Ella McEwen Smith
- Alumni
- 2025
Role
Drawing Year alumna, 2025
Biography
Ella McEwen Smith, (b. 2000, London), studied Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. Primarily working with paint, her practice explores image-making to deepen her connection to nature and herself. Influenced by her Hatha Yoga training in Rishikesh and experience with OCD, Ella seeks to inspire deep connections between nature, community and personal creative and spiritual practices. She uses intuitive mark-making as a silent bridge between meditation and communication, often creating pop-style images — visual mantras to exploring love and duality.
Metamorphosis in California
Ella McEwen Smith
Silent mind on Telegraph Hill
Ella McEwen Smith
The Mother On Earth
Ella McEwen Smith
I See You In My Palm
Ella McEwen Smith
To See The Light Of Day
Ella McEwen Smith
Metamorphosis in California
Ella McEwen Smith
Pencil, ink and soft pastel on paper, 65 × 50cm, 2025
Silent mind on Telegraph Hill
Ella McEwen Smith
Coloured pencil on paper, 15 ×10.5cm, 2025
The Mother On Earth
Ella McEwen Smith
Coloured pencil on paper, 3.5 × 21cm, 2025
I See You In My Palm
Ella McEwen Smith
Coloured pencil on paper, 4 × 13.5cm, 2025
To See The Light Of Day
Ella McEwen Smith
Charcoal, coloured pencil and soft pastel on paper, 137 × 95cm, 2025