More Than the Eye Can See Gallery ReceptionReception

Two Artists, a Father and Daughter, in Conversation Across Time
FEATURING WORK BY ELLEN SCHILLACE & MARCUS ALFRED SCHILLACE 

This exhibit explores the unexpected, nonlinear conversation between Ellen Schillace and her father, who died when she was seventeen. Much of his life and work remained hidden or scattered across archives and private homes, and it would take decades for her to uncover the connections between their artistic practices. 

Through her black-and-white imagery, Ellen developed her own artistic voice, exploring uncertainty, contradiction, and the complexities of the human experience. Years later, discovering her father’s artist statement—his belief that art should “paint more than the eye can see”—revealed a profound connection between their work. Only in retrospect did she recognize that their conversation had begun long before she knew it was happening.