Ellen Gallagher

Posted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United States on 2017-12-27 22:42Z by Steven

Ellen Gallagher

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2017-12-05

Helene Kleih

Artist Ellen Gallagher was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1965 to parents of Cape Verdian and Irish Catholic origin. Growing up as a biracial woman and identifying as an African American, Gallagher’s racial politics are evident in her works. She infuses imagery from an array of sources; nature, anthropology, social history, art and myth, to create works that seamlessly interweave her sphere of influences…

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