Lee Ellis

Lee Ellis is a British multi-media artist based in Bristol.

His insatiable desire to create leads him to embrace different artistic mediums, from printmaking to drawing and painting and his bold and expressive style is characterised by the unusual juxtaposition of bright colours and dark subjects.

Ellis’s paintings typically convey a visceral and deep-seated angst within his figures, and his raw, expressive brushstrokes make his style poignant and immediately affecting. In his most recent work however the depth of emotion is tempered by wit and originality. His ‘Imposter’ collection made a huge impact, and he has followed this with a host of creative new styles and ideas inspired by royalty, superheroes, iconic design and more, all delivered in his compelling contemporary voice.

“I like to use the human face as my subject, but in a way it acts as a vessel for my experimentation”, he says. “The person I’m painting typically becomes irrelevant as I use their features to hold the paint and the work evolves with every layer of colour.”

Painting in a mixture of oils, spray paints and charcoals Ellis is a natural experimenter, fascinated by the effects and versatility of different mediums and the opportunities they offer for uniquene...

Degree in Graphic Design - University of the West of England

Art Foundation - Stroud Art College

SOLO SHOWS

Sip & See, August 2026 , Sathorn 11 Art Space Bangkok
Mini solo tour, August 21st 2025 , Clarendon Fine Art, Battersea
August 22nd 2025, Clarendon Fine Art, Liverpool
Iconic, July 2024, Clarendon Fine Art, Liverpool
Appetite for Disruption, March 2022, Old Bank Vault, London
Paintings with names, September 2020, Art Pistol Gallery, Glasgow
Work in progress, January 2020, Square Club
Pretty Ugly, October 2019, Art Pistol Gallery, Glasgow
Show No.31, September - October 2016, Play Dead Gallery, Portsmouth
Project Space, April - May 2015, Black Rat Projects, London
It’s Not Me, It’s You, September - October 2014, UPfest Gallery, Bristol
Leebay, January 2014, Ebay, Online
Welcome To The Neighbourhood, September - October 2012, It’s All 2 Much, Bristol
No Fixed Abode, February - May 2011, Grounded, Bristol
Stare At Me, January - February 2011, Emporium, Bristol
Seven, March 1 - May 2008, Oppo, Bristol
Colour Me In, September - October 2007, Alibi , Bristol

GROUP SHOWS
Makers Table, September 2026, The Annex, Lonond
London calling, September 2026, Wine Art Gallery, New Orleans
Berlin Art week, September 2026, Jmes World, Berlin
Postcard show, December 2025, Brassworks Gallery, USA
Group Show, September 2025, Siren event ...