josi valle ellis



SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION



josi valle ellis (b.1993) is a fuzzy animal and relational praxis that makes art using materials with ecology in mind. They are especially interested in sheep's wool, and are currently building a tiny house on a small sheep farm in Trumansburg, NY (Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ, Hodinǫ̱hsǫ́:nih Confederacy). They have been creatively making life around Tompkins County since 2021, and are from New York City (Lenapehoking). They have a B.F.A. from the Cooper Union, and earn a wage as a Cook through Cornell University. They can frequently be found being crafty in community at the Soil Factory.







CONTACT:
josiahvalleellis [at] gmail.com

DREAMING SHELTER FOR THE LONG NIGHT



In coincidence with the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Dreaming shelter for the long night was an art exhibition in Cornell’s Tjaden Experimental gallery centered around a free-standing wool tent-garment—a shepherd’s mantle constructed of locally-raised felted sheep’s wool, inspired by traditional Eurasian designs that function as shelters—a cave of dreams for the imaginal production of renewed relations to place.

This project was grant-funded through the Cornell Council for the Arts.