"Vesuvius Series"
Ink and Pastel on Paper
13"H x 10"W
Courtesy of C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

Ellen Burchenal Biography
Ellen Burchenal is a Baltimore based artist who works in painting, drawing and installation. She received her MFA from MICA (Mt Royal Graduate School of Art) in 1982 and her BA from Trinity College in Connecticut. She is an instructor in the GFA department of MICA, and she has exhibited and lectured in numerous galleries and universities throughout the region. Represented by the C. Grimaldis Gallery, she has received several Maryland State Arts Council Artist Fellowships. Since 1996 Ms. Burchenal has been the director of the MICA Summer Study Abroad program in Sorrento, Italy.
Selected Awards
NEA Artist Residency, Pyramid Atlantic, Riverdale, MD, 2001
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, 2000,1997,1995,1992,1988,1983
AIA Honors Award, Shot Tower Metro Station Commission, Baltimore, MD, 1995
Selected Exhibitions
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, 2002
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD 2001
Soho Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2000
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1999
Associazione Artisti Contemporanei Firenze e Metropoli, Florence, Italy, 1999
Delaware Art Museum Biennial, Wilmington, De, 1998
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD, 1995
UMBC, Catonsville, MD, 1994
Public Commissions
1998-99 Floating and Flying, 1% For Art Commission, Hamilton Elementary/ Middle School, architects Richter Cornbrook Gribble, Inc., in collaboration with artist Linda DePalma
1998-95 Undercurrent, Shot Tower Metro Station, Baltimore Metro, Mass Transit Administration. This is a 4-color laminated glass wall 8 ft high x 900 ft long that surrounds passenger platform in subway station. The project involved collaboration with architectural team Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall.