Ellie Yanagisawa (she/her/hers), also known as Ellie the Cosmic Jelly, is a contemporary artist living and working in Washington, DC. Ellie's work is rooted in her queer and Japanese American identities. It is also a reflection of her personal journey of healing through the lens of radical compassion. She expresses through a number of mediums, including pen and ink, paper mache, acrylic paint, and digital. She has completed and assisted several murals across DC. Ellie believes in the power of activism through art and has mobilized community art builds with The Omi Collective, Black Lives Matter DC, Black Swan Academy, No Justice No Pride, Madison House, and more Black-led and QTBIPOC grassroots organizations.
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