Gabriel Ellison
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Gabriel Ellison is a Zambian artist, best known for assisting in designing the national flag
of Zambia
and for designing many of that country's stamps from the 1960s to 1980s when she was head of the Graphic Arts section at the Ministry of Information.
She was born in Lusaka
, Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia
) and works mainly with oils, acrylics, watercolours, tempera and in three dimension form. When doing sculpture she uses resin bronze and terracotta.
Ellison is a fellow member of the Royal Society of Arts
, British Display Society and the Chartered Society of designers. She has been honoured by both the British and Zambian Governments for her work in the arts. The British Government awarded her the MBE
and The Zambian Government awarded her the Grand Officer of Distinguished Service.
Flag of Zambia
The flag of Zambia, adopted on October 24, 1964, is green with orange colored eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes, colored, from left to right: red, black and orange. The placement of the eagle and block of stripes at the flag's fly is unique as most emblems and...
of Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
and for designing many of that country's stamps from the 1960s to 1980s when she was head of the Graphic Arts section at the Ministry of Information.
She was born in Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
, Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
) and works mainly with oils, acrylics, watercolours, tempera and in three dimension form. When doing sculpture she uses resin bronze and terracotta.
Ellison is a fellow member of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
, British Display Society and the Chartered Society of designers. She has been honoured by both the British and Zambian Governments for her work in the arts. The British Government awarded her the MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
and The Zambian Government awarded her the Grand Officer of Distinguished Service.