Ella Mahoney

Ella Mahoney is a member of Wampanoag Tribe of GayHead (Aquinnah); an artist, illustrator, and teacher. Primarily working in oil, acrylic, and most recently silk paint; her work is based in storytelling and draws inspiration from creation stories; as well as from narratives of her personal experience of indigeneity through lenses of love and nature. Her recent projects explore large scale silk painting and installation as a medium that invites people to play and participate in creating comfortable, loving spaces connecting them to each other and the surrounding environments.