to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) where she was awarded a Distinguished Merit scholarship. Working with her advisors in the Advanced Painting Studios, Wijt was able to broaden her work to encompass a variety of media, concepts, and intentions. Wijt graduated from SAIC in 2015 with the Edward L Ryerson Fellowship Award and continued her work in Chicago until returning to work in her home in Jakarta in 2017.
Ella Wijt Indonesian, b. 1990
to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) where she was awarded a Distinguished Merit scholarship. Working with her advisors in the Advanced Painting Studios, Wijt was able to broaden her work to encompass a variety of media, concepts, and intentions. Wijt graduated from SAIC in 2015 with the Edward L Ryerson Fellowship Award and continued her work in Chicago until returning to work in her home in Jakarta in 2017.