Artist's Statement
Two of the works in this exhibit deal relatively obviously with transparency - seeing through an object to something beyond that enhances the main image. I hope the other three works impart a similar but not so obvious element of transparency. Life is a layered business that is not often transparent; creating and seeing art provide opportunities to find some of the layers.

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Biography
Ellen Chapman is now working in digital media, principally drawing, after starting her career in assemblage, photography, and pastel drawings. She is experimenting with digital collage as well as continuing with assemblages, both abetted by her ever-increasing collection of bits and pieces. Juried shows in the last several years include Image Foundation's "Women Photographers of Hawai'i," Honolulu Printmakers' annual exhibitions, and the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce's annual exhibitions.