Ellie Waters (b.1992) is a British born artist based between Aotearoa, New Zealand and Northern England. She studied Fine Arts at The University of Canterbury (NZ), graduating with a Post Graduate Diploma in Photography, in 2021. 
 
With her own history of emigration, through her work she explores notions of home, belonging and how we relate to the lands which we inhabit. She is currently associated with the Ebor Studio group, Greater Manchester (UK) where she is working on various long-term, social documentary projects.

Alongside her creative practice, she works as a Project Worker for the Children's charity Barnardo's, where she facilitates and assists children and young people with additional needs accessing activities throughout Greater Manchester.
 
In 2023, she developed her own photography workshop, 'My Place', in which she has worked with various organisations and charities, promoting arts for wellbeing across the North West of England. For further information on workshops, please get in touch via the email below.

Contact

elliewaters@hotmail.co.uk

Awards

Ethel Susan Jones Fine Arts Travelling Scholarship, 2021
Bickerton-Widdowson Trust Memorial Scholarship, 2021
Grant Lingard Scholarship, 2016 

Exhibitions

Notes from College Bank at Richard Street Studio launch, Richard Street studios, 44-46 Richard Street, Rochdale, OL111DU. September - October 2024. 
'Homes of Holmfirth - edition two', So Dough, Holmfirth Artweek, July 2024.
In-process', Gallery Frank, Ebor Studio, Littleborough, April 2024
'Dark Peak Photo Festival', Glossop High Street, 19th - 25th Feb 2024.
 'Featured @ fair trader', Fair Trader, 32-34 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, September 2023.  
'Homes of Holmfirth', Holmfirth Artweek, July 2023.
'Saltaire Arts Taril 2023', Saltaire, Bradford, June 2023.
'Between within', Gallery Frank, Ebor Studio, Littleborough, April 2023. 
'Homes of Holmfirth', Holmfirth Tech, West Yorkshire, April 2023.
'From the Edge 2', Touchstones Museum, Greater Manchester, Aug 2022. 
'This is to remind you where you came from', Ilam Campus Gallery, Christchurch, Aug 2021. 
'Contested Spaces', In Situ Gallery, Christchurch, Apr - May 2016.
'Te Pataka a Rakaihautu - Stories of Banks Peninsula', 50 Works Gallery, Christchurch, Sept - Oct 2016. 
'Ko to whanga ko au; Ko au ko te whanga', Lytel Gallery, Christchurch, May 2016. 
'Living within the Land' - Gallery 464, Christchurch, Dec 2015.