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Joel sketching at the Mackinac Bridge
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Joel Ellis, Great Lakes Artist, through his own artistic expression, defines the unique surroundings of beloved natural places including the magnificent Great Lakes Region. Joel's work is currently displayed throughout the country in galleries, homes and businesses. Trained at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Joel taught many years for Michigan schools culminating his career as an educator at the daVinci Institute for high school students in Jackson, Michigan.
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Joel was awarded Best in Show in the presitigious 2004 Michigan Education Association exhibition of art educators. Several Featured Artist showings have followed including Shiawassee Art Center in Owosso, Michigan, Hope Borbas Library Gallery in Okemos, Michigan, Lansing Area Arts Connection at Mid-Michigan Physicians Building in Lansing, East Lansing Public Library gallery, and Arts for the Spirit programs Oakwood Healthcare System Dearbon, Michigan. In 2006, Joel Ellis donated his 30 x 40 oil titled, Superior Forest to the The Nature Conservancy of Mid-Michigan which sold on e-bay auction for over $1,000.
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2008 Exhibit Highlights: Featured Artist -March - Hope Borbas Library, Okemos Featured Artist - May -Mid-Michigan Physicians Professional Building, Lansing, Featured Artist - July - East Lansing Library Gallery Summer - Carlyn Gallery, Grand Haven, Mid-Michigan Art Guild mid-year shows, Featured Artist - September/October - Arts for the Spirit National Arts Program, Oakwood Healthcare System, Dearborn, Michigan Clark-Hill Law Firm exhibits in Old Town Lansing Shiawassee Art Center in Owosso, Michigan
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Prices in 2008 for paintings by Great Lakes Artist, Joel Ellis, range from $275 to $1400 for larger pieces. For more information contact: Joel Ellis, 517.525.0150, or e-mail at paintings@joelellisart.com
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