ekeillar@gmail.com
Ellen Keillar is a creative director working across curation, design consultancy, collectible design, brand collaborations, and writing.
Ellen has over ten years of local and international experience as a design director for galleries and artists in South Africa and the UK. She worked in the curatorial team for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria, where she co-curated Melbourne Design Week in 2025 and 2026. Ellen is co-founder of the clothing brand Found Golf and design studio Shared Practice, as well as sitting on the advisory board for Design Week South Africa.
MA Culture Criticism & Curation Central Saint Martins
University of the Arts London
2022
BA Industrial Design
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
2015
BA Industrial Design
Parsons, The New School
2014
Experience
Galleries
National Gallery of Victoria
Odunpazari Modern Art Museum
Southern Guild
3537
Friedman Benda
R & Company
180 The Strand London
Fairs
Design Miami
Design Miami / Basel
Salon
Pad London
Melbourne Design Week
Melbourne Design Fair
Stockholm Furniture Fair
Brands
BMW
COS
COMME des GARÇONS
Palm Angels
Wallpaper*STORE
Nike
Up There
The Webster
Artists / Designers
Lea Colombo
Porky Hefer
Rich Mnisi
Andile Dyalvane
Chuma Maweni
Misha Kahn
Haas Brothers
Darcy Vescio
Millie Savage
Antonia Steyn
Damien Wright
Bonhula Yunupingu
Karabo Tlokotsi
Thabisa Mjo
Writing
NGV Magazine
Mother Digital Publication, NGV
NGV Triennial Publication, 2026