"As a mentor she honours and carefully encourages creative boldness and emotional honesty. Ellie consistently offers her time and patience as a confidant, openhandedly extending her trust and creative insight to others. The way Ellie accepts and values the thoughts, emotions and artistic impulses of others is inspiring, and has left a profound impact on me and my practice. The example Ellie set as a mentor is a model I strive to emulate in my roles as community-oriented live artist, emerging artist-academic and educator."

"Ellie served as mentor for my MFA thesis with kindness and the world's gentlest touch. Carrying in her pocket an exceptional mindfulness of the sensitivities that come from working with personal subject matter, Ellie flew in with the exact encouragement and literature to guide me on the journey every step of the way. To observe her work is a joy, and to work with her an absolute gift."

“I worked with Ellie as a mentor for This Endless Sea, an installation work that explores a relationship between grief and the sea. Ellie provided guidance and support throughout the project, from the initial research and development phase right through to the opening event and then to the evaluation.

Ellie’s support was full of care and generosity, whilst asking the necessary questions. I can’t imagine the work existing without the guidance of Ellie, and would highly recommend her as a mentor and as a collaborator.”

“Ellie has been a valued outside eye on my arts practice over many years. She has unique insights based on her vast experience in The Grief Series. She has regularly reminded me of some of the best advice around care, and ways to authentically connect to audiences while ensuring artist wellbeing - which is the type of advice I would give to other people if I was offering support but never think to apply it to myself!”

“I was privileged to have Ellie Harrison contribute to the development of one of my recent performances, as an “outside eye”. Although she was only available to us for a couple of days, her impact on the piece was transformative. Ellie grasped quickly what I was trying to accomplish with my draft script, and expertly interrogated some of its unresolved issues. As a result of her input, we came away from those two days with not just a further-developed script but a much clearer understanding of the piece’s participatory dynamics and visual aesthetics. I’d recommend Ellie to anyone as an attuned, insightful collaborator.”

“I worked with Ellie at Stagecoach for around four years. I was the dance teacher where she was the drama teacher. We often worked closely together during performance and show rehearsals. Ellie always had a wonderful relationship with her students, she has a brilliant ability to bring the best out of her students and create a space that they feel safe and supported in. Ellie was a wonderful colleague and is a wonderful teacher.”