The Ray Ellis Gallery, located in historic Savannah, is dedicated to the work of American painter Ray Ellis. www.rayellis.com 800-752-4865 912-234-3537
The Ray Ellis Gallery, also known as Compass Prints, Inc., located in historic Savannah, is dedicated to the work of American painter Ray Ellis.
www.rayellis.com
800-752-4865
912-234-3537
RAY ELLIS has been painting for over seventy years and has painted on all seven continents. He is widely recognized for the originality of his paintings and has been sought out for many museum and private collections in the United States and abroad.
Ellis was born in Philadelphia and attended the famed Philadelphia Museum School of Art. His first one-man show was held in 1947 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. After serving four years in the Coast Guard during WWII, he founded his own advertising agency in New Jersey and New York, but continued to paint in his spare time. During this period he was elected to the American Watercolor Society, and his works were widely exhibited and received numerous honors.In 1969, Ellis was able to devote all his time to painting. In 1974 he moved south to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and then to Savannah, Georgia. He later resettled on Martha’s Vineyard where he maintains a home and studio.
In the early 80’s, Ray Ellis and Walter Cronkite collaborated on a series of fine art books which celebrate America’s coastlines: "South by Southeast", "North by Northeast" and "Westwind". Ellis' paintings have been the subject of twelve additional books. The themes have varied widely from the southern lowcountry to Martha's Vineyard, flowers and gardens, moonlight, golf and fishing.
For three consecutive years beginning in 1998, Ellis was commissioned by the President to paint scenes of the White House to be reproduced as the official Christmas card.
In 2004, the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia honored the depth and breadth of Ellis’ career with a major traveling exhibition titled Ray Ellis in Retrospect: A Painter’s Journey. He was subsequently awarded the Salmagundi Club’s Medal of Honor for lifetime achievement in the Arts.
Ellis is represented in fine galleries across the country. His works have been exhibited in U.S. Embassies in Geneva, Vienna and London. Ray Ellis paintings are in the permanent collections of the White House, museums across the country and private collections worldwide.
Original Oil and Watercolor Paintings by Ray Ellis
Giclée and Offset Lithograph Prints
Books, Notecards and Gift boxes
