About the Gallery
Donald Ellis, president and founder of Donald Ellis Gallery Ltd., and Mary Ann Bastien, gallery director, are widely considered the foremost dealers in the field of antique Native American art. Established in 1976, Donald Ellis Gallery has over 30 years of experience serving private collectors, corporations and museums in the United States, Canada and Europe. A recognized authority in his field, Donald Ellis has been a regularly featured appraiser of Native American art on the PBS Antiques Roadshow and has also appeared on the BBC and CBC Antiques Roadshows. The gallery participates annually in the prestigious New York Winter Antiques Show, and curates special exhibitions in commercial gallery settings. Each year, the gallery publishes a highly anticipated and award-winning full colour catalogue.
The gallery counts numerous prominent public institutions among its clients. These include:
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, QC
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
Royal British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria, BC
Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, ON
U’mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, BC
Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert, BC
Staatlichen Museums fur Volkerkunde, Munich, Germany
The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX
The Cleveland Museum of Fine Art, Cleveland, OH
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
H.M. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VI
Maine State Museum, Augusta, ME
Ah Tha Thi Ki Museum, Clewiston, FLA
Kendall Whaling Museum, Sharon, MA
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, CT
Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK
New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, NY
Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka, Alaska
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
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