Eleriin Ello

Eleriin Ello (b. 1984 in Tallinn) is a freelance painter, who lives and works in Tallinn. She graduated with a BA in print graphics (2007) and an MA in painting (2010) from the Estonian Academy of Arts. Eleriin Ello has participated in exhibitions since 2008. Her work has been awarded with the Young Painter Prize of the Baltic States (3rd place, 2012) and Sadolin Art Award in 2016.

Ello's poetical style has a dream-like effect. With an aim to create intimate atmospheres and certain harmonious states of being, the artist main focus has long been on depicting different manifestations of nature and light. While previously Ello’s painting style was basically realistic, it has by now turned into explorations of pure abstract painting.

“My main focus is on the inner states of being, on awareness and freedom. I started to paint more abstract out of a need, of a deeper calling, allowing paint to flow freely on my canvases, and discovering what wants and needs to be expressed. It has been a journey of finding trust in my own inner impulses and learning to know myself. What I wish is to create paintings that touch with their inner brightness and depth, creating spaces of harmony and tranquility, spaces of healing and rest.“

2007 BA printmaking Estonian Academy of Arts
2010 MA painting Estonian Academy of Arts

2021 “So Bright that it Blinds You”, Art Hall Galley, Tallinn, Estonia
2021 “Slowdown”, Kolga Gallery, Harjumaa, Estonia
2017 “Emerging”, Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2016 “Closer”, Viljandi Linnagalerii, Viljandi, Estonia
2015 “Closer”, Art Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2013 “And We Pretend They're Not There”, Gallery of Parliament of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia
2013 "The Sweetest Thing", City Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia
2013 “A Pile” with Krista Sokolova and Eike Eplik, Tartu Artist's House, Tartu, Estonia
2012 “And We Pretend They're Not There”, Y Gallery, Tartu, Estonia
2012 "The Direction of a Human Being in a Cube Can Be Estimated by Multiplying the Square Root of Oneself", Gallery Tiib, Tallinn, Estonia