Artist Bio

Ang Ellsworth is a Printmaker and Indiana Master Naturalist with a BFA from Indiana University Ft. Wayne and a recipient of the Winger Award. She is a member of The Southern Graphics Council, Mid America Print Council, and has been working as a fine artist and commercial artist for 30 years.  She currently lives in Central New York's Fingerlake region on a small farm with her husband, children, and several critters, including her third black dog, OneTwo.  She works from her studio, Cu Dubh (Coo Doo) Press, located in a restored and renovated milk house on the farm. 
“My art focuses on self-reflection and my personal observations of my world and the people and things that shape it. The dramatic narratives I create help me make sense of the world and my place in it. Most of my large prints represent turning points along my path and my need to reconcile the past with my present state of being. Externalizing these moments in a creative way allows me to look at them from a fresh perspective, gaining new insight about myself, where I've been, and where I'm going.
Through my own life experiences, art has enabled me to cope and heal through stressful and life-altering events. I strive to take what art has given me and help others find their own healing path and to use my art to create conversations about the human condition and our place in the world.  I often use my dogs within my work to exemplify a moment or thought within the narrative.
Printmaking, the woodcut in particular, is a way for me to collect these moments in time unlike any other medium. The sheer physicality of carving the wood and bringing large-scale prints to life requires a certain amount of sacrifice, both mental and physical. The alliance between the wood and my self is rife with give and take and enables me to bridge the past and the present in a way that frees my mind and lifts my spirit.”