Art
Ellen Koshland (she/her) is an artist, writer, and champion of women’s literature. Koshland’s artworks explore image and text, using photography and typography to further her interest in what is seen and not seen. She lives in Melbourne (Naarm) Australia having moved there from the United States in 1973. Koshland is founder and director of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦.
As Far as the Eye can See / Yam Daisy photograph from plants collected Tullarook, Victoria. Spacecraft Studio, 2019
Exhibition / Spacecraft 29 Feb - 13 April 2024
Un / Seeing, Un / Cultivating, Un / Caring, Bruce Pascoe / Ellen Koshland, 2019
As Far as the Eye Can See, 2019
Certificate of Title, hand screen printed with water based pigments onto Calico, printed with Stewart Russell Spacecraft 2024 75cm x 56cm / edition of 10
As Far as the Eye Can See
The use of the term ‘cultivated’ is a challenge to Australia, a nation that built a colony on stolen land, justified by the European assumption of an uncultivated people and land. Their doctrine of terra nullius said that the land was empty, and their labour theory of value said that only those who cultivated the land could own it. That assumption allowed the colonisers to justify the invasion of a sovereign soil, but to take possession of the land, they had to refuse to see the cultivation and care of that was happening in front of their eyes. In spite of all the evidence that they themselves documented, they labelled the people and land ‘uncultivated’ and dispossessed them. What wilful blindness. Hiding from this truth cripples both the brain and the soul.
~ Bruce Pascoe
Ellen Koshland, A Landscape of Words, 2024, 3 Channel Video Projection
Ellen Koshland, A Landscape of Words, 2024, 3 Channel Video Projection
Ellen Koshland, A Landscape of Words, 2024, 3 Channel Video Projection
Haydens Gallery / Radical Generosity 04.10.2024 - 02.11.2024 / Neon
Cultivate, hand screen printed with water based inks onto canvas, printed with Stewart Russell, Spacecraft, 175cm x 125cm, 2020
Cultivate, hand screen printed with water based inks onto canvas, printed with Stewart Russell, Spacecraft, 175cm x 125cm, 2020
Australia Felix, 2025
Australia Felix, 2025; Preface, James Boyce, 1835, The founding of Melbourne & the Conquest of Australia, Black Inc ( 2013 )
Australia Felix, 2025
Ellen Koshland ( in collaboration with Jared Amuso ), Alphabets and Syntax, 2025, Two channel HD video, Sarah Scout Presents, Sign o' the Times, 31 Oct - 13 Dec 2025
On Top of The World / Rokeby St, Collingwood with Spacecraft & Wardle, 2019
“Koshland’s 𝘈 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 is a meditation on the invisible yet potent influence of language on our bodies and minds. Through interviews with women in diverse fields—business, agriculture, law enforcement, religious institutions, journalism, and healthcare—Koshland explores how language shapes the experiences of women navigating systems rife with bias and double standards. Koshland’s collaboration with Jared Amuso creates an environment that is as much about listening as it is about speaking, urging a shift toward more generous communication.”
- Kathryne Honey
Images from a series of Ellen Koshland’s works.
For more information contact the studio at ellenkoshland.projects@gmail.com