Ellen Averick Schor

I am a visual artist and I am passionate about capturing and documenting experiences. As a photographer and painter, I use art to convey emotion, to tell a story about what I find compelling and as a means to bring color and beauty for others to savor. My work reflects my enthusiasm and curiosity for unique and diverse subjects and my deep appreciation for details and texture, color and character.

I am particularly drawn to the natural beauty and grandeur of landscapes, the quiet intimacy of hallowed spaces, the candor of urban life, and the endless texture, lines and radiance present in nature.

Illustrating my life experiences through photographs and paintings permits me to convey a sense of meaning and substance that resonates deeply for me. My body of work in both mediums is expanding in context and perspective as I continue to explore and express my artistic voice and individuality.

--Fulton Street Collective/Chicago. Juried group art shows:

August 2023, "Shapes and Spaces"
June 2023, "Members Best"
May 2023, "Monochrome"
August 2022, “What We Do”
November 2021, "Sounds"
June 2021, "Abstractions"
May 2021, "Botanicals"
March 2021, "Chicago"

--The Other Art Fair Chicago with Saatchi Art, April, 2022. Juried art show and online gallery

--The Other Art Fair Chicago with Saatchi Art, Oct 2021. Juried art show and online gallery

--The Martin/Chicago, 2019. Solo photography show, “Hallowed”
--The Martin/Chicago, 2023. Group show, "The 5 Year Show!"

--Ian Sherwin Gallery/Chicago, 2018. Solo photography and paintings show, “Averick Art Show”

--Chicago Photography Center, 2013. Juried photography show 

--Chicago Sinai Congregation, 2010. Solo photography show, “New Orleans”