Multidisciplinary artist
Mendham, NJ

EllanaGlassner

Ellana Glassner visiting a sculpture exhibition

I make work that starts with noticing.

My practice moves between sculpture, photography, printmaking, and drawing. I’m interested in the small physical evidence of a life: pressure, traces, repeated gestures, and the way a place stays with us after we leave it.

Each medium lets me hold that question differently. Clay records touch. A photograph catches a passing arrangement of light. Ink and print make room for accident. Together, they become a kind of ongoing field note.

Explore the work
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Sculpture

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Little Man

Spring 2026 · Glazed ceramic

Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition · Hamilton College

Project description

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Gears

Spring 2026 · Glazed slipcast

Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition · Hamilton College

Project description

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Pot

Fall 2024 · Glazed ceramic

Final project · Studio Art Junior Seminar · Hamilton College

“This semester, I wanted to create a pot. But I didn't want to make just any old pot. I wanted to make the perfect pot. And so I did. It was the most perfect pot down to every detail. It had the perfect symmetry, and the perfect thickness, and the perfect texture, and it took so long. It took way too long. But I was very proud of my work. I had finally perfected the technique of coil building. Then, I went home for break, and when I got back, something had happened... My pot had begun to change. Its perfect surface began to crack and expand into a raw and rigid exoskeleton and an intricate chain began to evolve and rise from its mouth. It made horrible noises as it transformed. Frightened, I left it alone, and its decay eventually settled to what you see before you. I wish I still had my perfect pot for you to enjoy, but unfortunately nature has taken its course. Please try to enjoy.”

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Pots

Spring 2024 · Glazed handbuilt ceramic and mosaic
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Pigment

Fall 2022 · Glass mosaic on ceramic
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Microcosm 2

Spring 2024 · Handbuilt ceramic and glazed slipcast
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Microcosm

Fall 2023 · Handbuilt ceramic and wire
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Music Box

December 2022 · Glazed ceramic and gold leaf
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Photography

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Stills From
My Movie

December 2024 · 35 mm film

Final project · Introduction to Photography · Hamilton College

“I’m making a movie! An accumulation of my life’s work! But you’re not allowed to see it yet, so I have provided you with some randomly selected frames to relieve your anticipation.

Follow our leading lady as she navigates and circumvents the trials and tribulations of this cinematic little world. Watch as her character develops and even transforms in a complex series of twists and turns. Observe the odd behaviors and strange interactions with supporting characters that dramatically accumulate into a glorious and unforgettable ending!”

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Marcy

October 2025 · 35 mm film
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Wyoming

June 2026 · 35 mm film
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Printmaking

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Drawing

Still Life, charcoal, Winter 2024
Winter 2024 · Charcoal · 18 × 24 in

Still Life

Shoes, charcoal, Winter 2024
Winter 2024 · Charcoal · 18 × 24 in

Shoes

Fold, charcoal, Winter 2024
Winter 2024 · Charcoal · 18 × 24 in

Fold

Figure Drawing, charcoal, Winter 2024
Winter 2024 · Charcoal · 18 × 24 in

Figure Drawing

Self Portrait, charcoal and colored pencil, Winter 2024
Winter 2024 · Charcoal and colored pencil

Self Portrait

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About

Ellana Glassner beside a wall-mounted ceramic installation

Artist statement

Ellana Glassner is an artist whose work considers how a body remembers a place.

Working across clay, image, ink, and print, Glassner builds a vocabulary from everyday materials and recurring gestures. The work rests somewhere between observation and invention: an imperfect record of things held, carried, and left behind.

Glassner lives and works in Mendham, New Jersey.

Get in touch
ellana.glassner@gmail.com
Instagram@ellanaglassner ↗
Based in

Mendham, New Jersey