Eleanor Killen

My full name is Eleanor Louise Killen so it is my initials that spell ELK. I loved art from a very young age (often splattering the walls of my parent's home with paint) and decided when I was about three that 'elk' was how I was going to sign my art.

I'm based in Exmouth, where the red dirt meets the lush turquoise of the indian ocean that nestles the ningaloo reef. However, I haven't always lived here. I grew up in the dry scrub of the Victorian bush overlooking green rolling dairy hills. Quite the contrast to where I live now, but I think it all contributes to the art I make today. To further the contrast, I studied at the University of Melbourne, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the cultural hub of Australia

The moody ocean, the creatures beneath it's surface, the waves that dance to shore and the sun baked red dirt of the land. These are some of the elements that are currently inspiring my art works.

Majority of my art works are drawings which are created through layering of different thicknesses of black ink copic pigment ink felt tip pens on 300gsm 100% cotton Arches paper.

University of Melbourne - BEnvs
Cert IV - Training & Assessment

2015 - Solo Exhibition Soul Cafe, Karratha, WA, Australia
2010 - Solo exhibition Wildflour Cafe, Banff, Alberta