About

Ellen was born on Cape Cod in July 1994, grew up in northern New Jersey, and spent her summers playing on Nauset Beach with her three brothers and close family friends; the salty waters curing anything and everything. In 2016, she graduated from St. Lawrence University with a BA in Art + Art History and Psychology. Ellen spent her junior year summer in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and later returned as a full-time resident post-grad. Her twenties were filled with an exploration of the west through skiing, mountain biking, and rafting down rivers with her friends and working as a nanny, bussing tables, and starting this little brand. During college, she sold her screen printed tees on the campus green for $5. It wasn't until 2017 when Ellen bought a book on indigo dyeing, that Stryker started to grow.

In 2020, when covid hit, Ellen returned to the east coast, living in Vermont in order to be closer to her mom who was battling cancer. In 2022, her mom, Jenny, passed and it propelled her into a world of soothing through creating. Stryker (Ellen's middle name, and her mom's maiden name) is inspired by Jenny every day, and Ellen knows that her mom would want her to pursue her love for clothing and style, just as they did together.

In 2024, Ellen returned to Cape Cod, where she decided to focus more time on making art and spending time with the ocean, and to see where this little brand can go! She is incredibly grateful for the lessons of the past few years, and for being able to transform grief into something beautiful. Behold - Stryker!

Thank you for being here. <3

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ARTIST RESUMÉ

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts, Art & Art History, Psychology. St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York. 2016

Study abroad in Cortona, Italy through the University of Georgia- Lamar Dodd School of Art, Spring 2015

EXHIBITIONS:

Made in Vermont Fashion Show. Showcased collection in fashion show + Artist market. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, VT. 2023

Trio An American Bistro. Artwork for sale. Jackson, WY. 2018 - 2020

Takin’ It To The Streets. Group market. Jackson, WY. 2019

Bucolic Concrete. Group exhibition. Burlington, VT. 2019

Black & Blue. Solo exhibition. The Rose. Jackson, WY. 2018

Teton Mudpot Sale. Group exhibition & sale. Art Association of Jackson Hole. Jackson, WY. 2017, 2018

Art Association Teacher + Staff Showcase. Group exhibition. Art Association of Jackson Hole. Jackson, WY. 2017

Discomfort Zone. Group exhibition. Richard F. Brush Art Gallery. Canton, NY. 2016

Goreyesque Bastards. Group exhibition. Richard F. Brush Art Gallery. Canton, NY. 2016

Bonny Neiman Antiques & Artisan. Artwork for sale. Summit, NJ 2014

Private Home Showing. Solo exhibition. Chatham, NJ. 2014

EXPERIENCE:

Yellowberry x Stryker. Collaborative natural dye + embroidery lines. 2021, 2022, 2024

4FRNT x Stryker. Collaborative natural dye tee line. 2021, 2022

Womenfolk. Studio photography || Stryker retailer. 2019-2020

Photo Assistant to Andy Bardon. Assistance with various photography tasks for National Geographic photographer. 2019

Skida X Stryker. Collaborative tee shirt line. 4-drop reductive screenprint on cotton. 2019

Oehme Graphics. Studio intern. Steamboat Springs, CO. 2017

Duties included assisting the master printer with printing process, exposing solar plates, inking plates in uniformity, photographing work for sale, packing prints for shipment, and general studio tasks.

Jackson Hole Art Fair. Assistance with local vendors. Jackson, WY. 2015

AWARDS:

Art & Art History Honorary. St. Lawrence University. 2015-2016

Sylvia Steward Engesser Art Award. Presbyterian Church of the Chatham Township. 2013, 2015

Published by National Geographic Your Shot "Daily Dozen." 2013.

PRESS:

Skida. Annual Valentine’s Day “Crush List”. 2023

https://skida.com/blogs/skidavida/skida-crush-list

Stio. Catalogue feature for natural dye project. 2020

Link to PDF

New Maps Project. 2020

https://www.newmapsproject.com/project/ellen-stryker