Ellen Christiansen Sold at Auction Prices

Ellen was born in Trinidad and Tobago and is the grand-daughter of Arthur Christiansen and cousin of Rupert Christiansen. She trained at Chelsea School of Art and Camberwell Art School with Brian Taylor FRBS., In 2011 she spent a year in Taylor's studio making this life size sculpture of his Saluki lurcher, Lily. , For the last 3 years, she has been exhibiting with the Society of Portrait Sculptors who awarded her the Talos award in 2011.

Ellen Christiansen is a figurative sculptor, working from life using clay and casting into various materials including bronze.

She was trained at Camberwell School of Art by Brian Taylor. During 2010 she worked alongside him on portraits of his sons and in 2011 she spent a year in Taylor’s studio. During that time she made a sculpture of his dog Lily under his guidance.

She has exhibited with the Society of Portrait Sculptors for the last 3 years and was given the Talos Award 2011 for the best non member newcomer.

Recently, she has been working on horses, including the racehorse Stone of Folca, world record holder over 5 furlongs and a Percheron stallion Axl who is a working horse based in the New Forest.

She is a member of the Society of Equestrian Artists.