ABOUT ELLiE
Ellie Reis is a Mixed Media Maximalist Illustrator based in Los Angeles exploring the intersections of bold expressionism and everyday visuals.
Their practice is largely digital, often including physical textures and handmade relief carvings, incorporating custom illustrations wherever possible. Ellie has been illustrating as long as they could hold a brush, working professionally for the last 7 years.
With a blossoming career in Visual Identity Design, Ellie’s diverse skills set comes into full play, allowing them to authentically represent a wide range of clients in unique and interesting visuals. Being well-versed in the Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop is practically a second language; especially in thanks to studying software coding with Craig Hickman, one of the founding contributors. The technical background is crucial in their illustrative practices, allowing them to code custom functions. Their deep understanding of programs also ensures each illustration, graphic, or video is produced to the highest standard.
In addition to Ellie’s digital knowledge, their hands-on experience in both their personal creative practice, as well as their experience at several first-rate print shops in Los Angeles provides professional insight of production on both ends. This once more feeds back into Ellie’s digital expertise, as their personal work focuses on bridging the gap between physical pieces of art into larger productions.
Ellie takes great pride in their work as their interests, projects, and practices feed into one another. Their career is fueled by passion for the arts, hunger to learn more, and a dedicationto providing their clients with a personified and adaptable creative strategy.
Ellie is always eager to make a new connection, and is best reached through email.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA - Summer 2017
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR - 2018/Present
BA Art & Technology
BA Cinema Studies
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Columbia University
New York, NY - Summer 2021
Summer Silkscreen Course,
Visiting Artist Program
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Gnomon
Hollywood, CA - Spring 2023
Figure Drawing Intensive
Polar Opposites
hope you have a good time, Los Angeles
April 18-20th, 2025
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LA ZINE FEST 2025
The Broad, Los Angeles
March 1st-2nd, 2025
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THE COLOR COLLAGE COLLECTION - SOLO EXHIBITION
The Pop-Hop, Los Angeles
February 6th - 23rd, 2025
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Full exhibition list available upon request
TECH & SKiLLS
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Adobe After Effects
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Adobe Fresco
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Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Premiere
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Embroidery
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Heat Pressing
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Illustration
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Relief Printing
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Screen Printing
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Sublimation
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Vinyl Cutting
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LOCATiON
From Los Angeles, California
Based in Hollywood, California
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Little Tokyo Flea Market - Los Angeles, CA
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Cheba Hut 4/20 Celebration - North Hollywood, CA
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Soul Real Market - San Diego, CA
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Muse Market - DTLA, CA
Full Event & Market list available upon request
Collaborative Zine Workshop Host Locations
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The Pop-Hop
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Secret Walls
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The Animation Guild
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Kouhigh Toys
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Junior High LA
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Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Figure Drawing Workshop Host Locations​
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Junior High LA