Ellen Casalena

Realism fine artist: Ellen Casalena strives to represent her subject matter without exaggeration or artificiality. She focuses on depicting her subjects truthfully and accurately, without idealization. This requires careful observation and naturalistic representation of natural subjects such, animals, flowers, landscapes and daily scenes. This fine art movement values detail, objectivity, and authenticity, portraying the world as it truly is, and resists overt dramatization and over stylizing.

Ellen radiates enthusiasm for life and passion for art. She gravitates towards light and colour. One of the most difficult things for Ellen to do is to ‘tone things down’, even though she strives towards capturing what's actually there – that would be like clipping her creative wings. Ellen Casalena owned a boutique design and digital studio in Cape Town, South Africa for 22 years called Imagine Creatives Services & Digital.

Ellen trained at Durban Art College and Johannesburg Art College, South Africa before joining the advertising industry. She is an accomplished art director, designer, illustrator and photographer, having gained experience on many big brands and in many award winning advertising and design agencies. She thinks ‘out o...

Durban College of Art, South Africa
Johannesburg College of Art, South Africa

2022 - The South African Society of Artists (SASA) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.
2022 - Constantiaberg Art Society (CAS) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.
2022 - Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA)
2022 - Art in the Park, Constantiaberg Art Society (CAS)
2022 - Cape Town International Convention Centre (SASA)
2023 - The South African Society of Artists (SASA) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.
2023 - Constantiaberg Art Society (CAS) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.
2024 - The South African Society of Artists (SASA) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.
2024 - Constantiaberg Art Society (CAS) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.
2023/4/5 - Nood Cafe, Newland Cape Town
2025 - The South African Society of Artists (SASA) Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.