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Ella Cheesar is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Austin, Texas. She is currently a BFA candidate in Studio Art at UT Austin with a minor in art management. Through painting and print, she examines the tension between vulnerability and power, revealing the wild, performative, and instinctual sides of femininity. She exhibited work at the 47th Annual ACC Student Exhibition (2023), was awarded the ACC Board of Trustees’ Study Abroad Scholarship (2023) for Vienna, and has exhibited at The VAC (2024 & 2025). Cheesar has worked with The Umlauf Sculpture Garden and is currently working with the Umlauf family assisting with the establishment and growth of Uccelle Collective, a developing non-profit.
My art is deeply intertwined with my life. I’m drawn to the relationship between women and dogs, a bond built on loyalty and devotion. Through this connection, I explore ideas of wildness, nature, domestic life, and instinct, things that run parallel in the female experience. I often include lace and embroidery to represent sisterhood in all its forms, weaving throughout my practice, reflecting strength and tenderness. The materials also allude to my intrigue in the vintage and the used, in objects that carry history, memory, and touch.
My process is intuitive and layered, much like the relationships I paint. I start by piecing together images that feel familiar—women, animals, domestic spaces—and allow them to grow into something new.
Painting and printmaking give me room to move between order and spontaneity, mirroring the balance of wildness and restraint that runs through my work.
My practice centers on understanding and visualizing the emotional and psychological landscapes of womanhood. By exploring the delicate balance between wildness and softness, I uncover the primal instincts that inform intimacy, loyalty, and self-preservation. Ultimately, I make this work to understand myself and the women around me.
My process is intuitive and layered, much like the relationships I paint. I start by piecing together images that feel familiar—women, animals, domestic spaces—and allow them to grow into something new.
My practice centers on understanding and visualizing the emotional and psychological landscapes of womanhood. By exploring the delicate balance between wildness and softness, I uncover the primal instincts that inform intimacy, loyalty, and self-preservation. Ultimately, I make this work to understand myself and the women around me.