Ellen Wallenstein

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Ellen Wallenstein follow American, born 1952

Lives in New York, New York, United States

Projects/Portfolios

Covello Center Portraits

Introduction

These portraits were made in the summer of 2014, while I was the Artist-in-Residence at the Covello Center for the Aging in East Harlem, New York City.

Respecting My Elders

Introduction

These are portraits of creative people over the age of 80 who have affected the American Culture.

Italy 1977

Introduction

These photographs were made in the summer of 1977. I travelled from Tuscany down to Rome, photographing many medieval cities and churches along the way. I stayed in youth hostels and cheap pensiones, and took the train from place to place. I made photographs everywhere I went. They became the basis of my 1978 Master's Thesis at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.

Drag Queens 1996-2001

Introduction

These portraits were made at Lucky Cheng's Restaurant in the East Village, NYC. I worked as the Tarot Card Reader there from 1995 - 2001.

Opus for Anne

Introduction

These images were made at the home of a woman in Greenwich Village, over a period of three years, when I was her Hospice Volunteer.

Ellis Island 1988

Introduction

Self-Portarits as The Ghost of My Ancestors. Ellis Island 1987-1988

NYC Squares

Introduction

From my daily wanderings.

Texas 1978-85

Introduction

I lived in Austin Texas from 1978-85. These are just 2 images from those years, one 35mm and one Diana. More pictures from this time can be found on my website, www.ellenwallenstein.com.

Galleries

Carter Bürden Gallery, New York, NY, United States

Publications

Respecting My Elders. Ellen Wallenstein. Magcloud.com, New York, NY, 2013
Al Mutanabbi Street Lament. Ellen Wallenstein. Magcloud.com, -, 2011
Dead Men Circa 1881. Ellen Wallenstein. Blurb.com, -, 2009
Pocketbook of Drag Queens. Ellen Wallenstein. Blurb.com, -, 2008
A Game of Chess. Photographs by Ellen Wallenstein. Women's Studio Workshop, ROSENDALE, NY, 1986
A Game of Chess. Ellen Wallenstein. Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY, 1986

Biography

Ellen Wallenstein.
Born in Manhattan, 1952. Fifth generation New Yorker. Grew up in Washington Heights, one older brother. Attended P.S. 187 and Hunter College High School, where first photographs were made. Earned a BA in Art History from SUNY Stony Brook, and a MFA in Photography from Pratt Institute. Began a teaching career at the University of Texas in Austin. Currently, Adjunct Professor at Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts. Writes about photography for online publications. New York Foundation for the Arts NYFA Fellow in Photography (2008).
Past projects have been nominated for the Alfred Eisenstadt Award (2000) and the Santa Fe Prize (2011). Her book “Respecting My Elders”, photographs of artists over 80 who have affected the American culture was published in 2013. In addition to photographs she makes collages and artist books. Most recently, Artist-in-Residence at Covello Center for the Aging in East Harlem, 2014.

Website

ellenwallenstein.com

Blog

photographsandmusings.blogspot.com

Contact

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Carter Bürden Gallery, New York, NY, United States

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