Ariel Bullion Ecklund (b.1969) is a curator and multidisciplinary artist in Upstate NY. She holds a BFA in Art Photography from the School of Visual and Performing Arts and a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies, both from Syracuse University.

Following earning her Master of Arts, Ariel worked as a freelance photographer and in the Dept. of Preservation and Conservation at Cornell University Libraries. In 2009, she purchased a gallery and framing studio and has since curated and mounted over 100 physical exhibitions during her 16-year career as a gallerist at Corners Gallery, in Ithaca, NY.

Ariel has exhibited her work in a multitude of galleries and museums and her work can be found in many private collections. Ariel has been the recipient of numerous awards in juried exhibitions and was the recipient of a Kodak Merit Scholarship. In 2021, she was awarded the Cayuga Arts Collective Paddle Grant, to aid in her ongoing ceramic education. 

In 2023, she was a co-juror for the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Summer Residency Program (for photography/video) and was a guest artist in the Finger Lakes Pottery Tour.

In 2024, Ariel presented a solo exhibition at Hawk + Hive in Andes, NY, and in January, 2025, she exhibited ceramic lighting at The Interior Design Show in Toronto, Canada.

This summer, Ariel’s work will travel to Basel, Switzerland to the VOLTA Basel Art Fair during Art Basel Week, presented by Normal Royal Gallery. Shortly following, Ariel will exhibit during Upstate Art Weekend at the Catskills Barn, a group exhibition of 15 artists and designers curated by artist Jeff Quinn. In August, she will be an Artist In Residence at the Two Coats of Paint Residency hosted by painter and writer Sharon Butler in Queens, NY. For the remainder of 2025 and 2026, Ariel is scheduled to curate, design and exhibit at various sites in New York, New Jersey and Toronto.

Ariel’s artistic influences include Sally Mann, Louise Nevelson, Lenore Tawney, Agnes Martin, Maria Lai, Todd Hido, Richard Serra. She also finds inspiration in architecture, maps and images of galaxies in outer space.

Ariel lives and works in Ithaca, NY.

Gallery Representation:

Hawk + Hive : Andes, NY

Normal Royal Gallery : Fort Collins, Colorado

Studio Tashtego / Stijl :  Cold Spring, NY

Vessels + Sticks : Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Memberships:

NADA (New Art Dealers Association)

FDC (Female Design Council)

CV / Education:

Master of Arts, Museum Studies, Syracuse University, 2005-2007

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography), Syracuse University, 1997-2001

Professional:

Owner/Director, Corners Gallery, Ithaca, NY, 2009 - Present

Preservation Assistant, Cornell University Dept. of Preservation and Conservation, Ithaca, NY, 2007-2009 (2 year contract position)

Museum Intern, Everson Museum of Art, Registrar’s Office, Syracuse, NY, 2006

Museum Volunteer, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2006

Brodsky Intern in Book Conservation, E.S. Bird Library, Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse, NY, 2006

Cornell University Photo, temporary photographer, 2003, Ithaca, NY

Jon Reis Photography, studio assistant, summer 2002, Ithaca, NY

Ariel Bullion Photography, freelance photographer, Ithaca, NY, 2001-2005

Awards/Exhibits/Interviews/Residencies:

Solo exhibition, Mueller Gallery, Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ, Fall 2026

Two Person exhibition, Cherry Arts Gallery, Ithaca, NY, April 2026

TRADE Design / Build Showroom, (curate / design), Ithaca, NY, (projected) October 2025

TCFA group exhibition (co-curator), Forge Wine Cellars Salon, Hector, NY, October 2025

Small Is Beautiful, group exhibition, Hawk + Hive, Andes, NY, October 2025

Vessels + Sticks Opening Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 2025

Two Coats of Paint Residency hosted by Sharon Butler, Long Island City, Queens, NY, Aug 3 - 8

Barnstorm II, group exhibition at The Catskills Barn curated by Jeff Quinn, Delhi, NY, Upstate Art Weekend July17-21, 2025

VOLTA BASEL / presented by The Normal Royal Gallery, Basel, Switzerland, June 18-22, 2025

“RISE: Scenes of Resistance”: Jeremy Dennis, (model and collaborator), Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, May 17- June 22

Sitting With Chairs, co-curated group exhibition, Corners Gallery, Ithaca, NY, Feb / March, 2025

The Interior Design Show, sculptural porcelain wall lighting presented by Vessels + Sticks, Toronto, Canada, Jan, 23 - 26, 2025

State of the Art Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Ithaca, NY, December 2024

Art Baseling, online group exhibition during Art Week Miami, Alfa Gallery, Dec 2024

In A Comet’s Shadow, Hawk + Hive, Andes, NY, October 2024

Sculptural Alchemy, group exhibition, Alfa Gallery via Artsy, October 2024

Energies / group exhibition, Cherry Gallery, Ithaca, NY, September 2024

Vessels + Sticks, Ceramic Stories interview, Toronto, August 2024

Upstate Art Weekend 2024, work on view at Studio Tashtego, Cold Spring, NY, July 2024

SEE, Artsy online group exhibition through Alfa Gallery, July 2024

Breathing Room / solo exhibition, Hawk + Hive, Andes, NY, April 20 - May 19, 2024

Bold Journey Magazine, interview, April 2024

Petrune Gallery, Odyssey / Ithaca, juried group exhibition, April 5 - 27

MADE IN NY / annual juried group exhibition, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY March 23 - April 27, 2024

Conversations with Artists, blog interview hosted by Serena Depero, Feb 2024

PHOTOcentric Juried Group Exhibition, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, Dec / Jan 2024

Tenuous Circumstance, Two person with John McLaughlin, Corners Gallery, Nov 2023

Mapping the Abstract, Pinkwater Gallery, Kingston, NY, Sept / Oct 2023

SOAG Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, Cash Award Winner, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY, June 2023

The Rest Gallery 2023 Juried Artist’s Showcase, Ithaca, NY, June 2023

Finger Lakes Pottery Tour, Invited Guest Artist, Mecklenberg, NY, June 10 /11, 2023

Saltonstall Foundation of the Arts, Co-Juror for summer residency program, 2023

Interpretation of Line, The Gallery at South Hill, Ithaca, NY, Oct 2022 (two woman exhibit with Domenica Brockman)

Greater Ithaca Art Trail, 2022- 2023 Season

Artist’s Invitational Trunk Show, presented by Exhibit A at The Rockwell Museum / a Smithsonian Museum Affiliate, Corning, NY, August 2022

BIG + Small, Cayuga Arts Collective Annual Member’s Exhibit, Trumansburg, NY, June/July 2022

SOAG Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY, June 2022

Cayuga Arts Collective Paddle Grant, award recipient for further education in ceramics and 2022 exhibition opportunity, 2021

Smooth the Rough Edges, two person exhibit, Petrune Gallery, December 2021

Ithaca Artist’s Market, Ithaca, NY, August 2021

Project Polaroid, group exhibition, co-curator and exhibitor, Corners Gallery, Ithaca, NY, July 2021

Relics, solo exhibition, Petrune Gallery, (canceled due to Covid), Ithaca, NY, 2020

Foundry Artist’s Market, The Foundry, Ithaca, NY, Dec. 2019

Infinity in a Box, group exhibit curated by Maude Rith, TCPL, Ithaca, NY, July 2019

Blue, Cayuga Arts Collective Member Exhibition, Trumansburg, NY, June 2019

Spring Fever Artist’s Market, exhibitor and co-organizer, Danby Gathery, Danby, NY, March 2019

Transparent Memory, group alternative photographic processes exhibition, curator and exhibitor, Corners Gallery, Ithaca, NY, March 2019

Out of Bounds Radio Show, Interview with Tish Pearlman, November 3, 2018

Duality Exhibit: In Darkness + Light, co-curator and exhibitor, Petrune Gallery / Corners Gallery, Sept. 2018

Spring Pop Up (with Dede Hatch), Corners Gallery, Ithaca, NY, April 2018

State of the Art Gallery Juried Photo Exhibit, award winner, Ithaca, NY, 2014

Art of Friends Annual Exhibit, Unitarian Church of Ithaca, Ithaca, NY, 2013

Banned!, group exhibition curated by Suzanne Onodera, TCPL, Ithaca, NY, 2013

Spirit and Kitsch, artist’s co-op member, Ithaca, NY, 2007-2009

Masters Thesis Exhibit, Syracuse University Art Galleries, 2007

Ithaca Artist’s Market, Ithaca, NY, 2002

Ithaca Artist’s Market, Ithaca, NY, 2001

Polaroid Transfer Workshop, day instructor, Syracuse University, 2001

Kodak Merit Scholarship Award, Syracuse University, 2000