Ellen Gallagher

Born in 1965, in Rhode Island, Ellen Gallagher burst onto the art scene in the mid-1990s. Her Irish and African-American origins inform her work. She is known for her politically charged paintings, collages, sculptures and films about African-American history. In this episode, we catch up with Gallagher in her Netherlands studio next to the Port of Rotterdam. Get inside the minds of the world’s most influential and provocative artists with this unique series. Meet the trailblazers who are reinventing art as we know it, from internationally renowned artist and activist Ai Wei Wei, to Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry, performance artist Marina Abramović, Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing, and one of the most celebrated artists of his generation, KAWS. Brilliant Ideas takes you inside the studios of these acclaimed visionaries, and features fascinating insight from art world experts, and those closest to the artists.