Founded in 1976, the gallery maintains a particular emphasis on the art of the Northwest Coast, Inuit, and Plains cultures. A recognized authority in the field, Donald Ellis has been instrumental in shaping institutional and private interest in Plains Ledger Art. The gallery’s inventory includes important historical works by Yup’ik, Navajo, Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian artists, as well as a small but significant collection of prehistoric ivories and contemporary Inuit art.
Donald Ellis Gallery is pleased to present five extraordinarily important baskets by Southern Washoe masterweaver Louisa Keyser (Dat So La Lee, 1850-1925), an offering of a magnitude not seen in over half a century
Chief Henry Speck (U’dzistalis, 1908-1971) was instrumental in the revitalisation of Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations art and culture. From the late 1950s, he created drawings on paper characterised by a distinctly modern sensibility of colour, space, and abstraction
Marc Tracy examines the outstanding mastery of Keyser’s art while highlighting the complex artist-patron relationship that enabled it
The Nawalakw Culture Project is a recently founded sustainable social enterprise owned and operated by the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations of British Columbia
Artnet has selected a monumental pair of Haida lions as one of six highlights from TEFAF New York 2023
An annual award for a female student from the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation has been made available at the University of British Columbia through a gift from Donald Ellis
Donald Ellis Gallery is widely considered the pre-eminent dealer in the field of historical Native American art. Founded in 1976, the gallery maintains a particular emphasis on the art of the Northwest Coast, Inuit and Plains cultures.
Donald Ellis Gallery counts numerous prominent museums among its clients, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Louvre, Abu Dhabi; and The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Donald Ellis Gallery regularly exhibits at major international art fairs, including Frieze Masters, London; TEFAF New York; Frieze, New York; The Armory Show, New York and TEFAF, Maastricht. The gallery also organizes exhibitions in collaboration with leading modern and contemporary/fine art galleries.
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