Born in Torrington, Connecticut, Ellen Murphy Dougan grew up in a world of gardens. Her father was an avid gardener. Surrounded by farmland and woods growing up, nature has remained a strong element of the artist's life and work.
A resident of Manchester for more than twenty years, Ellen Dougan graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1982 with a degree in painting and a concentration in ceramics. Upon graduation, in partnership, she opened a ceramic studio, creating hand thrown pottery and ceramic tile.
Returning to work on canvas, Dougan’s one person shows include Naugatuck Community College, Norman Stevens Gallery in the Homer Babbidge Library of the University of Connecticut, the Canton Artist Guild. She has also shown in group shows at State of the Arts, Hartford, CT., John Slade Eli House, New Haven, CT., and the Old Lyme Art Association, to name a few. Her art is in corporate and private collections in the United States, Great Britain and Germany.
Dougan, a former President of Connecticut Women Artists, Inc., has taught adults at the Litchfield County Art Association, and for the continuing education programs at both MHS and MCC. She has also taught art at St. James School in Manchester.
A professional picture framer for over twenty years, Dougan is the owner of, E. M. Dougan Art and Framing, at 264 Main St. in Manchester, CT.
A resident of Manchester for more than twenty years, Ellen Dougan graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1982 with a degree in painting and a concentration in ceramics. Upon graduation, in partnership, she opened a ceramic studio, creating hand thrown pottery and ceramic tile.
Returning to work on canvas, Dougan’s one person shows include Naugatuck Community College, Norman Stevens Gallery in the Homer Babbidge Library of the University of Connecticut, the Canton Artist Guild. She has also shown in group shows at State of the Arts, Hartford, CT., John Slade Eli House, New Haven, CT., and the Old Lyme Art Association, to name a few. Her art is in corporate and private collections in the United States, Great Britain and Germany.
Dougan, a former President of Connecticut Women Artists, Inc., has taught adults at the Litchfield County Art Association, and for the continuing education programs at both MHS and MCC. She has also taught art at St. James School in Manchester.
A professional picture framer for over twenty years, Dougan is the owner of, E. M. Dougan Art and Framing, at 264 Main St. in Manchester, CT.
