“The process of unravelling my thoughts through art creates a sense of connection both with myself and the world around me.”
Ellen Cook is an emerging ceramic artist living in Bristol. Her thrown functional ware and hand-built sculptural pieces focus on organic movements, pattern and colours to convey emotion. Her work is process driven and echo her experience of the natural landscape.
Ellen completed a post-baccalaureate diploma at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design from 2022-2023, studying Ceramics and Abstract Landscape. Her explorations in abstract painting influenced her ceramic practice through tone, texture and form. She is currently experimenting with different glaze chemistry and methods of application.
CV
Education/Courses
NSCAD Visual Arts Certificate in Studio Post-Baccalaureate Diploma 2022-2023
Spike Island Associate Member 2026-present
Craft Potters Associate Member 2025-present
Ceramic Materials Workshop Cone 6 Glazes 2025
Fundamentals in Glaze Chemistry with Chloe Monks, Bristol UK 2025
Exhibitions
2025:
Thrown Contemporary Winter Show 2025/2026, London UK
Ken Straddling Collection Winter Show 2025/2026, Bristol UK
2023:
Solo Exhibition Seven Bays Café, Halifax Canada
Group Exhibition Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax Canada
Commissions
2024:
Dilly Dally Cafe, Halifax, Canada
Open Studios
2025:
Estate of the Arts, Bristol UK
ClayShed, Bristol UK
Markets
2025:
FlaxDrayton, Somerset UK
2024:
Wiper and True, Bristol UK
Underfall Yard , Bristol UK
Riverside Garden Centre, Bristol UK
2023:
Haligonian Market, Halifax Canada
Seven Bays Christmas Market, Halifax Canada
