Artist: Ellen Hermanos

Ellen Hermanos was born and raised in New York City, surrounded by a family of artists and collectors. Discussions of art emanated from family dinners and cocktail hours. Growing up, she received presents of boxes of pastels, paper and paint sets and was introduced to the concept of creativity before she was old enough to know its meaning.

Hermanos received a BA in Art History from William Smith College. She studied abroad in Florence and Venice, at the Scuola Internationale di Grafica. She received a certificate in graphic design from the Massachusetts College of Art, 1992. Her influences continue in the less formal, but no less colorful New Orleans, where Ellen often retreats, free from the structures of her past to uncover her own expressions.

Hermanos' interest in the emotional world threads not only through her art, but also her alternate career as a psychotherapist. As a therapist, she helps others to make tangible meaning of their experiences, developing compassion and value for themselves and their accomplishments. Connecting with others, she escapes the narrowness of personal introspection, giving an emotional perspective that reaches beyond the borders of self.

Hermanos' work has been featured in Massachusetts at The Stove Factory Gallery, Charlestown, Artana Gallery, Coolidge Corner, Charlesmark Hotel, Claremont Café, South End, Boston, at Crystal Duell Arts, South Boston Open Studio, as well as in New Orleans at Gallery Diva.

The artist lives in Boston, away from the distractions and pace of Manhattan. She is a member of a group therapy practice and spends time in her studio.