About
Eleanor is a writer, artist, and executive director residing in Chicago, IL. Her work has been shown in Portland, OR; New York City; Edinburgh, UK; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Antarctica.
Education:
2007
Reed College, Portland, OR. Completed a BA Art History thesis on Soviet propaganda textile design, with a strong secondary focus on studio art.
Exhibitions:
2019
Wicked Games, solo show at Happy Gallery, Chicago IL.
2016
East Room Art Show 2: Cults, Chicago IL.
2015
Ground, Solo Show at Hume Gallery, Chicago, IL.
East Room Art Show, Chicago IL.
2014
Naked Came the Tetrapod, Weird Shift Gallery, Portland, OR.
2013
Residency, Contemporary Art Center at Woodside, Troy, NY.
2012
Radical Mending, Towards a Union of Public Artists, Southside Hub of Production, Chicago, IL. Ongoing project, other locations include the Hyde Park Art Center, Peanut Gallery, and Comfort Station (54+ workshops, all Chicago
Collage Tarot, Ball Hall, Chicago, IL.
Outside Notions of Antarctica, Under the Bed Gallery, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
2011
Eleanor/Eleanor: New Work by Eleanor Ray and Eleanor Williams, Re:Vision Gallery, Portland, OR.
The Resurrection Project, The Alabama Art Kitchen, Tuscaloosa, AL.
2009
Junk2Funk 2009, The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR.
2007
4th International Mini-Art Festival, The Puskinskaya-10 Art Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Fight or Flight, Reed Arts Week, Reed College, Portland, OR.
2006
Spring Show, Darkroom/Vitamin A Student Art, Reed College, Portland, OR
Ego, Reed Arts Week, Reed College, Portland, OR.
2005
Danger/Safety, Vitamin A Student Art, Reed College, Portland, OR
Lost and Found, Reed Arts Week, Reed College, Portland, OR.
2004
The Paint Show, Reasonable People’s League (Somerville, MA), Edinburgh Fringe Theater Festival, Edinburgh, UK (Costumes and Performance)
Professional:
2024 – Present
Trash Collective Artists Residency, The WasteShed, Chicago, IL. Curator
2017 – Present
Glass Case Gallery, The WasteShed, Chicago IL. Founder & Co-Curator,
2014 – Present
The WasteShed Creative Reuse Center, Chicago, IL. Founder and Executive Director,
2012
Creative Reuse Warehouse, Chicago, IL. General Manager