Ellie Damant is an award-winning British artist, winner of the prestigious 2025/26 Dubel Art Prize, and the subject of a feature interview in ArtReview. She is also a masterclass speaker for the Visual Artists Association.

Ellie holds masters degrees in Fine Art from the University of Oxford and Philosophy from the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy. Her work has received international recognition from the Abu Dhabi Arts Society, is represented in the celebrated art collection of Magdalen College, Oxford, and is held in numerous private collections.

At Oxford, Ellie received specialist fine art training in human and comparative anatomy and art history. She was awarded several prizes, including an Exhibition scholarship for the duration of her studies.

Ellie has established a distinguished portrait practice, with sitters including royalty, business leaders and prominent cultural figures.

Her ongoing doctoral research in art and philosophy examines money, value and the creation of meaning, alongside the moral questions these subjects raise in contemporary life. Her paintings bring philosophical enquiry into dialogue with art history, contemporary culture and systems of value and power.

Her professional research has included extensive study of European Old Master techniques, private study of major works in the King’s Collection at Windsor, and informal instruction in conservation and restoration from a leading UK Old Master restorer.

Ellie is a qualified teacher of art, philosophy and art history.