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Video Artist)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Book Illustrator
  • Photographer
  • Painter/Printmaker
  • Layout worker
  • Window Dresser
  • Ticketwriter
  • Lecturer
Birth date
1951
Birth place
Cairns, QLD
Active Period
  • c.1979-
Residence
  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Melbourne, VIC
Training
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • The Torres Strait
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
Copyright
  • Jose, Ellen Also William Mora Galleries

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Related events
  • Ellen Jose - Recent Paintings (exhibited at)
  • Song Journey (exhibited at)
  • Native Title Business (exhibited at)
  • Across (exhibited at)
  • Ilan Pasin (exhibited at)
  • Wake Naima: Creating Together (exhibited at)
  • Re-take: contemporary aboriginal & torres strait islander photography (exhibited at)
  • Native Titled Now (exhibited at)
  • Yiribana (exhibited at)
  • Black Diggers Ghost Fighters (exhibited at)
  • In Search of Lost Innocence (exhibited at)
  • Ellen Jose - Recent Paintings (exhibited at)
  • Yiribana (exhibited at)
  • Ilan Pasin (exhibited at)
  • Wake Naima: Creating Together (exhibited at)
  • Across (exhibited at)
  • 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)