Shaun Ellison, Coco in Tulips, French Open, 2025; Original Work

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What began as a tool to process Shaun Ellison’s relationship to tennis has grown into a vibrant, evocative practice that captures the spontaneity and frailty of groups, success, and failure in sport. Born in South Africa and based in Brooklyn, New York, the artist brings unity to the inherent contradictions of tennis and its history. Within his works, color, expressive composition, and unexpected figures become means by which he comments on the diversity, rigor, and growth of sport and its cultural legacy. Ellison studied at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the School of Visual Arts, and the New York Studio School. While at Louisiana Lafayette, he played for the school’s Division 1 tennis team before competing professionally on the ATP Tour. The artist has presented solo exhibitions at Taymour Grahne Projects, London, United Kingdom, and Anna Zorina Gallery, New York, NY. 

Shaun Ellison depicts Coco Gauff reaching for a ball against a backdrop of flowers, reflecting the idea that two seemingly disparate things can coexist. The work balances challenge with softness and beauty, bridging the worlds of tennis and landscape painting. Through this piece, Ellison weaves the beautiful into moments of effort and struggle, creating a dialogue between athletic intensity and natural elegance.

Shaun Ellison
Coco in Tulips, French Open, 2025
Watercolor on paper
4 x 6 inches

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Of ART FOR CHANGE’s initiative to support reforestation, the artist notes, “I am deeply invested in health, well-being, and sustainability. Air quality is important to me, as I am outdoors a lot. I also care about plant and animal life, and know that planting trees will help support biodiversity by providing habitats for different species. The more trees we have, the less likely soil erosion becomes; it is important to me that fruits and vegetables have the soil that they need.” 

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