Amber Dawn Ellis (They/She) lives and works in Richmond, VA. Their work has been exhibited locally at Pamplemousse Gallery, 43rd Street Studios & A Wall Gallery, Envelope, and True F. Luck Gallery at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond. They hold a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Their latest body of work Lusus Naturae explores emotional and sensory experiences that evoke playful curiosity and bodily anxiety. These biomorphic ceramic creations are inspired by the development and decay of anatomical and biological elements in both plants and humans. Their work functions as vessels for their most innate fears and desires. These vessels embrace the opposing forces that live entangled, deep beneath the skin and celebrate the abounding queerness of creation. The intuitively crafted forms portray moments of tension, tenderness, sensuality and viability that suggests evolving conceptions of the alluring, grotesque and visceral nature of being.