our mission

Ellipsis Prints was founded to address a structural imbalance: women and non-binary artists remain significantly underrepresented across galleries, collections and institutions. Rather than waiting for those structures to correct themselves, Ellipsis works directly with artists at pivotal stages in their careers, commissioning editioned works that extend and consolidate their practices.

Each project approaches print not as reproduction, but as translation. An edition becomes a site of focus: a shift in scale, circulation or material that allows an artist’s thinking to move differently. We work closely with each artist to develop editions that feel rigorous, intentional and aligned with their wider practice.

Ellipsis is both a commissioning platform and a quiet form of advocacy. By funding production, facilitating sales and building a considered collector community, we aim to create meaningful, sustained support—not just visibility, but momentum.

HOW WE WORK WITH ARTISTS

Ellipsis Prints commissions limited edition works with contemporary women and non-binary artists whose primary practices often lie beyond printmaking — in painting, sculpture, installation or performance. Rather than reproducing existing works, these editions are developed as extensions of an artist’s practice, translating key ideas into a new material form through close collaboration. Produced in a limited run of 100 using Risograph printing, each edition captures a particular moment in an artist’s trajectory while retaining the layered, tactile qualities of the process. In this way, the works sit alongside an artist’s wider output as part of the same evolving language, offering collectors a way to connect with practices that are shaping contemporary art while helping to address their ongoing underrepresentation within traditional structures.

our curator

Ellipsis Prints is run by Kate Neave, a curator, creative producer and art writer based in Brighton.

Kate has worked across large-scale international exhibitions and collections, including Manifesta 11 and the Soho House collection, and writes extensively on contemporary art. Her curatorial work is rooted in long-term artist relationships and a commitment to structural change within the art world.

Ellipsis brings these strands together: commissioning, writing, advocacy and community-building, focusing on artists whose practices deserve greater recognition.

our story

I launched Ellipsis Prints as a way to take direct, practical action. As a curator and writer, I am continually inspired by the depth and ambition of work being made by women and non-binary artists. At the same time, the disparities in representation and opportunity remain stark. Progress is happening, but slowly, and unevenly. Ellipsis exists to contribute to that shift in a tangible way. Each edition is a small but deliberate intervention: a means of redistributing attention, resources and long-term support. Until equity within the art world is no longer aspirational but structural, projects like Ellipsis remain necessary.

our artists

Ellipsis works with artists across painting, sculpture, installation, performance and moving image. The edition becomes a focused moment within these wider practices — a translation that sits in dialogue with their ongoing work. We commission artists at formative stages in their trajectories: at points of consolidation, expansion or transition. Many go on to significant exhibitions and institutional opportunities. We are proud to support them at these pivotal moments.

Collection One (2019) included:
Gabriele Beveridge, Lydia Boehm, Bea Bonafini, Scarlett Bowman, Phoebe Collings-James, May Hands, Hannah Lees, Daisy Parris, Milly Peck, Hannah Rowan, Devlin Shea and Lucy Whitford.

Collection Two (2021) included:
Alexi Marshall, Emily Moore, Kim Booker, Jala Wahid, Olivia Strange, Sunyoung Hwang, Valerie Savchits, Yulia Iosilzon and Xie Rong.

Collection Three (2023) included:
enorê, Hannah Lim, Harriet Gillett, Holly Stevenson, Qian Qian and Yulia Lebedeva.

Each collection reflects an ongoing commitment to commissioning ambitious work and supporting artists over time.

our prints

All Ellipsis editions are limited edition Risograph prints produced in London. The Risograph — a stencil-based printing process developed in Japan in the 1980s — prints one colour layer at a time, creating distinctive tonal variation and texture. The process sits somewhere between screenprint and digital reproduction, combining precision with a visible, tactile quality. We work with a limited palette and high-quality natural white paper, allowing each artist’s work to translate thoughtfully into print. Each edition is limited to 100. Once an edition is placed, it will not be reproduced, protecting the integrity of the work and the long-term value of the edition.

our collectors

Ellipsis collectors include artists, curators and engaged art-world audiences who are interested in supporting practices early and meaningfully. To collect through Ellipsis is not simply to acquire an image, it is to align with a developing practice and participate in its circulation. Prints have entered numerous private and public collections internationally, including the Atis Collection, Pan Macmillan Collection and the Soho House Art Collection.