Biography

Chicago-based oil painter Ellie Vergura received her Bachelor’s in Studio Art at Agnes Scott College in 2019.

Her work has been sold to numerous collectors in the States and abroad, including in France, England, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Canada. Her work has been exhibited in several U.S.-based group exhibitions and has been featured in magazines including Interior Design and Traditional Home.

In 2021, Vergura was commissioned by Soho Myriad to create a large work for the Tribune Tower Residences in Chicago and was a final candidate artist for the Chicago Hyatt Regency re-model. In 2022, she earned a spot with Level57 Art Studio under the Deljou Art Group and was featured in their Summer 2023 Collection. In 2023, her work was featured in the Fall issue of Traditional Home magazine and in an exhibition review from Chicago Reader. In 2024, she debuted her first solo exhibition, ARDOR, with Jackson Junge Gallery and was featured in the widely acclaimed Interior Design magazine with a write-up covering her solo exhibition. She was also interviewed by WDCB Radio in their Arts Section segment which aired live in Chicago.

Artist Statement

Vergura favors simplicity and a neutral palette. Revisiting iconic architecture and grandiose scenes with a “less is more” approach, she distills the essence of ornamentation and passersby in silhouette.

The artist is influenced by her great-grandmother’s 1920s fashion illustrations and draws regularly on such imagery in sketches and when planning her figures. She also pulls inspiration from city dwellers in her home of Chicago and elsewhere, as well as her family’s ancestral home of Italy. Vergura intimately captures the nostalgia of a single moment, along with each space’s tremendous history.

Select Exhibitions

Ardor, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, August 2024

Oh the Places You’ll Go, dk Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, April 2024

No Color, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, February 2024

Hope, dk Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, November 2023

Ten by Ten, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, November 2023

Curated by Collector, dk Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, September 2023

Chicago, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, July 2023

Scapes, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, June 2023

Black & White, dk Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, May 2023

Inside Out, dk Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, May 2023

Ten by Ten, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, September 2022

Gallery Representation

Jackson Junge Gallery, In-House & Exhibition Artist

dk Contemporary Gallery, In-House & Exhibition Artist

Capizzo Studio, Guest Artist

Commercial Work

Tribune Tower Residences, Commissioned by Soho Myriad, displayed on 3rd floor lobby, 2021, Chicago

Hyatt Regency re-model, Candidate, Commissioned by Soho Myriad, Printed artwork for 900+ guest rooms, Chicago

Press

Interior Design, September 2024 Issue, by Sandow Group, NYC

Atlanta Style & Design, Fall 2024 Issue, by Sweetgrass Marketing, SC

Interview on The Arts Section, August 2024, WDCB Radio

Upcoming Exhibition List, August 2024, Chicago Gallery News

Jackson Junge Gallery’s Fix for an Insatiable Visual Appetite, November 9th, 2023, Chicago Reader, Chicago

Traditional Home, Fall 2023 Issue, by Meredith Corp., Des Moines

House & Garden, December 2022 Issue, by Condé Nast, London

House & Garden, January 2023 Issue, by Condé Nast, London

House & Garden, February 2023 Issue, by Condé Nast, London