Speaker: Ellen Davis

Topic: Cyanotype Process

Ellen will talk about her creative process, the history of cyanotype, how the cyanotype process works, and will show examples of her work. She will have images for the presentation, as well as physical pieces that can be viewed afterwards. 

Ellen was born and raised in Nevada City, spent time traveling before moving to Alaska where she stayed for 18 years, and has been a member of the Nevada County Camera Club since 2016. She began her photographic journey with a trip to Australia in 2005. She was self-taught until 2012 when she began taking photography classes at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where she learned film, digital, and alternative processes - especially the cyanotype process. Her cyanotype work has been exhibited in group shows in California and Alaska, a solo show in Alaska, at the Granucci Gallery in a dual exhibition with experimental printmaker Jonathon Hinojosa, and her cyanotype piece in the 2025 Gold Country on Camera Challenge was awarded "Best in Show". She has taught cyanotype workshops, given artist talks, and in May & June of 2025 was a visiting artist in Grass Valley at Nevada Union High School where she spent 4 weeks helping teach the process to 200 photography and art students.