Charity Ellis

Charity B Ellis is an artist and researcher working four-dimensionally with video, sound, objects, space and gesture to probe what bodies do in space for a period of time. The hierarchy of time; the vibrant and interconnected spaces of the natural world; the dis/embodied relationships of body and machine; and change as a vital life force synthesize through her investigations as multi-channel intermedia environments, open-score performances, video essays and embodied sculptures.

With a professional background in commercial and independent film—ranging from pre-production to directing & cinematography to editing and film festival director, Charity Ellis also has extensive practical experience in sound and performance. Under her artist name, Charity Be, she has worked and exhibited internationally, including in the USA, Scotland, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, South Korea, and Germany. She has participated in international arts residencies and was one of two winners of the 2024 Bryan Robertson Artist Trust Award. Charity holds a BFA in Intermedia Art from Mills College, Oakland, California (2017) and an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts (2022). Hailing originally from Chicago, Illinois, Charity Ellis spent many years in San-Francisco/Oakland, California and is, since 2021, based full-time in Berlin, Germany.

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c.ellis[at]berlin.bard.edu
www.charitybe.media