about
Ellie Yannas has worked for a variety of private, corporate and public art clients on projects and commissions, and her work is found in collections in England and abroad.
Born: Istanbul
Primary and secondary education in Athens, Greece.
Lives and works in London, England since 1971.
Nationality: British and Greek
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2002-03 Central School of Speech & Drama MA Advanced Theatre Practice ( Performance)
2000 Ecole Philippe Gaulier Physical Theatre
1972-75 Chelsea School of Art BA (Hons) Fine Art, Painting
1971-72 Hornsey College of Art (Foundation)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 SMALL BUT MIGHTY Royal Society of Painters and Printmakers, Bankside Gallery
2022 Wales Contemporary (2nd Prize for 2-D work) Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven and OXO Gallery
2008 Depth of Vision' Coutts & Co Bank, London
2007 Modern Works on Paper Art Fair, Benjamin Hargreaves Gallery, Royal Academy Burlington Gardens
2005 “Five Women Artists” Full Circle Arts Consultancy, The Phillimores, London
2001 “Ellie Yannas: Echoes”, Members’ Room, The Hellenic Centre, London (solo exhibition)
1998 “Shifting Cultural Dialogues”, Kensington & Chelsea College, London
1997 “Five Painters of the Diaspora”, CSK Gallery, Eton
1994 “Ellie Yannas” CSK Gallery, Eton (solo exhibition)
1994 Bank of Cyprus Award, Gallery K, London and Cyprus (Leventis purchase)
1991 "Art Machine", McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, Barbican, London, Nikolaj Gallery, Copenhagen
1991 "Made for Fun" Barbican Centre, London, Every Picture Gallery, Los Angeles
1990 "Festival of Britain", Arts Council, California
1988 "The British Artist as Traveller 1900-1987", Brighton Festival
1986 Windsor Art Centre (solo exhibition)
TEACHING
2009-19 London Resident Director, University Studies Abroad Consortium (USA)
2005-20 Lecturer in Theatre Studies, London Metropolitan University.
1998-07 Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art Department, Kensington & Chelsea College, London
1998 Visiting Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
1981-86 Tutor, Clapham & Battersea AEI, Art Department
DEVISING AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICE
2013 SILVER ACTION dir Suzanne Lacy, Tate Modern
2013 TOYNBEE dir Geraldine Pilgrim, Toynbee Hall
2008-19 HANDBAG dir Geraldine Pilgrim, Battersea Arts Centre and various
2006 THE WRITE SIDE OF THE BRAIN dir Christina Penna, Barons Court Theatre
2005 THE FUTURE OF DEATH PART II A2 Company ICA
2004-06 CONTREBIA LEUCADE dir Chris Baldwin, Rioja, Spain
2003 ITEM dir John Terry, Battersea Arts Centre
2003 SPA dir Geraldine Pilgrim, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
Born: Istanbul
Primary and secondary education in Athens, Greece.
Lives and works in London, England since 1971.
Nationality: British and Greek
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2002-03 Central School of Speech & Drama MA Advanced Theatre Practice ( Performance)
2000 Ecole Philippe Gaulier Physical Theatre
1972-75 Chelsea School of Art BA (Hons) Fine Art, Painting
1971-72 Hornsey College of Art (Foundation)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 SMALL BUT MIGHTY Royal Society of Painters and Printmakers, Bankside Gallery
2022 Wales Contemporary (2nd Prize for 2-D work) Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven and OXO Gallery
2008 Depth of Vision' Coutts & Co Bank, London
2007 Modern Works on Paper Art Fair, Benjamin Hargreaves Gallery, Royal Academy Burlington Gardens
2005 “Five Women Artists” Full Circle Arts Consultancy, The Phillimores, London
2001 “Ellie Yannas: Echoes”, Members’ Room, The Hellenic Centre, London (solo exhibition)
1998 “Shifting Cultural Dialogues”, Kensington & Chelsea College, London
1997 “Five Painters of the Diaspora”, CSK Gallery, Eton
1994 “Ellie Yannas” CSK Gallery, Eton (solo exhibition)
1994 Bank of Cyprus Award, Gallery K, London and Cyprus (Leventis purchase)
1991 "Art Machine", McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, Barbican, London, Nikolaj Gallery, Copenhagen
1991 "Made for Fun" Barbican Centre, London, Every Picture Gallery, Los Angeles
1990 "Festival of Britain", Arts Council, California
1988 "The British Artist as Traveller 1900-1987", Brighton Festival
1986 Windsor Art Centre (solo exhibition)
TEACHING
2009-19 London Resident Director, University Studies Abroad Consortium (USA)
2005-20 Lecturer in Theatre Studies, London Metropolitan University.
1998-07 Visiting Lecturer, Fine Art Department, Kensington & Chelsea College, London
1998 Visiting Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland
1981-86 Tutor, Clapham & Battersea AEI, Art Department
DEVISING AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICE
2013 SILVER ACTION dir Suzanne Lacy, Tate Modern
2013 TOYNBEE dir Geraldine Pilgrim, Toynbee Hall
2008-19 HANDBAG dir Geraldine Pilgrim, Battersea Arts Centre and various
2006 THE WRITE SIDE OF THE BRAIN dir Christina Penna, Barons Court Theatre
2005 THE FUTURE OF DEATH PART II A2 Company ICA
2004-06 CONTREBIA LEUCADE dir Chris Baldwin, Rioja, Spain
2003 ITEM dir John Terry, Battersea Arts Centre
2003 SPA dir Geraldine Pilgrim, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital