"To promote, inspire and support the artistic spirit within the community."

Ellen O. Nelson

Ellen O. Nelson is a Senior Master of the Arts at The Hill School and Coordinator of the Boyer Gallery. Nelson has been a member of the arts department since 1987. She has served as chair of the department and has taught multiple levels of studio art and art history. Nelson holds a Master of Arts in Arts Education from the New Hampshire College Institute of Art & Design.  She is a respected juror for various art groups including the Philadelphia Water Color Society and the Chester County Art Association. She has been a guest lecturer at the Reading Museum and Albright College. She is a prolific, award-winning artist in various mediums and exhibits regularly with the Perkiomen Valley Art Center and the Pottstown Area Artists Guild. Primarily a printmaker, Nelson has recently been exploring the theme of embodiment by creating garments from foraged natural materials.