MFA 1999 Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Visual Arts) 

1999 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

BFA 1995 University of Washington (Painting)

Ellen Lesperance has exhibited her work in venues including The Seattle Art Museum; Monya Rowe Gallery, New York City; Ambach & Rice Gallery, Los Angeles; PS122, New York City; Artists Space, New York City; Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland; and Samson Projects, Boston. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Tema Celeste, USArt, and Art Monthly. In 2010 she received The Betty Bowen Award and was a MacDowell Colony Artist-in-Residence. She is represented by Ambach & Rice Gallery, Los Angeles. In 2012 her work in memory of slain activist/artist Pippa Bacca will be featured in a solo exhibition at Frieze New York.