Ellen O'Grady
Ellen O’Grady is an artist and social justice activist in Durham, North Carolina. She majored in Theology in college and afterwards spent six years living in Palestine and Israel. Ellen has returned several times since to work with a variety of grassroots activist groups.
Ellen’s paintings have been shown in galleries and museums throughout the country. She has been awarded a number of fellowships and grants and her work in Palestine led to several commisioned public projects.
Much of Ellen’s work draws from her time in Palestine and Israel and reflects on the present conflict revealing the human faces behind the ongoing tragedy. She is currently on a nation-wide tour to promote her new book, “Outside the Ark: An Artist’s Journey in Occupied Palestine”. It is the culmination of her painting series of the same name whose inspiration came from her time living and working in the West Bank. The work has been presented in over 150 venues across the country, including universities, high schools, bookstores, galleries, local theaters, churches, and Islamic and Jewish centers.
A full biography and resume as well as reviews of her book and articles on her tour can be found on her website www.ellenogrady.com.