Ellen Phelan
A founder of Detroit's Willis Gallery who went on to paint dolls and landscapes in New York.
This artist's work is shown through the museum and artist links on this page while it remains under copyright or awaits a permission-cleared image.
Phelan was born and raised in Detroit, earned her degrees at Wayne State, and assisted curator Sam Wagstaff at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She helped found the Willis Gallery cooperative before moving to New York in 1973.
She is known for formalist abstractions, charged scenes with dolls, and landscapes. Her work is held by MoMA and the Whitney.