Ellen in Her Absence | Works in Gratitude and Response

Jan 27 to Feb 13 | Gallery 100

Opening reception | Jan 27 | 5 to 7 p.m.

“Ellen in Her Absence: Works in Gratitude and Response” is a memorial exhibition honoring the life, teaching and enduring influence of Ellen Meissinger. It brings together work by current and former students, colleagues and friends. The exhibition reflects the many ways Ellen fostered artistic growth, guidance, generosity, critical thinking and a sense of shared responsibility within a creative community. The works presented here do not attempt to summarize a single legacy but instead offer a constellation of responses. Some are direct acknowledgements of mentorship and care; others reveal her influence more subtly, embedded in ways of working, questioning and attending to the world. Together, they form a collective expression of gratitude, an offering made in the space between memory and continuation.  

This exhibition stands as both remembrance and response: an acknowledgment of a life devoted to teaching, curiosity and care, and a testament to how one person’s influence can ripple outward through many hands, practices and futures, long after her presence is no longer physically felt.

Gallery Hours

Monday – Thursday | 12 to 5 p.m.

Friday | 12 to 3 p.m.

Closed on weekends and university holidays