biography of Ella Wharton ALLUISI (1912-1996)

Birth place: Houston, TX

Addresses: Houston, TX; Richmond, Ca; Santa Cruz, CA, 1953

Profession: Painter, sculptor

Studied: Briarcliff, Smith College, UC Berkeley; Paris with Sonia Delauney, 1934-37

Exhibited: San Francisco AA, 1943-57; San Francisco Soc. of Women Artists, 1940-57 (Gerstle Award, 1950, purchase prize, 1956, hon. mentions, 1948, 1952); Richmond Art Center, 1951 (solo); Labaudt Gallery, 1956; Santa Cruz Pub. Lib., 1979; Sonoma State U., 1980.

Member: Artists Equity

Comments: Her subjects are often animals and outlandish creatures in fantastic colors.

Sources: Hughes, Artists of California, 18.